Samantha Womack
Plays Ronnie Mitchell
Sam was born on 2 November 1972 in Brighton and grew up in a Bohemian household. Her mum Diane was model and her dad Noel was a singer-songwriter who worked with the likes of Fleetwood Mac. Sam’s parents separated when she was young and her mother married GP Mark Koperski. The family moved to Edinburgh and later to London, where Sam was sent to the Sylvia Young Theatre School. She soon won several roles in TV ads and, with her own money coming in and desperate to be independent, wild child Sam left home at 15 to share a squat with her then boyfriend.
Sam first came to the public’s attention as the UK’s Eurovision Song Contest entry in 1991. A Message To Your Heart came in equal 10th with Ireland and reached the UK’s top 40 charts. Sam decided to concentrate on acting after her foray into music and after bit parts in The Bill and Press Gang, she landed a lead role in hit BBC sitcom Game On with Ben Chaplin, as well as taking over as Sandy in a West End production of Grease, alongside Shane Richie’s Danny.
Sam went on to star in detective series Pie in the Sky, ITV cop drama Liverpool One and short-lived BBC sitcom Babes in the Woods. She has also starred in the West End musical Guys and Dolls and had guest roles in many other TV series.
Sam met the man in her life, actor Mark Womack, on the set of Liverpool One in 1999 although she was still with her husband Mauro Mantovani, who she had been with since she was 17. Mark was also married at the time, with a young son, and their relationship caused a minor scandal. The couple are still together and they now live in London’s Muswell Hill with their two children, Benji, born in 2001, and Lily-Rose, born in 2005.
Related News & Gossip
- Ian Beale's on the verge of a breakdown! (VIDEO)
- June Brown denies EastEnders' exit
- EastEnders' Jessie finds new love?
- Lacey Turner to star in Sky Living's Bedlam
- Emer Kenny: I miss EastEnders' Zsa Zsa
Related Interviews
Comments do not always reflect the views of What's On TV, or IPC Media, for guidelines visit our Ts & Cs page
EastEnders Current Cast
- A
-
Amira Shah
played by Preeya Kalidas
-
Alfie Moon
played by Shane Richie
- B
-
Bianca Jackson
played by Patsy Palmer
-
Ben Mitchell
played by Charlie Jones
-
Billy Mitchell
played by Perry Fenwick
-
Bradley Branning
played by Charlie Clements
- C
-
Carly Wicks
played by Kellie Shirley
-
Christian Clarke
played by John Partridge
-
Charlie Slater
played by Derek Martin
-
Carol Jackson
played by Lindsey Coulsen
- D
-
Deano Wicks
played by Matt Di Angelo
-
Dr Al Jenkins
played by Adam Croasdell
-
Darren Miller
played by Charlie G Hawkins
-
Dawn Swann
played by Kara Tointon
-
Denise Wicks
played by Diane Parish
-
Danny Mitchell
played by Liam Bergin
- G
-
Gus Smith
played by Mohammed George
-
Glenda Mitchell
played by Glynis Barber
- H
-
Honey Mitchell
played by Emma Barton
-
Heather Trott
played by Cheryl Fergison
- I
-
Ian Beale
played by Adam Woodyatt
- J
-
Jase Dyer
played by Stephen Lord
-
Janine Molloy
played by Charlie Brooks
-
Jean Slater
played by Gillian Wright
-
Jack Branning
played by Scott Maslen
-
Jane Beale
played by Laurie Brett
-
Jay Brown
played by Jamie Borthwick
-
Jim Branning
played by John Bardon
-
Jodie Gold
played by Kylie Babbington
-
Jordan Johnson
played by Michael-Joel David Stuart
- K
-
Kevin Wicks
played by Phil Daniels
-
Keith Miller
played by David Spinx
-
Kat Moon
played by Jessie Wallace
-
Kim Fox
played by Tameka Empson
- L
-
Lauren Branning
played by Jacqueline Jossa
-
Libby Fox
played by Belinda Owusu
-
Lucy Beale
played by Melissa Suffield
-
Lucas Johnson
played by Don Gilet
-
Liam Butcher
played by James Forde
- M
-
Martin Fowler LEFT
played by James Alexandrou
-
Mickey Miller
played by Joe Swash
-
Mo Harris
played by Laila Morse
-
Masood Ahmed
played by Nitin Ganatra
-
Max Branning
played by Jake Wood
-
Minty Peterson
played by Cliff Parisi
-
Michael Moon
played by Steve John Shepherd
- P
-
Preeti Choraria
played by Babita Pohoomull
-
Pat Evans
played by Pam St Clement
-
Peggy Mitchell
played by Barbara Windsor
-
Peter Beale
played by Thomas Law
-
Phil Mitchell
played by Steve McFadden
- R
-
Ricky Butcher
played by Sid Owen
-
Ronnie Mitchell
played by Samantha Womack
-
Roxy Mitchell
played by Rita Simons
-
Ryan Molloy
played by Neil McDermott
- S
-
Sean Slater
played by Robert Kazinsky
-
Shabnam Masood
played by Zahra Ahmadi
-
Sam Mitchell
played by Danniella Westbrook
-
Syed Masood
played by Marc Elliott
-
Shirley Carter
played by Linda Henry
-
Stacey Branning
played by Lacey Turner
- T
-
Tanya Branning
played by Jo Joyner
-
Tamwar Masood
played by Himesh Patel
-
Tiffany Dean
played by Maisie Smith
- V
-
Vanessa Gold
played by Zoe Lucker
- W
-
Whitney Dean
played by Shona McGarty
- Y
-
Yolande Trueman
played by Angela Wynter
- Z
-
Zainab Masood
played by Nina Wadia
