Series/Season Born Age Years Active Samantha Siddall was born on January 23, 1982, in Reddish, Stockport. She is an actress known for playing Mandy Maguire in the UK version of Shameless from 2004-2009, a role she briefly reprised for an episode in 2011. She has previously appeared in Holby City, Bodies, Doctors, Cutting It, and Jane Eyre. She was member of the Pantonic Allstars Steel Band. Samantha lives in the Dane Bank area of Denton, Greater Manchester. She attended Egerton Park Arts College in the same town. She graduated from the University of Salford with a BA in Performing Arts in 2003.