Samantha Newark Newark is best known for her Iconic voice-over work as the speaking voice of Jem and Jerrica in the beloved animated cartoon series Jem and the Holograms. Samantha, a singer-songwriter and voice actress was born just outside London England. As a teenager, Sam became one of the most sought-after voice-over talents in mainstream television. Her work on "Jem" and voice-over roles on the original The Transformers cartoon as the voices of "Ariel", the original identity of the female Autobot Elita One, high school girl "Elise Presser", and the voice of the Zamojin Empress thrust her into a type of international fame that has produced a serious cult following that persists to this day. She played the British voice of Peter Pan's mother in the classic Steven Spielberg film "Hook" as well as lending her voice talent to many radio and TV projects while writing and performing her original music as a solo recording artist in Los Angeles and Nashville TN and now Dallas Texas. Samantha just landed a featured cameo role for the live action feature film version on Jem and The Holograms directed by Jon Chu. She is currently working on an upcoming third album. 

June 27th, 1967 in Wimbledon (Age 56)