凯特•穆格鲁出生于1955年4月29日，此前出演过最知名的角色为《星际旅行》中的凯瑟琳船长。此次凭借《女子监狱》中的反派角色加利娜入围艾美奖喜剧类最佳女配角奖。
出生于英国伦敦，美国好莱坞著名女影星。1965年戛纳国际电影节最佳女演员，影后殊荣。1966年获金球奖最佳女主角殊荣。2005年66岁的萨曼莎隐退。
A popular musical name noted on film for one delightfully feisty Cockney lass, Shani Wallis was born in 1933 in Tottenham (North London), England, and initially studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art on a scholarship. On stage from age 4 and performing in repertory as an early teen, she became one of the brighter young singing voices of her day. She made her West End musical debut at age 18 with "Call Me Madam" at the Coliseum in 1952, and immediately established herself in the role of Princess Maria, the leading ingénue. Following other starring roles in the mediocre musicals "Happy as a King" and "Wish You Were Here," she scored again in "Wonderful Town" (1955) playing a comic soubrette, and as another spirited ingénue in "Finian's Rainbow" (1958). In between were a number of musical revue shows. In 1960 she replaced Tony-winner Elizabeth Seal in the title role of "Irma La Douce" at London's Lyric Theatre. After the show closed, few offers seemed to come her way so she decided to try her luck in America.
