Who was the scary girl in The Ring?

Samara Morgan is the main antagonist character in The Ring film series and the Western adaptation of Sadako Yamamura from the original Koji Suzuki novel, as well as from the Ringu franchise. A ghost, Samara was once a child gifted with the psychic ability known as nensha. As she was unable to control this ability, Samara would mentally affect those around her, including her adoptive mother Anna.

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The horror film The Ring was released in 2002, leaving viewers absolutely terrified by the iconic character Samara Morgan.

Daveigh Chase took on the creepy role at just 12 years old, known for wearing a filthy white dress with long, dark hair covering her face.

Daveigh Chase played Samara Morgan in the horror film The Ring. Photo: DreamWorks Pictures

The film was a US remake of the Japanese film Ring and starred Aussie legend Naomi Watts. The plot revolves around a scary videotape that kills anybody who watches it seven days later.

The child star had adults cowering in their seats as she climbed out of the TV during the film, and even won MTV’s Best Villain in 2003 for her performance.

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In her acceptance speech, she got close to the microphone before uttering one of her character’s chilling lines: “Everyone will suffer.”

Daveigh Chase, who played Samara in The Ring, wins best villain at the 2003 MTV Movie Awards & finishes her acceptance speech with

“Everyone will suffer” pic.twitter.com/CWwVbPwyjE

— Horror4Kids (@horror4kids) April 8, 2022

Now, the 32-year-old looks completely unrecognisable from one of her biggest roles. She now has bangs and changes her hair often, trying out blonde and auburn hues.

The star has a nose ring and often poses with a cigarette on social media, proving that she’s not the young girl viewers remember from the film.

Who was the scary girl in The Ring?

The star may have taken a break from acting, with no confirmed projects in the pipeline. Photo: Instagram/daveighc

Daveigh seems to be a big animal lover as she constantly shares photos of her cats and dogs.

The Lilo and Stitch actress has continued with her acting career, starring in Without A Trace and a handful of independent films.

The last entry on her IMDB shows her voice acting for the video game Let It Die in 2016.

Although it has been 20 years since The Ring was released, fans still link her to the character Samara.

Her social media posts are full of comments from people who love the film.

“Oh my God Samara Morgan, I am [a] huge fan ma’am since my childhood,” one fan wrote.

The star often posts snaps with her pets. Photo: Instagram/daveighc

“Do people that you know ever say, ‘Hey aren’t you the girl from The Ring?’,” asked another.

“I can’t believe it. She is Samara Morgan,” a third chimed in.

“Omg you grew up to be FREAKING BEAUTIFUL. You were the girl I fear[ed] in movies and now I adore you so much,” another added.

Sadly, the star's personal life has taken a turn for the worse as the Daily Mail reported in 2019 that she was arrested for an unknown cause.

The publication also notes that Daveigh was previously arrested for 'possession of a controlled substance' the year before, and has had 'multiple brushes with the law'.

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Who is the creepy girl in The Ring?

That creepy character was played by an actress named Daveigh Chase, who is now 28 years old (God, I feel ancient). Daveigh has been living life in the fast lane since her role as Samara, the super creepy character from 'The Ring.

Why did Samara keep killing?

Wanting the world to know of her suffering, Samara designed the tape to be passed on to other people so they learnt of her life, and emerges to kill people after seven days.

What kind of monster is Samara?

A ghost, Samara was once a child gifted with the psychic ability known as nensha. As she was unable to control this ability, Samara would mentally affect those around her, including her adoptive mother Anna.

Why is Samara evil in The Ring?

Samara was so evil because she died in a tragic and brutal way, also she had a medical condition before she died. I believe that when people die in a grip of rage or anger they become a curse that repeats itself over and over again.