Bio
Lindsey Gort (born 1984) is an American actress and singer best known for her starring role as Samantha Jones, Donna's brash and outgoing older cousin whom Carrie befriends, in the teen drama television series The Carrie Diaries.
It was her first major screen role. She was turned down twice for the role before finally being cast.
Her first credited screen role was in the 10-minute short film Goodbye Horse in 2009, in which a support group, steeped in Orwellian fear and accustomed to being judged by their weaknesses, tries to squash the rebelliousness of one of its new members, who is inspired by another members' dream.
Her first feature film role was in Forgotten Pills in 2010 and her first television credit was as a singer on Season 12 of Dancing with the Stars.
Other credits include the television movie Wing Bitches; the films Our Footloose Remake, Destinea, Our Island, Phoenix, 2 Guns and The Return of Mike and Ike; and the television series All the Wrong Notes, Sketchy, Vegas and Jimmy Kimmel Live.