Samara Weaving on Ready or Not 2, Over Your Dead Body and Carolina Caroline

Samara Weaving, the 34-year-old Australian actress, talks about three projects — Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, Over Your Dead Body, and Carolina Caroline — slated to arrive within the next few months. Her look and manner blend classic Hollywood style with a darker edge that matches a filmography dense with horror and a sharp sense of humor.

Born in Adelaide, she spent much of her childhood at international schools in Singapore, Fiji and Indonesia, often traveling to villages in Laos and visiting temples in Cambodia. Her father, Simon, supported her ambitions, driving her to auditions and even consulting his brother, Hugo Weaving, while she built a résumé that included Australian soaps before she moved to Los Angeles in her twenties.

Weaving contrasts Australian and American filmmaking cultures: Australia felt no-frills and egalitarian, while U.S.

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