Former Home and Away star Samara Weaving lands big role alongside Rosie O’Donnell

SAMARA Weaving is the latest former Home and Away star making waves in Hollywood. She has landed a role on Showtime’s SMILF alongside a big star.

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SAMARA Weaving is the latest former Home and Away star making waves in Hollywood.

After leaving the soap in 2013, the 25-year-old actor has landed a role in Showtime’s SMILF alongside acting great Rosie O’Donnell.

Samara Weaving at the premiere of SMILF in Los Angeles. Picture: Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP

The show was created, written, directed and stars Frankie Shaw as a young single mum living in South Boston.

Weaving, who is the niece of actor Hugo Weaving, hit the red carpet with her co-stars for the show’s premiere in Los Angeles overnight.

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Weaving recently also shot the remake of Picnic At Hanging Rock. Picture: FremantleMedia Australia/Ben King

Weaving also stars alongside Bella Thorne in The Babysitter and Foxtel’s remake of Picnic At Hanging Rock.