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Samantha Janus in a scene from StrangeSamantha Janus (born November 2 1972) is a British actress. She is married to the actor Mark Womack, with whom she has two children - Benjamin, born in 2001 and Lily in 2005.

She attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London and first came to prominence in 1991, where she won the annual A Song For Europe competition to represent the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest. She finished equal tenth and the song, A Message To Your Heart, peaked at number 30 on the UK charts. It would prove to be her only foray into the music world and she began to make her name as an actress.

She appeared in episodes of The Bill and Press Gang before landing the part of Mandy in the cult BBC TWO sitcom Game On alongside Ben Chaplin in 1995. Showing a natural comic touch, she stayed on the show until it finished in 1998. In between series of Game On, she had a part in the BBC One drama Pie in the Sky from 1995 - 1996.

In 1998 she starred in the ITV series Liverpool 1 alongside her future husband Mark Womack. She then returned to comedy in the ITV sitcom Babes In The Wood. Co-starring another Sylvia Young Theatre School student, Denise Van Outen, it was critically panned despite respectable ratings, and Janus left after the first series.

In 2002 she returned to TV screens in the BBC One drama Strange and after that series ended in 2003, she has had roles in the films The Baby Juice Express and Dead Man's Cards.

A popular choice for photo shoots in men's magazines such as FHM, she came 21st in the FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 1998 poll and 41st in the FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 1999 list.

  "Home Again" (2006) TV Series (post-production) .... Ingrid

"The Afternoon Play"
- The Hitch (2005) TV Episode .... Emma Priestley
Dead Man's Cards (2005) .... Kris
The Baby Juice Express (2004) .... Trixie
Short (2004)
"Strange" (2003) TV Series .... Staff Nurse Jude Atkins
Undercover Sex (2003) (V) (as Samantha James) .... Jake
"Judge John Deed"
- Everyone's Child (2002) TV Episode .... Mel Powell
Strange (2002) (TV) .... Nurse Jude Atkins
Cinderella (2000/II) (TV) (as Sam Janus) .... Cinderella

"Babes in the Wood" (1998) TV Series .... Ruth Froud (1998)
"Liverpool 1" (1998) TV Series .... DC Isobel 'Pauly' de Pauli
Imogen's Face (1998) (TV) .... Imogen
Different Strokes (1998) (as Samantha James) .... Model
... aka Different Strokes: The Story of Jack & Jill...and Jill (USA: complete title)
... aka Kiss (UK)
"Game-On" .... Amanda 'Mandy' Wilkins
- Episode #3.6 (1998) TV Episode .... Mandy Wilkins
- Episode #3.5 (1998) TV Episode .... Mandy Wilkins
- Episode #3.4 (1998) TV Episode .... Mandy Wilkins
- Episode #3.3 (1998) TV Episode .... Mandy Wilkins
- Episode #3.2 (1998) TV Episode .... Mandy Wilkins
(13 more)
Up 'n' Under (1998) .... Hazel Scott
... aka Up and Under
Breeders (1998) .... Louise
The Grimleys (1997) (TV) .... Geraldine Titley
"Pie in the Sky"
- Gary's Cake (1996) TV Episode .... Nicola
- Breaking Bread (1996) TV Episode .... Nicola
- New Leaf (1996) TV Episode .... Nicola
- Chinese Whispers (1996) TV Episode .... Nicola
- Devils on Horseback: Part 2 (1996) TV Episode .... Nicola
(17 more)
"Demob" (1993) TV Series .... Hedda
"Health and Efficiency"
- But He Never Said He Loved Me (1993) TV Episode .... Charmaine
"Press Gang"
- Chance Is a Fine Thing (1991) TV Episode .... Waitress
"The Bill"
- Grief (1991) TV Episode .... Secretary
A Murder of Quality (1991) (TV) .... Alice Lawry
Jekyll & Hyde (1990) (TV) .... Young Maid (Margaret)