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Kim Louise Medcalf (born 8 December 1973)[2] is an English actress and singer. She is best known for taking over the role of Sam Mitchell in the long-running BBC soap opera, EastEnders, between 2002 and 2005 and from 2022 onwards.

Kim Medcalf
Born	Kim Louise Medcalf[1] (1973-12-08) 8 December 1973 (age 48) Bromley, London, England
Occupation	Actress singer
Years active	2001–present
Known for	Role of Sam Mitchell in EastEnders
Children	2

Career

EastEnders

In 2001, Medcalf took over the role of Sam Mitchell from Danniella Westbrook.[3] She filmed her first scenes with Barbara Windsor in Spain, which aired in January 2002. She won the best newcomer award in 2002. Medcalf opted to leave EastEnders in 2005.[4] Medcalf's final scenes were filmed in September 2005 and screened in November of that year. Her character escaped imprisonment as an accessory to the murder of Den Watts and left to join her brother, Grant Mitchell, in Brazil. Her final scenes aired on 17 November 2005.[5] The role was again recast to Westbrook in 2009, with producer Diederick Santer opting to bring the original actress back.[6]

In January 2022, it was announced that Medcalf would reprise the role of Sam after 17 years, taking over from Westbrook once again.[3][7] She filmed her return scenes in February 2022.[8] Her return scenes aired on 18 April 2022.[9]

Other work

Medcalf's post-EastEnders work included a role in a dramatic staged reading of The Penelopiad directed by Phyllida Lloyd at St James's Church, Piccadilly on 23 October 2005, appearances for Children in Need on 18 November 2005 and in South Pacific at the Symphony Hall on 29 & 30 November 2005.[10][11] In Spring 2006, she undertook a four-month run in the revival of Hay Fever at the Theatre Royal Haymarket alongside Judi Dench.[12]

Medcalf was the host of the Mitchells Weekend on the UKTV Gold network.[13] On 23 January 2007, she appeared in an episode of BBC's The Afternoon Play called Death Becomes Him.[14] In February and March 2007, Medcalf appeared as the "guest star" in a short UK tour of the West end hit The Play What I Wrote.[15] On 2 April 2007, Medcalf took over the role of Sally Bowles from Anna Maxwell Martin in Rufus Norris' revival of Cabaret at the Lyric Theatre in the West End.[16]

From 25 February until 1 March 2008, Medcalf appeared in a run of The Vagina Monologues at the New Victoria Theatre, Woking, alongside Sue Holderness and Shobna Gulati.[17] In March 2008, she appeared in an episode of The Fixer for ITV1, and then played a lead role in Harley Street, a primetime series for ITV1.[16] In early 2009, she returned to The Vagina Monologues, this time in Nottingham,[17]

Medcalf appeared in two episodes of BBC One drama Missing in 2010. Medcalf made her London stage return in 2015 when she appeared in Ruby in the Dust's production of Gatsby.[18] Medcalf appeared in three episodes of BBC Two drama Collateral written by David Hare in 2018.[19]

Singing

Medcalf is a mezzo-soprano. In 2003, she showcased her singing ability during the EastEnders Christmas Party TV special, where she sang "All I Want For Christmas Is You". Medcalf was invited to join the students of the 2005 Comic Relief does Fame Academy. She performed songs including "Don't Know Why" and "Perfect". The judges initially struggled with her performances but eventually she prevailed; helped by a performance of Delta Goodrem's "Born to Try" Medcalf finished in second place behind Radio One's Edith Bowman.[20]

On 11 September 2005, Medcalf performed at London's Hyde Park when she took part in the BBC Family Prom; performing "Over the Rainbow" accompanied by the BBC Orchestra. On 16 July 2006, she sang at Love letter to Dan, a Gala tribute to Dan Crawford, the late founder of the King's Head Theatre.[21]

Personal life

Medcalf is married and has two children.[22]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002–2005, 2022–present	EastEnders	Sam Mitchell	Regular role
2002–2005	EastEnders Revealed	Herself	Interviewee; 13 episodes
2002	Sport Relief		Television special
2003	Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do	Sam Mitchell
2005	Comic Relief Does Fame Academy	Herself	Series 2 contestant (2nd place)
2007	The Afternoon Play	Laura Manning	Series 5: Episode 2: "Death Becomes Him"
2008	The Fixer	Caroline Risdale	Series 1: Episode 1
	Harley Street	Nurse Annie Harke	All 6 episodes
2010	Missing	Adele Scott	Series 2: Episode 3: "Two of the Same"
2018	Collateral	Suki Vincent	Recurring role; 3 episodes

Theatre credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	One Touch of Venus	Venus	Kings Head Theatre
2005	South Pacific	Ensign Nellie Forbrush	Symphony Hall, Birmingham
2006	Cabaret	Sally Bowles	Lyric Theatre, London
	Hay Fever	Clara	Theatre Royal Haymarket
2008	The Vagina Monologues	Various	New Victoria Theatre, Woking
2009			Theatre Royal, Nottingham
2011	Crazy for You	Irene Roth	Various Locations
2015	The Great Gatsby	Myrtle Wilson	Arts Theatre, London

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result
2002	National Television Awards	Most Popular Newcomer	Won

References

External links

• Kim Medcalf at IMDb 

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