Samantha Marie Ware

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Samantha Marie Ware
Born
Samantha Marie Ware

(1991-09-04) September 4, 1991 (age 32)
Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. [1]
Other namesSameya
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Notable work Glee

Samantha Marie Ware (born September 3, 1991), also known by her singer stage name Sameya, [2] [3] is an American actress and singer. She is best known for portraying Jane Hayward in the sixth season of Glee (2015), [1] as well as Angela Archer in the Netflix series What/If (2019). [4] Ware also played Lily in the Nike web series Margot vs. Lily (2016). [5]

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Early life and career

Hailing from Lincoln, Nebraska, Ware started her acting career while attending Doane University at the age of 19. [6] [7] She started acting in theater productions, being cast in a Las Vegas production of The Lion King as Nala and later in 2012 national tour for The Book of Mormon, for which she won the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Supporting Performer. [8] [1] She was subsequently cast in major roles on the TV series Glee and What/If. She also played Peggy Schuyler and Maria Reynolds in the Chicago production of Hamilton. [9]

Personal life

In June 2020, Ware accused Glee series main cast member Lea Michele, with whom she worked in late 2014 during Ware's recurring role in the sixth season of the series, of being very rude to her on set, behaving with "traumatic microaggressions". [10] [11] [12] Ware made her comments in direct response to Michele having posted a message on social media saying "George Floyd did not deserve this. This was not an isolated incident and it must end. #BlackLives Matter", though she did not specifically state that Michele's rude behavior towards new actors with minor roles was akin to the racism involved in the murder of George Floyd. [10]

Two other actors who co-starred with Michele in the main cast, Heather Morris and Amber Riley, made statements confirming that Michele could be frustratingly rude to everyone on set, but neither saw any link between her wide-ranging rudeness and the implication of Michele being racist. [13] [14] Michele responded with an apology, noting that the comments from numerous cast members in response to Ware's accusation had made her aware that her general treatment of all cast members during those years was "insensitive or inappropriate", a sign of "immaturity", understood that she was "unnecessarily difficult" towards others around her, and she would "keep working to better myself and take responsibility for my actions." [10] [15]

Filmography

Film and television

YearFilmRoleNotes
2015 Glee Jane Hayward Recurring role (season 6)
2016Margot vs. LilyLilyMain role
2016 Barry TishaFilm
2017 Chicago Med JuliaEpisode: "Lose Yourself"
2017 Bull Lacey AdamsEpisode: "No Good Deed"
2018 NCIS: New Orleans Josie HillEpisode: "Ties That Bind"
2019 What/If Angela ArcherMain role
2019 God Friended Me Claire ThompsonEpisode: "The Greater Good"
2020–21 Doom Patrol MirandaRecurring role
2020–2023 All Rise Vanessa “Ness” JohnsonRecurring role (season 2–3)

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