- Height5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
- Born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Samantha is an actress, writer-director, former professional dancer and chef-entrepreneur whose global life across London, New York and Los Angeles fuels her storytelling. She is the first Malaysian Lifetime Member of The Actors Studio.
Samantha created, wrote, directed and starred in "Ally Chia", a short on Prime Video selected for Amazon’s All Voices Film Festival and the second round of The MACRO Episodic Lab powered by The Blacklist. She followed it with the prequel series "Ally Chia Begins", and is now developing the feature version. Samantha is also currently shooting a cooking show for her real-life food brand Sam Tan’s Kitchen, coming soon to her YouTube channel @samtanskitchen.
Select stage credits include BLACKBIRD (Off-Broadway), HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL (original West End cast), THE KING & I (Royal Albert Hall), CARMEN (O2 Arena) and the London Olympics closing ceremony, watched by 750 million worldwide.
- IMDb mini biography by: samantha-tan.com
- Gender / Gender identityFemale
- Samantha is the first Malaysian in history accepted into the 3-year MFA program at the Actors Studio Drama School, and succeeded in raising her entire tuition by launching an online fundraising campaign. The campaign went viral and led to multiple scholarships, corporate sponsorships and public donations from around the globe. 8 months after graduating, she auditioned and successfully became a Lifetime Member of the Actors Studio on her first try.
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