Acting
Sep 3, 1966
Sammy Leslie
Acting
Biography
Sammy Leslie is an Irish hotelier. In 1991, she returned home to Ireland to run the Castle Leslie estate with her sibling. In 2001, she took over the castle's full ownership and established it as a Trust. Sammy first initiated the concept of the Leslie Foundation in 2012 as a vehicle to protect and share the natural and built heritage of Castle Leslie Estate, Glaslough village and the surrounding region. She acts as a Trustee of Birr Castle and the Irish Heritage Trust. In 2014, she offered her support in setting up the Ifrah Foundation in Somalia and to help support its goal of ending female genital mutilation for good.
Feature Films (1)
The story of the life and times of Ifrah Ahmed, Somali-Irish campaigner against female genital mutilation and cutting.
A Girl from Mogadishu
Television & Series (2)
Thirteen celebrities run a hotel for sixteen days and nights in order to win money for their designated charities.
Fáilte Towers
Actor Simon Delaney explores the great stories and characters associated with the most beautiful, notorious and historical castles built across Ireland.