<Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 2003--present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Parent (s) </Th> <Td> James Sloyan Deirdre Lenihan </Td> </Tr> <P> Samantha Sloyan (born January 4, 1979) is an American actress . Sloyan is best known for her roles in In the Key of Eli and Scandal . Samantha was also seen playing Sarah in the 2016 film Hush as well as Dr. Penelope Blake in the medical drama Grey's Anatomy in Season 11 and 12 . </P> <P> Samantha Sloyan was born in 1979 in California, U.S.. She is the daughter of the American actor James Sloyan and actress Deirdre Lenihan, and has one brother named Dan Sloyan . </P>

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