Samantha Sloyan is an American actress. Sloyan is best known for her roles in ''In the Key of Eli'', ''

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Early life

Samantha Sloyan was born in

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. She is the daughter of actors

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and Deirdre Lenihan, and has one brother, Daniel Sloyan.

Career

Sloyan first appeared the 2003 independent feature film ''

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'' as a florist. She continued to appear in a few short films such as ''No Shoulder'', ''Shamelove'', and ''Autodoc''. In 2009, she produced and starred in the short film ''Plus One''. Sloyan has also guest-starred in several television series such as '' The Beast'', '' The Forgotten'', '' Law & Order: LA'', and ''

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''. She played a recurring role as a

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employee named Jeannine Locke in the first three seasons of ''

''. She also guest-starred in another

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production titled ''

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'' in 2010. Sloyan continued to appear in smaller films, including ''In the Key of Eli'', ''Tape 407'', and the

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''Murder in Mexico: The Bruce Beresford-Redman Story''. In 2014, Sloyan guest-starred in four television series ''

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'', '' Hawaii Five-0'', and ''

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''. She began a recurring role in the ShondaLand production ''

'' as Dr. Penelope Blake. She first appeared in the eleventh season episode "

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", which included the death of lead character,

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, played by

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. She appeared again in the 12th season, including the show's 250th episode "

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", which was mostly focused on Sloyan's character. In 2021, Sloyan portrayed Catholic fanatic Beverley Keane in the miniseries ''

'' directed by Mike Flanagan. On stage, Sloyan acted at the Geffen Playhouse and the Segerstrom Center for the arts. She received the LADCC and ''LA Weekly'' awards for her performance in ''Munched''.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sloyan, Samantha American Living people American film actresses Actresses from Los Angeles County, California 21st-century American actresses Year of birth missing (living people)