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Samantha Mathis(I)

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Samantha Mathis was born in 1970 in New York, to Donald Mathis and Austrian-born Bibi Besch, an aspiring actress at the time. Her maternal grandmother was actress Gusti Huber. Her first acting job was in a commercial for baby products with her mother. Since her parents divorced when she was only three years old, Samantha was very exposed to the acting industry from a very young age, which made her almost destined to become an actress. Samantha's first feature film was Pump Up the Volume (1990) opposite her on- and off-screen love at the time, Christian Slater.
BornMay 12, 1970
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BornMay 12, 1970
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    • Awards
      • 3 nominations total

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    Known for

    Christian Slater and John Travolta in Broken Arrow (1996)
    Broken Arrow
    6.1
    • Terry Carmichael
    • 1996
    Christian Bale in American Psycho (2000)
    American Psycho
    7.6
    • Courtney Rawlinson
    • 2000
    John Leguizamo and Bob Hoskins in Super Mario Bros. (1993)
    Super Mario Bros.
    4.2
    • Daisy
    • 1993
    Christian Slater in Pump Up the Volume (1990)
    Pump Up the Volume
    7.2
    • Nora Diniro
    • 1990

    Credits

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    Actress



    • Blank Slate
      • Dr. Sylvia Matthews
      • In Development
      • TV Series



    • Carrie Preston in Elsbeth (2024)
      Elsbeth
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Elaine McClusk
      • 2026
    • Isle Child (2025)
      Isle Child
      7.8
      • Carey Miller
      • 2025
    • Juliette Lewis in By Design (2025)
      By Design
      4.9
      • Lisa
      • 2025
    • Russell Crowe in The Exorcism (2024)
      The Exorcism
      4.2
      • Jennifer Simon
      • 2024
    • Pet Sematary: Bloodlines (2023)
      Pet Sematary: Bloodlines
      4.6
      • Kathy Crandall
      • 2023
    • Harrison Thomas in 12 Desperate Hours (2023)
      12 Desperate Hours
      4.9
      • Val Jane
      • 2023
    • David Costabile, Jeffrey DeMunn, Paul Giamatti, Damian Lewis, Corey Stoll, Kelly AuCoin, Maggie Siff, Asia Kate Dillon, and Dola Rashad in Billions (2016)
      Billions
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Sara Hammon
      • 2019–2020
    • Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
      Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Catherine Summers
      • Melanie Franks
      • Hilary Barclay
      • 2003–2020
    • Michael Weatherly and Darrin Hickok in The Necklace (2016)
      Bull
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Avery Kress
      • 2019
    • Into the Dark (2018)
      Into the Dark
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Dr. Victoria Harris
      • 2019
    • Dylan McDermott and Kat Pérez in The Clovehitch Killer (2018)
      The Clovehitch Killer
      6.5
      • Cindy Burnside
      • 2018
    • Luke Prael in Boarding School (2018)
      Boarding School
      5.9
      • Isabel
      • 2018
    • Samantha Mathis, Jim Gaffigan, Anna Gunn, Logan Miller, Gage Banister, Isabelle Phillips, and Emerson Tate Alexander in Being Frank (2018)
      Being Frank
      6.2
      • Bonnie
      • 2018
    • Locke & Key
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • 2017
    • Keith Carradine and Sondra Locke in Ray Meets Helen (2017)
      Ray Meets Helen
      5.3
      • Mary
      • 2017

    Soundtrack



    • Samantha Mathis in The Thing Called Love (1993)
      The Thing Called Love
      6.4
      • performer: "Big Bar Hair", "I Can't Understand", "Blame It on Your Heart", "Ol' John and Jimmy", "Crazy", "Big Dream"
      • 1993

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    Videos48

    'Super Mario Bros.' 25 Years Later: Why the Movie Is Nothing Like the Game
    Clip 3:24
    'Super Mario Bros.' 25 Years Later: Why the Movie Is Nothing Like the Game
    Being Frank
    Clip 0:31
    Being Frank
    Being Frank
    Clip 0:31
    Being Frank
    You Can Choose Your Family
    Clip 0:22
    You Can Choose Your Family
    The Punisher
    Clip 2:20
    The Punisher
    THE SECRET WORLD OF SUPERFANS
    Clip 2:54
    THE SECRET WORLD OF SUPERFANS
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:09
    Official Trailer

    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
    • Born
      • May 12, 1970
      • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
    • Parents
        Bibi Besch
    • Relatives
        Gusti Huber(Grandparent)
    • Other works
      "The Actor's Guild Awards", presented the award for Best Supporting Female Actor, February 24, 1996
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Print Biography
      • 7 Articles
      • 3 Pictorials
      • 5 Magazine Cover Photos

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Accompanied River Phoenix to The Viper Room on the night he died. She was his girlfriend at the time.
    • Quotes
      Samantha says that kissing ex-boyfriend Christian Slater in Broken Arrow (1996) was "like kissing your brother".
    • Nickname
      • Sammy

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