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Samara Weaving shines with an impressive range of characters, from horror heroines to dramatic roles. Explore her standout performances, including her breakthrough as Bee in "The Babysitter," chilling presence in "Scream VI," and unforgettable lead in "Ready or Not." This showcase of her versatility highlights her talent across comedy, drama, action, and horror, proving she's more than just a scream queen.
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00:00I actually think the roles that I love playing are ones that are unexpected.
00:06Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for Samara Weaving's most memorable
00:11performances in film and television.
00:13Oh my god, there's so much blood!
00:15Heaven has another angel!
00:16Don't walk into the light!
00:18Come down from heaven and save her!
00:19Heaven isn't ready for you!
00:21Warning, minor spoilers ahead.
00:24Number 10, Penelope.
00:25Three billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri.
00:27I kind of need to use the bathroom, but if it's inconvenient, actually, it is inconvenient,
00:31isn't it?
00:32I can see it's inconvenient.
00:33I can hold it.
00:33It's all right.
00:34It's the first door down the hall.
00:35Are you sure?
00:35I feel like I'm intruding.
00:37Just go pee.
00:38While she's mainly known for her horror roles, Samara Weaving's filmography includes a good
00:43amount of comedy and drama.
00:45The actress had a supporting role in Martin McDonough's 2017 award-winning drama, Three
00:49Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
00:51Yeah, unfortunately, the zoo had to let me go, but they were looking for people down at
00:55the horse rides for the disableds to look after the horses down there, so I'm working
00:58down there now, looking after the disabled's horses.
01:01Even with a stacked ensemble cast of industry veterans, Weaving managed to stand out as Penelope,
01:06the young and upbeat girlfriend of Charlie Hayes, Mildred's ex-husband.
01:10The film deals with dark, heavy subject matter, but Penelope always has something positive to
01:15say.
01:15Despite limited screen time, Weaving's performance is one of the film's most memorable.
01:20Did you really tell him anger begets greater anger?
01:23Oh, yes, I did.
01:26I didn't make it up myself, though.
01:27I can't claim that.
01:28No, I read it on a bookmark.
01:31Number 9, Laura Crane, Scream 6.
01:33Flashes, huh?
01:34What's your favorite scary movie?
01:37Um, not that one.
01:40Having already worked with directing duo Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillette, aka Radio
01:45Silence, it's not surprising that Samara Weaving landed a role in Scream 6.
01:50While she'd absolutely kill it in a leading role, she's not the next Sidney Prescott as
01:54some fans expected.
01:55Weaving appears in the opening sequence as Laura Crane, an assistant film professor at
01:59Blackmoor University.
02:00It's interesting you can really examine the culture of the moment by looking at the tropes
02:04of the time, like, um, the masked killer, the final girl, the different rules.
02:09Don't split up.
02:10Don't have sex.
02:12Um, don't answer the phone.
02:15Exactly, exactly.
02:16It's all cliche, but out of those cliches comes an opportunity for outsider art.
02:21Unbeknownst to her, the date she's waiting for is actually Jason Carvey, a student with
02:25a grudge.
02:26He lures Laura into an alley, where he's waiting in a ghostface mask.
02:31In this Drew Barrymore-like role, Weaving delivers a stellar performance along with her
02:35signature scream.
02:37You teach a class about slashers, and you still walked into a dark alley, alone.
02:44David, that's not funny.
02:51No, it's not.
02:53Number 8, Bee, The Babysitter and The Babysitter Killer Queen.
02:57One of Samara Weaving's first leading roles was in Netflix's teen horror comedy, The Babysitter,
03:02often considered her breakthrough into the mainstream.
03:05Her character Bee is introduced as the cool, attractive babysitter to a lonely boy named
03:10Cole.
03:10Either no.
03:12Yeah.
03:13After wear them sometimes, they supposedly help strengthen my left eye, but I can't tell
03:17the difference.
03:18You look pretty strong to me.
03:20One night, he discovers she's the leader of a satanic cult in need of a sacrifice.
03:26Bee is a complex character.
03:28She's the antagonist, but also genuinely cares for Cole.
03:31You just used me to get what you wanted.
03:34No.
03:37No, Cole, I chose you.
03:40I mean, I could have shot you and not Allison, but I didn't.
03:43I chose you.
03:44Because you're the best.
03:47I click right, you're my guide.
03:48This movie proved Weaving's a pro at blending genres, particularly comedy and horror.
03:53She reprised her role in the sequel, The Babysitter Killer Queen, where we learned more
03:57of her backstory and the truth about the pact she made with the devil.
04:01You defeat your demons or you die.
04:04But they're defeated.
04:06Not all of them.
04:08What are you talking about?
04:09I'm the last demon.
04:11Number 7, Melanie Cross, Mayhem.
04:13Miss, this is a non-smoking room.
04:17So come stop, B-suit.
04:18For Samara Weaving, 2017 turned out to be a huge year with two big movies, Three Billboards
04:24and The Babysitter.
04:25After playing a small role in the former and starring role in the latter, Weaving co-starred
04:30in Mayhem with Steven Yeun.
04:31What are you doing here?
04:33Security called the cops, but this place was quarantined before they could show up, so
04:37they threw me in this hellhole.
04:39I'm suing everyone and their grandmother when they get out of here, I swear to God.
04:43She played Melanie Cross, a client asking for a loan extension, who finds herself quarantined
04:49inside an office building with lawyer Derek Cho.
04:51The two team up to take on his colleagues, who've been infected with the mysterious ID7
04:56red-eye virus that makes them increasingly violent.
04:59Mayhem and the other two films showcased Weaving's knack for relatable, if unhinged, characters
05:04and her impressive range across drama, comedy, action, and horror.
05:09What did you expect?
05:10Dave Matthews Band?
05:12Hey, Dave Matthews Band is actually...
05:14Other way, a**hole.
05:15Go, turn around.
05:16Number 6, Constance Moore, Babylon.
05:19No matter the role, Samara Weaving always makes an impression, even with the smallest
05:24amount of screen time.
05:25In Damien Chazelle's Babylon, she plays actress Constance Moore.
05:29She's changing the blocking with every take.
05:31She's icing her nipples with me.
05:32Fuck you.
05:34I ain't icing my nipples.
05:35This is natural.
05:36Weaving got to show off her comedic chops with Margot Robbie's Nelly Leroy.
05:39The rival starlets have a heated argument on set, with Moore feeling overshadowed by new
05:44talent Leroy.
05:45She changed the blocking again.
05:47Fine, grab a close-up.
05:48No, no close-up.
05:49It's a match cut with yours.
05:50I'm the star.
05:51I get the close-up.
05:52This is my money.
05:53My company's writing the checks.
05:54I decide.
05:57Fine.
05:58Close-up on Constance.
05:59Close-up on Constance!
06:00Even though it was only for a few scenes, their chemistry left us asking.
06:04Samara Weaving and Margot Robbie comedy when?
06:07Weaving played another actress, Claire Wood, in Ryan Murphy's miniseries Hollywood, though
06:11the character was much different than Moore.
06:13I think you and I should rehearse together.
06:17They look for chemistry in those tests.
06:20And if you and I click, we could ask to screen test opposite one another, and we'll both have
06:27a leg up on our competition.
06:29Number 5.
06:30Heather.
06:30Ash vs. Evil Dead.
06:32You guys shouldn't be wandering around these woods alone at night.
06:35Oh, we're fine.
06:36We're at one with nature.
06:37Well, I mean, we could stay one night, you know, maybe.
06:41Before Samara Weaving became known as an iconic scream queen, the actress was getting her start
06:46in the horror genre with Ash vs. Evil Dead, Starz's three-season continuation of the Evil
06:51Dead film franchise.
06:53She appeared as Heather, an aspiring dental hygienist on a hike with her friends, Brad and Melissa.
06:58They run into Pablo and Kelly in the woods, and she makes the mistake of going back to
07:02the cabin with them.
07:03I hate this place!
07:04Well, then let's just go!
07:06Are you high?
07:07Those are my friends trapped down there.
07:09Yes, but we don't have to be, okay?
07:11I didn't even want to be here.
07:12I didn't even want to go hiking.
07:13I hate hiking.
07:14And now we're going to die in here.
07:16You realize we're supposed to?
07:17Unfortunately for Heather, her desperate attempts to leave make her the next victim.
07:21It's cool to see Weaving in a horror title where she isn't the strong, determined
07:24final girl.
07:25And she even briefly got to be a deadite.
07:33Number 4.
07:35Marie-Josephine Tocomayou de Montalembert, Chevalier.
07:39Well now, this is embarrassing.
07:41Pardon?
07:42Usually I am the most impressive person at these parties, but it seems you have stolen focus.
07:47Is that right?
07:48I'm afraid so.
07:49Stephen Williams' period drama, Chevalier, was inspired by the life and career of the
07:54titular French-Caribbean musician, Joseph Bolognau, Chevalier de Saint-Georges.
07:59Samara Weaving took on the role of French aristocrat Marie-Josephine, his forbidden love interest.
08:05However, she and screenwriter Stephanie Robinson imbued the character with more depth.
08:09Seems like you're more than adequately taken care of.
08:13Seem.
08:15It's a curious word, isn't it?
08:18I'm sure I seem a great many things.
08:21Although I am a woman of the stage, that is part of the job, isn't it, to seem?
08:25Marie-Josephine is ambitious and headstrong in a time when women were expected to lead a certain kind of life,
08:32namely, that of their husbands.
08:34She was also an opera singer, for which Weaving took singing lessons,
08:37and the character connects with Chevalier over their shared love of music.
08:41Weaving gave a moving, nuanced performance, proving she's a more than capable dramatic actress.
08:46I hope we meet on that desert aisle one day.
08:58We won't.
09:17In this absolutely bonkers, action-packed comedy,
09:22an organization called Schism live-streams criminals battling it out in the most violent of ways.
09:27In one of her most transformative roles,
09:29Weaving was covered in tattoos and piercings,
09:32and stepped into the combat boots of Phoenix next to Graves,
09:36the deadliest Schism player.
09:37Before she can finally leave the game,
09:39she's tasked with locating her next target,
09:42Daniel Radcliffe's Miles Lee Harris.
09:44Schism said they would wipe my slate clean after I bury your ass.
09:47Oh, that's what they told you?
09:49What, so you're just like their minion?
09:50What, like those yellow butt club things from the movies?
09:54No.
09:55No, I mean, you're like, they're lackey.
09:58I'm no one's lackey.
10:00The movie is a high-octane thrill ride.
10:02Weaving matches the chaotic energy, and then some.
10:05She credits Nix as the most violent character she's played, at least so far.
10:10Go on.
10:11Honestly, I still don't trust you.
10:12You might shoot me in the back.
10:13I promise that when I do shoot you, it'll be in the front.
10:16You have already shot me like a dozen times.
10:19I can feel bullets rattling inside me when I walk.
10:21Number two, Jessica Chandler, Nine Perfect Strangers.
10:24It's not often that Samara Weaving significantly changes her appearance for a role.
10:29But between the fake tan and heavy amounts of makeup,
10:32she's downright unrecognizable in the first season of Nine Perfect Strangers.
10:36Look, if we keep getting better, eventually we'll be perfect, right?
10:40Then what?
10:41The Hulu series follows a group of people staying at a wellness resort called Tranquillium House.
10:46Weaving plays Jessica Chandler, who appears to be just another vapid influencer.
10:50The actress showed us what's beneath the curated image,
10:54particularly that she's deeply insecure and suffers from body dysmorphia.
10:58Along with the outstanding ensemble cast, Weaving balances emotion and humor perfectly.
11:03And we still get to hear her trademark scream.
11:11My nose is gone.
11:14My nose.
11:17Look at me.
11:18I'm looking at you.
11:19Look at me.
11:20Before we unveil our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions.
11:24Theodora Thea Preston, Bill and Ted Face the Music,
11:27Bill's excellent daughter, in the franchise's long-awaited third installment.
11:31This is transcending.
11:33Is this Filmora 66?
11:34No, Mono Pop 67, that second song.
11:37Check where they did that red-bought amazing voice.
11:39How's it going, Dad?
11:41How's it going, girls?
11:42Sophia Miner, Borderline.
11:44A 90s pop star tries to survive a crazed stalker.
11:47Show you around the house.
11:49Show you the jacuzzi.
11:52You're hilarious, Sophia.
11:55Like, I don't know where the jacuzzi is.
11:57I've been here like a bazillion times.
12:00Azrael.
12:00Azrael.
12:01A stunning, dialogue-free performance set in a post-rapture apocalypse.
12:10Olivia Allen, The Valet, bringing the laughs with a heartfelt rom-com.
12:14Thanks for, um, taking care of me last night.
12:19You would have done the same for me.
12:21Well, I doubt it, but, I mean, sure.
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12:41Gold by silence, guilt by his prayer.
12:45I am the echo, you can't outrun the jokes on you.
12:50The blade's begun.
13:07For most audiences, 2019's Ready or Not was their introduction to the amazing talent that is Samara Weaving.
13:15She plays Grace McCauley, a young woman marrying Alex Ladomas, who comes from a wealthy family of board game creators.
13:21On the night of their wedding, Grace goes along with the Ladomas family tradition of playing a game.
13:27After she draws the hide-and-seek card, she fights to escape before they can sacrifice her.
13:32You're a really, really, really good guy.
13:34And Alex, Alex loves you.
13:38And you love him.
13:44He's not gonna forgive you if you do this.
13:51Weaving perfectly conveys Grace's cycling emotions, going from nervous and happy, to shocked and terrified, to angry and exhausted.
13:59She was even more of a badass in the highly anticipated sequel, Ready or Not 2, Here I Come, starring
14:05opposite Catherine Newton, who plays her estranged sister, Faith.
14:09She's a shot for the pain?
14:10Yeah, yeah, yeah.
14:15Although nothing's gonna know the pain of being with you.
14:20To surviving till dawn.
14:23Again.
14:26With Over Your Dead Body just hitting theaters, let us know where you think it ranks on our list.
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