Skyler Samuels

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Skyler Samuels
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Samuels in 2018
Born Skyler Rose Samuels
(1994-04-14) April 14, 1994 (age 30)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater Stanford University
Occupation
  • Actress
  • model
Years active 2004–present
Television

Skyler Rose Samuels (born April 14, 1994)[1] is an American actress and model, best known for her roles in the television series The Gates, The Nine Lives of Chloe King, Scream Queens and The Gifted.

Personal life

Samuels is the daughter of Kathy, a producer for unscripted series, and Scott, a U.S. marshal. She has three brothers, Cody, Harrison, and Jack, and one sister, Heather.[2]

She studied Marketing and Intellectual Property at Stanford University. Taking off a quarter to film Scream Queens, she returned to school in January 2016 and graduated in June 2016. She was a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.[3]

Career

Samuels held a recurring role as Gertrude "Gigi" Hollingsworth in Wizards of Waverly Place on Disney Channel. She also played the child celebrity Ashley Blake on the Drake and Josh episode "Little Diva". She then appeared in the films The Stepfather (2009) and Furry Vengeance (2010). She also starred in two series cancelled in their first season: the ABC series The Gates as Andie Bates and the ABC Family series The Nine Lives of Chloe King, in which she played Chloe.[4]

Samuels next appeared in the recurring role of Bonnie Lipton in the fourth season of the FX horror series American Horror Story.[5] She co-starred with Mae Whitman and Bella Thorne in the high school comedy film The DUFF (2015).[6] She played a leading role in season one of the FOX horror comedy series Scream Queens.[7] (2017). Samuels appears in a recurring role as all three Frost sisters (the Stepford Cuckoos) in the X-Men-based FOX television series The Gifted.[8]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Junior Pilot Mary Jo Video
2005 The Adventures of Big Handsome Guy and His Little Friend Young Super Hot Girl Short film
2005 A Host of Trouble Maureen Short film
2009 The Stepfather Beth Harding
2010 Furry Vengeance Amber
2014 Helicopter Mom Carrie
2015 The DUFF Jess Harris
2016 The Last Virgin in LA Courtney Short film
2018 Public Disturbance Kasey
2018 Sharon 1.2.3. Sharon #3
2018 Spare Room[9] Lillian completed

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Drake & Josh Ashley Blake Episode: "Little Diva"
2005 The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Brianna Episode: "The Fairest of Them All"
2005 That's So Raven Chrissy Collins Episode: "Goin' Hollywood"
2006 Love, Inc. Maureen Episode: "Arrested Development"
2007–2008 Wizards of Waverly Place Gigi Hollingsworth 3 episodes
2009 Bless This Mess Libby Television film
2010 The Gates Andie Bates Main role
2011 The Nine Lives of Chloe King Chloe King Lead role
2013 Bloodline Bird Benson Television film
2014 American Horror Story: Freak Show Bonnie Lipton 4 episodes
2015 Scream Queens Grace Gardner Main role (season 1)
2017–present The Gifted The Frost sisters (Esme, Sophie and Phoebe) Main role (season 2); recurring role (season 1)

Awards

Year Award Category Work Result
2011 Teen Choice Award Choice Breakout Show The Nine Lives of Chloe King Nominated
Choice Breakout Star Herself Nominated
2018 Napa Valley Film Festival Audience Award Spare Room Won

References

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  9. Hartley,Samie (November 9, 2018). https://napavalleyregister.com/spare-room/article_e5fad406-e4ac-11e8-bc01-27033fb5b40c.html.Napa Valley Register. Retrieved december 3, 2018

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