Samara Weaving is frequently mistaken for fellow Australian actress Margot Robbie

And the 32-year-old says the two women are actually great friends and catch up in Los Angeles

Margot's husband, Tom Ackerley, and Samara's husband, Jimmy Warden, are great mates too. 

'We met five or six years ago. She's great; our husbands are like best friends' the Scream 5 actress tells this week's issue of Stellar Magazine. 

'I have a really good group of girlfriends in LA – a lot of Aussies – and we really try to make time for each other and hang out, go for dinners, and leave the husbands at home' she continued.  

'It's so important to have that in LA because it can get really overwhelming'   

Barbie actress Margot, 34, is currently expecting her first child with her film producer  husband Tom. 

Samara previously revealed that she is regularly approached by excited fans who believe they're meeting the Oscar-nominated actress.

Samara Weaving (pictured) is frequently mistaken for fellow Australian actress Margot Robbie
The 32-year-old says the two women are actually great friends and catch up in LA. Margot is pictured

Samara Weaving (left)  is frequently mistaken for fellow Australian actress Margot Robbie (right). The 32-year-old says the two women are actually great friends and catch up in LA

'I've tried saying, "No, it's not who you think it is," but because I also have an Australian accent, people still think I'm Margot and that she's being really rude. Now I just stand there like her, ' she told WHO Magazine.   

Samara also said she was once approached for a photo by a young Margot fan who thought she was finally meeting her idol.

'I didn't have the heart to tell her I wasn't her, so I just stood there and tried to copy her [Margot's] smile,' she recalled.

When asked if she was annoyed at the constant comparisons to the blonde bombshell, Samara said: 'Are you kidding? No, it's flattering. I love Margs. She's the best!'

Margot's husband, Tom Ackerley (right), and Samara's husband, Jimmy Warden, are great mates too

Margot's husband, Tom Ackerley (right), and Samara's husband, Jimmy Warden, are great mates too

'We met five or six years ago. She's great; our husbands are like best friends' the Scream 5 actress tells this week's issue of Stellar Magazine. Samara pictured with husband Jimmy

'We met five or six years ago. She's great; our husbands are like best friends' the Scream 5 actress tells this week's issue of Stellar Magazine. Samara pictured with husband Jimmy

Despite her soaring public profile, Samara recently told The Daily Telegraph channelling her emotions into characters helps alleviate her anxiety disorder

'Oh, I am still terribly awkward. I have general anxiety disorder, so that's never really going to go away,' she said.

'But I am very grateful that I have an outlet for that, which is my job, so I can use these emotions. Sometimes it's a way to escape that, and it's very helpful for me.

'So that nervous, shy child I think is always there, but I have developed tools and methods to cope with it.' 

Samara first gained public recognition for her role as Indi Walker on the Australian soap, Home and Away.