Cindy Sampson

Cindy Marie Sampson (born May 27, 1978) is a Canadian film and television actress.

Biography

In February 2012 she traveled to Bouvet Island in the South Atlantic Ocean, the most remote island on Earth, and climbed to the island's summit while filming the "docu-fiction" movie Expedition for the Future.^[1][2]

Career

Films

Her biggest film role was as Zoe Ravena in Live Once, Die Twice. For the film The Shrine, Sampson was required to watch a specific list of horror films in preparation for the role.^[3] She appeared in the crime thriller film The Factory.^[4]

Television

Sampson's other appearances include Reaper, Supernatural, The Last Kiss, Being Human, Footsteps, Proof of Lies, Pretty Dead Flowers, and Swamp Devil. She also portrayed Sandra MacLaren in Rumours as well as the "Strong Brushing Arm" woman in a commercial spot for Listerine mouthwash.

Sampson appeared in Season 3 of Supernatural as the character Lisa Braedon, then again in the episode "The Kids Are Alright" in 2007. She reprised the role for the episode "Dream a Little Dream of Me" after showrunner Eric Kripke could not get the rights to use the character Jason Voorhees.^[5] When the show was unexpectedly renewed for a sixth season, Sampson's character was brought back in Season 5, as set-up to season six events. She appeared in the episodes "99 Problems" and "Swan Song" of season 5. Sampson has thus far appeared in 11 episodes of the current series of the show. She appeared in the episode "Mannequin 3: The Reckoning" alongside Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki, and Nicholas Elia. Her final appearance was in the episode "Let it Bleed" (Season 6, episide 21).

In 2015 she appeared in 3 episodes of Rookie Blue a Canadian police drama television series starring Missy Peregrym and Gregory Smith, followed by 8 episodes as Sophie Hale in the 3rd season of the Canadian-British co-production, Rogue, which stars Thandie Newton and Cole Hauser.

In 2016 the Global Television Network launched the TV series Private Eyes in which Sampson stars as Angie Everett an experienced private investigator who takes on an ex-hockey player, Matt Shade (played by Jason Priestley) as a junior partner.^[6][7]

Partial filmography

• Street Cents (1989) (TV)
• Riches (Short) (2001) Role: Molly McBride
• Lexx (2 episodes, 1999–2001) (TV)
• Sketch Troop (2002) (TV)
• Mama Africa (2002)
• A Guy and a Girl (2002) TV
• Lift-Off (2002)
• Sex and the Single Mom (2003) (TV)
• Footsteps (2003) (TV)
• The Straitjacket Lottery (2004)
• The Riverman (2004) (TV)
• Stone Cold (2005) (TV)
• Live Once, Die Twice (2006) (TV)
• Pretty Dead Flowers (2006)
• Proof of Lies (2006) (TV)
• The Last Kiss (2006)
• October 1970 (2006) TV mini-series
• Mein Traum von Afrika (2007) (TV)
• Blind Trust (2007) (TV)
• Rumours (8 episodes, 2006–2007) (TV)
• Supernatural (11 episodes, 2007–2011) (TV)
• Swamp Devil (2008)
• Reaper (1 episode, 2008) (TV)
• The Christmas Choir (2008) (TV)
• My Claudia (2009)
• Durham County (3 episodes, 2009) (TV)
• High Plains Invaders (2009) (TV)
• The Shrine (2010)
• Charlie Zone (2011) Role: Kelly
• Camion (2012)
• The Factory (2013) Role : Crystal

Partial Television

References

External links

• Cindy Sampson on IMDb