Samantha Giles (born 2 July 1971, Maidstone, Kent, England) is a British actress, probably best known for playing Bernice Thomas in Emmerdale (1998-2002 and 2004), a role which earned her a TV Quick Award for Best Actress and a nomination for a National Television Awards for Most Popular Actress (both in 2000), and Sally Boothe in Where the Heart Is (2003-2005).
Giles's other TV credits are Doctors, Dangerfield, Coronation Street and Midnight Man. Her stage credits include A Taste of Honey (as Helen), Dead Funny (Lisa), and Season's Greetings (Belinda).
In December 2007 it was announced that, in 2008, Giles will be joining the cast of the Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks, taking over the role of Valerie Holden from actress Jacqueline Leonard. She has since left Hollyoaks on maternity leave, written out as moving to Spain. However she returned in July 2010, and left again in August 2010. In December 2010, Giles appeared on Celebrity Mastermind where her specialist subject focused on the works of Alfred Hitchcock.