Kim Medcalf

Kim Louise Medcalf (born 1973) is an English actress and occasional singer. She has made occasional appearances as a singer and is best known for playing the character Sam Mitchell in the long-running BBC soap opera EastEnders from 2002 to 2005.

Acting

In 2002, Medcalf landed the role of Sam Mitchell, taking over from Danniella Westbrook. She filmed her first scenes with Barbara Windsor in Spain. Just months after joining EastEnders, she was involved in a horrific car accident in France. After being cut out of her Toyota Yaris, which was being driven by her then boyfriend, the accident left her with multiple broken bones, the worst being her leg, which had to be pinned together using a metal rod. She won the best newcomer award in 2002. Medcalf opted to leave Eastenders in 2005. Her final scenes were filmed in September 2005 and screened in November of that year. Her character, Sam, having escaped possible imprisonment for being an accessory in the murder of Den Watts, left to join her brother, Grant Mitchell, in Brazil. Her final scenes aired on 17 November 2005.