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From a doe-eyed ingénue on Home and Away to a lead blonde bombshell: Samara Weaving’s beauty transformation over the years

Those ocean blue eyes make her stand out!
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Samara Weaving seamlessly weaved her way into Australia’s entertainment industry when she landed on the scene in 2018 on the series Out Of The Blue.

But when she landed her role as Indigo “Indi” Walker on Home and Away, her name was thrust into glittery lights on the Aussie acting stage.

Those doe eyes and trademark blonde locks captivated her fans as she lit up scenes with talent and her pin-up beauty.

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While teenagers across the country were taping their fave Home and Away actor’s photos on their walls and showing her hairstyle to hairdressers to replicate her look, Samara turned her sights to Hollywood, and in 2013 she left Summer Bay to make it big.

The 29-year-old has been somewhat of an underdog in tinsel town as she worked her way through the ranks on the horror scene.

In 2015 she was cast as a reoccurring character on the first season of Ash vs Evil. She starred in Charlie Puth’s love interest for his Attention music video and The Babysitter in 2017.

But in 2021, she has finally found her stride by nailing her role on Nine Perfect Strangers as Jessica.

Samara had to play with prosthetics to achieve her character’s cosmetic surgery look, which saw her nose adjusted to point upwards, and her cheekbones lifted to reach sky heights.

In her real life, the niece of Hugo Weaving is still a natural beauty who embraces her striking features, and while she has kept her familiar aesthetic, she has played with different hues and lengths over the years.

The Guns Akimbo star may be a blonde bombshell, but she stands out with her captivating face structure, and over the years, she has only blossomed as she’s matured, and below, we have traced her transformation from Home and Away to Nine Perfect Strangers.

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Home and Away

Samara was baby faced and styled naturally during her time on Home and Away beside her co-star Luke Mitchell.

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She rocked beachy waves and a light tan in 2010 to sign autographs at the Royal Melbourne Show. Her iconic pout was yards ahead of today’s beauty trend, and hers is all natural.

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Samara Weaving

She embraced the trendy duck lips pose in 2011 for Snoop Dogg and Nelly’s performance in Sydney.

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Samara Weaving

In 2012, Samara placed her mainstay beach waves into a loose up-do, and while she prefers her hair down, we love when she changes it up as we can see her striking features better.

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Samara Weaving

A chop! Yes, Samara finally changed things up but cutting her long locks, and she looks reminiscent of a beachy Debby Harry. She debuted this shake up at Sydney’s fashion week in 2013.

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Samara Weaving

For the premiere of Mystery Road in 2013, Samara placed her hair into this 1950s inspired hairstyle to showcase her eye accentuating purple eyeshadow.

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Samara Weaving

After years of yellow blonde hair, the actor finally changed her hue to embrace an auburn tinge. She showed off her billowing curls at the Vulture Awards Season Party in 2016, and we think she dazzled in this daring colour.

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Samara Weaving

In 2017, she returned to her yellow blonde colour, and her favourite wind swept aesthetic.

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Samara Weaving

She doesn’t abandon her curls often, but when she does it’s chef’s kiss stunning!

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Samara Weaving

For the 2018 SAG Awards, she arrived with her hair pushed off her face to showcase her elegant smoky eye and nude lips.

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Samara Weaving

Samara tends to smudge her deeper roots into her yellow blonde hair, but during Paris Fashion Week in 2020, she stepped out in this one-tone colour, which was a brave trend to follow in the time of balayage.

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A fringe! For Paris Fashion Week in 2021, Samara threw away her style rules to rock this long fringe and a bronde hue.

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Of course, Samara doesn’t look anything like her Nine Perfect Strangers character, but it was quite the beauty transformation, and we would be remiss.

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