The film, in which she starred as Eponine, won three Academy Awards including best supporting actress for Anne Hathaway.

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In February last year, theatre producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh told Barks live on stage in Manchester that she had been chosen to play Eponine in the film version of Les Miserables.

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The cast also includes Eddie Redmayne as student Marius, Samantha Barks as Eponine (a role she also played on stage) and Sacha Baron Cohen and Helena Bonham Carter as comedy villains the Thenardiers.

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