who played little eponine in les miserables movie
Samantha Barks
title: Les Misérables (2012 film) text: Les Misérables (2012 film) Les Misérables is a 2012 musical drama film directed by Tom Hooper and scripted by William Nicholson, Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg, and Herbert Kretzmer, based on the 1862 French novel of the same name by Victor Hugo, which also inspired a 1980 musical by Boublil and Schönberg. The film is a British and American venture distributed by Universal Pictures. The film stars an ensemble cast led by Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Eddie Redmayne, Amanda Seyfried, Helena Bonham Carter, and Sacha Baron Cohen. The film takes place in France during the early 19th century and title: Les Misérables (2012 film) text: the young firebrand Marius, who, along with his fellow students, is caught up in France's political upheavals in the 19th century." Samantha Barks earned praise for her portrayal of Éponine, with "Digital Journal" saying: "Samantha Barks plays Éponine with such grace, sweetness, and sadness that it is hard to imagine anyone else in the role", while Claudia Puig of "USA Today" calls her "heartbreakingly soulful", Richard Roeper of "Chicago Sun-Times" describes her performance as "star-making", and Roger Friedman of Showbiz411.com says she "just about steals the film". Crowe's performance was less well received and even Crowe agreed that the film title: Les Misérables (2012 film) text: Redmayne joined the cast as Marius Pontmercy. It was reported that the shortlist of actresses for the role of Éponine included Scarlett Johansson (who also auditioned for the role of Fantine), Lea Michele, Miley Cyrus, Tamsin Egerton, Taylor Swift, and Evan Rachel Wood. In January 2012, the press reported that the role of Éponine had officially been offered to Taylor Swift, but Swift later stated that those reports were not entirely accurate. At the end of the month, Mackintosh made a special appearance during the curtain call of the "Oliver!" UK tour at the Palace Theatre, Manchester, announcing that the title: Les Misérables (musical) text: date. The film was given its general US release on Christmas Day 2012. Principal cast members include Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean, Russell Crowe as Javert, Anne Hathaway as Fantine, Amanda Seyfried as Cosette, Eddie Redmayne as Marius Pontmercy, Samantha Barks as Éponine, Aaron Tveit as Enjolras, and Sacha Baron Cohen and Helena Bonham Carter as the Thénardiers. Other notable actors who played roles in the film include Bertie Carvel as Bamatabois, Colm Wilkinson as the Bishop of Digne and Frances Ruffelle as a prostitute. The following recordings of "Les Misérables" are available in English: the Original London Cast, the title: Samantha Barks text: Samantha Barks Samantha Jane Barks (born 2 October 1990) is a Manx actress and singer who has performed on stage and screen as well as television. She rose to fame after coming in third in the BBC talent show–themed television series "I'd Do Anything" in 2008. In 2012, she starred alongside Jonathan Bailey in the Disney Channel series "Groove High", and made her film debut as Éponine in the film version of the musical "Les Misérables". Her performance in "Les Misérables" was widely acclaimed, and earned nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in