'Carrie' Star Samantha Weinstein Dead At 28

HOLLYWOOD, CA — Samantha Weinstein, a Canadian actress perhaps best known for her role in the 2013 remake of "Carrie," has died after more than a two-and-a-half-year battle with ovarian cancer, according to a post shared on her Instagram profile earlier this month. She was 28.

"Sam died on May 14th at 11:25 a.m. surrounded by her loved ones at Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto," the May 15 post read. "After two and a half years of cancer treatment, and a lifetime of jet-setting around the world, voicing a plethora of cartoon animals, making music, and knowing more about life than most people ever will, she is off on her next adventure."

Born on March 20, 1995, in Toronto, Canada, Weinstein began acting at six years old, according to a biography provided by IMDb. She is best known for her roles as Heather in MGM's remake of "Carrie" (2013), Audrey in "Jesus Henry Christ" (2011), and Josephine in the TIFF award-winning short film "Big Girl" (2005). "Big Girl" won Samantha the 2006 ACTRA award for Best Performance-Female.

She was also a voice performer who lent her voice to numerous animated characters, and founded the Toronto-based garage rock band Killer Virgins as lead singer/songwriter and lead guitarist in April of 2016.

Weinstein was diagnosed with a rare form of ovarian cancer at the age of 25 after saying she was “strangely bloated,” E! News reported. A week after her diagnosis, Weinstein reconnected with old friend Michael Knutson, and they married in October, Entertainment Tonight reported.

The pair had recently taken a belated honeymoon trip to Japan, an experience that Weinstein documented with many joyful snaps on Instagram.