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Samantha Janus

Samantha Womack
Samantha Womack 2016.jpg
Samantha Womack in 2016
Born Samantha Zoe Janus
(1972-11-02) 2 November 1972 (age 44)
Brighton, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Residence Cardington, Bedfordshire, England
Nationality British
Alma mater Sylvia Young Theatre School
Occupation Actress, singer, director
Years active 1989–Present
Known for Game On
EastEnders
Mount Pleasant
Kingsman film series
Spouse(s) Junfan Mantovani (m. 1997–98)
Mark Womack (m. 2009)
Children 2
Parent(s) Noel Janus (deceased)
Diana O'Hanlon
Relatives Angie Best (aunt)
Calum Best (cousin)
George Best (uncle by marriage)
Musical career
Genres Pop
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1991
Labels Sony Music Entertainment
Website Official website

Samantha Zoe Womack (née Janus; born 2 November 1972) is a British actress, singer and director, in film, television and stage.

In recent years she has been best known for playing the role of Ronnie Mitchell in EastEnders until the character was killed off in early 2017, but made her name in the mid-1990s as Mandy Wilkins in Game On. She also represented the United Kingdom in the 1991 Eurovision Song Contest.

She currently plays Tanya Porter in Sky One comedy-drama, Mount Pleasant, a role which she has portrayed since 2013.

Womack was born in Brighton. Her singer-songwriter father, Noel Janus (born Janes), left the family when she was six, and soon after, her model-actress mother, Diana O'Hanlon, married a doctor and the family moved to Edinburgh. Janus lived on the QE2 with her choreographer grandmother, Sheila Holt (a former actress and choreographer to magician David Nixon for a short time). Womack has a younger half-sister, Zoe. During an appearance on Big Star's Little Star in 2014, it was revealed that she attended the same school as members of All Saints.

Aged fifteen she left home for a life in squats, drinking, smoking and taking drugs. She eventually turned her life around, and attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London.

Womack is the niece of Angie Best, former wife of footballer George Best. Her cousin on her father's side is Calum Best.


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