Samantha Weinstein, actress, musical artist and voice actress known for the role of Heather Shyres in the 2013 remake of ‘Carrie’, as well as for voicing the character of Chiku in the children’s animated series ‘Babar and the Adventures of Badou ‘, has passed away at the age of 28. The young woman, who had been active in the audiovisual industry since she was six years old, was diagnosed two years ago with a ovarian cancer.

Through her official Instagram profile, the actress’s family announced her death this Friday. “Hello from the other side. Sam died on May 14 at 11:25 a.m. surrounded by her loved ones. at Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto,” the message reads.

“After two and a half years of cancer treatment and a lifetime of luxury around the world, voicing a host of cartoon animals, making music, and knowing more about life than most people will ever know, he embarks on his next adventure.” the notice.

Already in January 2021, Weinstein openly explained through his social networks that had to undergo emergency surgery for a rare ovarian cancer. Since then, the actress has been immersed in a process to try to recover, regularly giving updates on her progress.

Born in Toronto in 1995, Weinstein She began her acting career at the age of six.. His childhood roles include appearances in series such as ‘The Red Green Show, 72 Hours: True Crime’ or ‘At the Hotel’, as well as in films such as ‘Sibling’s, ‘The Stone Angel’ or the short film ‘Big Girl’, for which she won the ACTRA award for best actress in 2006, being the youngest in history to achieve it.

His first big role came in 2012, when he starred in the movie ‘Jesus Henry Christ’. A year later she would work on her most outstanding project, the ‘Carrie’ rebootdirected by Kimberly Peirce and in which she played Heather.

Very soon he also began his career as a voice actress and worked on a large number of films and animated series among which, in addition to the aforementioned ‘Babar and the adventures of Badou’, projects such as ‘Gerald Mc Boing Boing, Frankie and the Zhu Zhu Pets’, ‘DN Ace’ or ‘Dino Ranch’. Outside of acting, Weinstein was also singer and guitarist from the group Killer Virgins.