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Anna Samson(I)

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Anna Samson
Detective Inspector Mackenzie Clarke reluctantly returns to her Australian hometown after leaving her fiancé, only to be pulled into a case testing her tenacity until the culprit is apprehended.
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Anna Samson is an Australian actor. She is known for an accomplished career on the stage before moving into film and television. She was born in the UK, before moving to Nigeria in West Africa in early childhood finally moving to Sydney Australia in her early teens. The actor began professionally acting for the stage in her late teens going on to complete her training in Melbourne at the Victorian College.
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    Known for

    Anna Samson in Return to Paradise (2024)
    Return to Paradise
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Detective Sergeant Mackenzie Clarke
    • DI Mackenzie Clarke
    Rachel Griffiths and Yoson An in Dead Lucky (2018)
    Dead Lucky
    6.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Anna Jamison
    Jack Irish (2016)
    Jack Irish
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Kendra Raspovic
    • Kendra
    Justin Theroux in The Leftovers (2014)
    The Leftovers
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Young Woman with Beret

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Return to Paradise
      • Detective Sergeant Mackenzie Clarke
      • DI Mackenzie Clarke
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2026
    • Anna Samson in Return to Paradise (2024)
      Return to Paradise
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Detective Sergeant Mackenzie Clarke
      • DI Mackenzie Clarke
      • 2024–2025
    • Home and Away (1988)
      Home and Away
      5.1
      TV Series
      • Mia Anderson
      • 2021–2022
    • Anthony LaPaglia and Rebecca Gibney in Halifax: Retribution (2020)
      Halifax: Retribution
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Smithy
      • 2020
    • Kate Moyer in Children of the Corn (2020)
      Children of the Corn
      3.8
      • Sheila Boyce
      • 2020
    • 36 Questions (2018)
      36 Questions
      6.2
      • Gabrielle
      • 2018
    • Rachel Griffiths and Yoson An in Dead Lucky (2018)
      Dead Lucky
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Anna Jamison
      • 2018
    • Jack Irish (2016)
      Jack Irish
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Kendra Raspovic
      • Kendra
      • 2018
    • Wake in Fright (2017)
      Wake in Fright
      6.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Mick Jaffries
      • 2017
    • Justin Theroux in The Leftovers (2014)
      The Leftovers
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Young Woman with Beret
      • 2017
    • Luke Ford and Anna Samson in What If It Works? (2017)
      What If It Works?
      5.4
      • Grace
      • 2017
    • Rachel Griffiths in Little Acorns (2016)
      Little Acorns
      8.8
      TV Series
      • Anna
      • 2016
    • Hunters (2016)
      Hunters
      5.4
      TV Series
      • Steph Le Guin
      • 2016
    • Tanglewood (2016)
      Tanglewood
      Short
      • Sarah
      • 2016
    • Crime & Punishment (2015)
      Crime & Punishment
      6.6
      • Sonya
      • 2015
    • Craig McLachlan in The Doctor Blake Mysteries (2013)
      The Doctor Blake Mysteries
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Wendy Smith
      • 2015

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    Return To Paradise
    Trailer 0:26
    Return To Paradise

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    • Height
      • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)

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      Anna spent part of her childhood in Nigeria, West Africa.

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