Samantha Lorraine
Acting
Biography
Samantha Lorraine (born May 11, 2007, in Los Angeles, California) was born into a Cuban family and grew up in Miami, Florida. Her parents, Mat and Candy Lorraine, recognized her passion for acting early on and supported her with theater workshops and acting lessons. In the AMC series The Walking Dead: World Beyond (2020), she took on the role of young Hope Bennett. This first series role brought her international attention and laid the foundation for her future career. After her breakthrough, Samantha Lorraine played the Jewish-Hispanic Lydia in the 2023 Netflix comedy You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah. In 2025, she will appear as Dora Márquez in Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado. In addition, it was announced in 2024 that she will take on the lead role in Jay Hernandez's horror thriller Night Comes.
Known For
A heroic group of teens sheltered from the dangers of the post-apocalyptic world receive a message that inspires them to leave the safety of the only home they have ever known and embark on a cross-country journey to find the one man who can possibly save the world.
The Walking Dead: World Beyond
Dora, Diego, and their new friends trek through the perilous dangers of the Amazonian jungle in search of the ancient and powerful treasure of Sol Dorado to keep it out of enemy hands.
Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado
Stacy and Lydia are BFFs who've always dreamed about having epic bat mitzvahs. But things start to go comically awry when a popular boy and middle school drama threatens their friendship and their rite of passage.
You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah
Against the backdrop of a cataclysmic event that threatens to engulf humanity, two sisters manage to escape the horror only to find themselves thrust into a perilous struggle for survival, tasked with a mission that holds the fate of mankind in the balance.
Night Comes
When a lowly assistant who has secretly been writing the love advice for her boss’s podcast finds out her favourite journalist is a fan of the show, she’ll have to decide if love is worth risking her career for.
The Love Advisor
Sylvester Coddmeyer III (aka SYL), 13, has baseball in his blood....literally. On the verge of quitting to not bring his team or dad down, Syl is visited by a mysterious man who secretly coaches him to sudden greatness. Based on the original work by Matt Christopher.
The Kid Who Only Hit Homers
After a suburban mother kills her neighbor in a tragic accident, her family becomes the target of escalating harassment - until the arrival of a mysterious mannequin from an estranged uncle unleashes a dark, supernatural force tied to witchcraft, forcing her to confront both the community's wrath and an ancient evil that refuses to stay buried.
The Maneken
A young girl's ice cream fantasy could be a reality if it was not for a pesky yellow note from her mom. She's torn with a decision.