Samantha Massell

Samantha Massell

BFA in Musical Theatre, University of Michigan BA in English, University of Michigan
AEA, SAG-AFTRA
She/Her


Samantha Massell is a New York–based actress and singer known for her versatile work on Broadway, television, film, and in cabaret. She most recently appeared as Hodel in the revival of Fiddler on the Roof (Broadway).

Her television credits include recurring roles on Dynasty (The CW), Mr. Mercedes (Audience Network), and Chicago Fire (NBC), as well as guest appearances on NCIS: New Orleans (CBS), The Good Fight (CBS All Access), and Elementary (CBS).

Samantha has originated starring roles in several world premiere musicals, including Rosalind Franklin in Double Helix (Bay Street Theater, Sag Harbor, NY), Rebecca in the revival of Rags (Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam, CT), for which she received the Connecticut Critics Circle Award for Best Actress, Karla in The Flamingo Kid (Hartford Stage, Hartford, CT), and Florika in Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame (La Jolla Playhouse, CA; Paper Mill Playhouse, NJ). She made her Broadway debut at age 12 in Baz Luhrmann’s production of Puccini’s La Bohème (Broadway).