Samantha Newark
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Samantha Newark is a British-American singer and voice actress.
Newark is best known for her voice-over work on the animated 1980s cartoon series Jem
Jem (TV series)
Jem, also known as Jem and the Holograms, is an American animated television series that ran from 1985 to 1988 in U.S. first-run syndication...
as the speaking voice of Jerrica/Jem (Britta Phillips was the singing voice). Other voice-over credits include guest-starring on the original Transformers and the British voice of a young Peter Pan's mother in "Hook" as well as many TV and radio commercials. Jem remains her most well known role and Newark herself still retains a special fondness for her character today.
She has lent her vocals to the PlayStation games God of War, Twisted Metal Black, "Wild Arms 3" and "Everything or Nothing".
Samantha Newark released her selt-titled debut album in 2008. The first release being "Jem Boy", a tribute to the animated series and its fandom. Songs from the album have been featured in numerous television programs including Smallville
Smallville
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, Reba, Life is Wild
Life Is Wild
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, and Gossip Girl
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as well as MTV's Laguna Beach, Punked, and My Super Sweet Sixteen