Actress Sam Morelos beat out more than 900 actresses to land the role of Lexie, Clara’s best friend, in Colleen Hoover’s big-screen adaptation of REGRETTING YOU, starring McKenna Grace and Allison Williams. In this interview, Sam shares what they did in the audition tape to win the part — and how they helped Allison Williams brush up on Gen Z slang while filming M3GAN 2.
REGRETTING YOU opens in movie theaters on October 24.
Los Angeles native Sam Morelos is an actress and director, known for The Point, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me, Descendants: The Rise of Red, That ‘90s Show, and Summer of 69. They took up acting at a young age, attending the California School of the Arts in the San Gabriel Valley. They are a first-generation Filipino-American.
REGRETTING YOU Synopsis
Based on the bestselling book, REGRETTING YOU introduces audiences to Morgan Grant (Allison Williams) and her daughter Clara (Mckenna Grace) as they explore what’s left behind after a devastating accident reveals a shocking betrayal and forces them to confront family secrets, redefine love, and rediscover each other. REGRETTING YOU is a story of growth, resilience, and self-discovery in the aftermath of tragedy, also starring Dave Franco and Mason Thames with Scott Eastwood and Willa Fitzgerald. From the best-selling author of It Ends with Us and the director of The Fault in Our Stars, in theatres this October.
