Samuel's other film appearances included roles in Alison's Birthday (1981), Early Frost (1982), Queen of the Road (1984), The Long Way Home (1985), Nightmaster (1987, opposite Nicole Kidman), Gallagher's Travels (1987), and Spook (1988). She later guest starred in Hey Dad..! as Jeanette Taylor and All Saints, and played the school principal in The Wiggles in their film The Wiggles Movie (1997). Samuel studied dance with Honeybrooks and drama at the Independent theatre, North Sydney.