Samantha Mathis

Infobox actor

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birthdate = birth date and age|mf=yes|1970|05|12
birthplace = Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
occupation = Actress
yearsactive = 1990–present

Samantha Mathis (born May 12, 1970) is an American actress. The daughter of actress Bibi Besch, Mathis made her film debut in "Pump Up the Volume" (1990).

Biography

Early life

Mathis was born in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of actress Bibi Besch,Craven, Jonathan (March 1996). "Sam I am". "Bikini".] and granddaughter of actress Gusti Huber. Her parents divorced when she was 2 years old, Mathis was raised by her mother. She relocated to Los Angeles, California at the age of 5. Mathis' mother discouraged her from pursuing acting, but growing up on locations, in theaters, and in acting classes, Mathis knew she wanted to act. She is a vegetarian.Fact|date=June 2008

Career

Mathis began acting professionally at the age of sixteen,Malkin, Nina (June 1992). "This is my Life". "Seventeen". pp. 4, 82-83.] her first job was a commercial for "Always Slender Pads - Just For Teens". Her first starring role in a feature film was that of Nora in "Pump Up the Volume" (1990), opposite Christian Slater, whom she briefly dated at the time. She appeared in the television movies "Extreme Close-Up", "83 Hours 'Til Dawn", and "To My Daughter" in 1990. Mathis and Slater also had voice roles in the animated film "" (1992). She next appeared in the comedy "This Is My Life" (1992), written and directed by Nora Ephron, playing an insecure teenager. Mathis appeared in the play "Fortinbras" in New York City in October 1992. [Gussow, Mel (October 14, 1992). " [http://theater2.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?res=9E0CE7DB173AF937A25753C1A964958260 Theater in Review] ". "The New York Times". Retrieved on April 24, 2008.] Her film "Super Mario Bros." (1993), where she played Princess Daisy from the popular Nintendo video game "Super Mario Bros.", was a box office bomb.

Mathis met actor River Phoenix on the set of the country music film "The Thing Called Love" (1993) and the two started a relationship. She was with him the night that he fell unconscious from a drug overdose on the sidewalk outside West Hollywood's Viper Room on Halloween, October 31, 1993; he died later at Cedars-Sinai Hospital.Pearce, Garth (June 1996). "Why I Still Grieve For River". "OK! Weekly".] She made the film "Jack and Sarah" (1995), which was shot in London, in order to get out of the country after his death because of the large amount of press coverage.Hensley, Dennis (December 1995). "Elementary Mathis". "Detour".]

Mathis appeared in "Little Women", the 1994 film version of the novel by Louisa May Alcott, and "How to Make an American Quilt" (1995), both starring Winona Ryder, an actress she was often compared to early in her career. [Thompson, Bob (October 15, 1995). "Patch in to Mathis". "The Toronto Sun".] She then co-starred with Michael Douglas in "The American President" (1995), playing the assistant to the President of the United States. Mathis co-starred with Christian Slater again, along with John Travolta, in John Woo's "Broken Arrow" (1996). She took a little over a year off from acting after her mother died in 1996. [Sheridan, Patricia (April 30, 2007). " [http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07120/782084-129.stm Samantha Mathis] ". "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". Retrieved on April 24, 2008.]

She later starred opposite Christian Bale and Reese Witherspoon in the critically acclaimed film "American Psycho" (2000), directed by Mary Harron, an adaptation of the 1991 Bret Easton Ellis novel "American Psycho". She starred opposite Gretchen Mol, Tom Everett Scott and Matthew Settle in "Attraction" (2000), and in "The Simian Line" (2001), opposite William Hurt, Lynn Redgrave and Harry Connick, Jr. She starred in the TNT television miniseries "The Mists of Avalon" (2001), with Anjelica Huston, Joan Allen and Julianna Margulies. Mathis later re-united with co-star John Travolta for "The Punisher" (2004). Mathis has a recurring role on the ABC television show, "Lost" as Dharma Initiative teacher, Olivia Goodspeed.

Personal life

She has had relationships with male celebrities, but she has never married, nor had any children. [ [http://www.famoushookups.com/site/celebrity_profile.php?celebid=1623&name=Samantha_Mathis FamousHookups.com] ]

Awards and nominations

She was nominated in 1995 for a Young Artist Award at the Young Artist Awards for Best Young Actress Starring in a Motion Picture for "This Is My Life" (1992) and in 2005 for a Saturn Award by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films for Best Supporting Actress on Television for "'Salem's Lot" (2004) (TV).

Filmography

* "The New Daughter" (2009) .... Cassandra (post-production)
* "The Chaos Theory" (2008) .... Jennifer (post-production)
* "The Secret World of Superfans" (2008) .... Herself
* "" (2007) (TV) .... Young Pauline "Posey" Benetto
* "Lost" (1 episode, "The Man Behind the Curtain", 2007) .... Olivia the Teacher
* "A Stranger's Heart" (2007) (TV) .... Callie Morgan
* "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1 episode, "30 April 2007", 2007) .... Herself
* "" (2006) (V) .... Herself
* "Our Friend River" (2006) (V) .... Herself
* "Absolution" (2006) (TV) .... Bettina Lloyd
* "" (2006) (unknown episodes, segment "The Fifth Quarter") TV mini-series .... Karen Evans
* " Local Color" (2006) .... Carla
* "House, M.D." (1 episode, "Clueless", 2006) .... Maria Palko
* "Believe in Me" (2006) .... Jean Driscoll
* "Secrets of a Small Town" (1 episode, "Pilot", 2006) .... Samantha Steele
* ' (1 episode, ', 2005) .... Dr. Christine Ansel
* "Touched" (2005) .... Jeannie Bates
* "Kids in America" (2005) .... Jennifer Rose
* "Fathers and Sons" (2005) .... Jenny
* "'Salem's Lot" (2004) (TV) .... Susan Norton
* "The Punisher" (2004) .... Maria Castle
* ' (1 episode, ', 2003) .... Hilary Barclay
* "The Twilight Zone" (1 episode, "Into the Light", 2003) .... Rachel
* "Searching for Debra Winger" (2002) .... Herself
* "Collected Stories" (2002) (TV) .... Lisa Morrison
* "PBS Hollywood Presents" (1 episode, "Collected Stories", 2002) .... Lisa Morrison
* "Becoming Glen" (2002) (TV) ....
* "The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn" (1 episode, "10 July 2001", 2001) .... Herself
* "Politically Incorrect" (1 episode, "14 March 2001", 2001) .... Herself
* "The Mists of Avalon" (2001) TV mini-series .... Gwenhwyfar
* "Night Visions" (1 episode, "The Bokor", 2001) .... Diane Barnes
* "First Years" (1 episode, "There's No Place Like Homo", 2001) .... Anna Weller
* "Atraction" (2000) .... Corey
* "Mermaid" (2000) (TV) .... Rhonda
* "American Psycho" (2000) .... Courtney Rawlinson
* "The Simian Line" (2000) .... Mae
* "Harsh Realm" (4 episodes, "Pilot", "Leviathan", "Inga Fossa" and "Reunion", 1999-2000) .... Sophie Green
* "The Outer Limits" (1 episode, "The Shroud", 1999) .... Marie Wells
* "Freak City" (1999) (TV) .... Ruth Ellison
* "Sweet Jane" (1998) .... Jane
* "Waiting for Woody" (1998) .... Gail Silver
* "2nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards" (1996) (TV) ....
* "Museum of Love" (1996) .... Stephanie
* "Broken Arrow" (1996) .... Terry Carmichael
* "The American President" (1995) .... Janie Basdin
* "How to Make an American Quilt" (1995) .... Young Sophia Darling Richards
* "Jack and Sarah" (1995) .... Amy
* "Little Women" (1994) .... Older Amy March
* "The Thing Called Love" (1993) .... Miranda Presley and also performer of "Big Bar Hair", "I Can't Understand", "Blame It On Your Heart", "Ol' John and Jimmy', "Crazy" and "Big Dream"
* "Super Mario Bros." (1993) .... Princess Daisy
* "The Music of Chance" (1993) .... Tiffany
* "" (1992) .... Crysta (voice)
* "This Is My Life" (1992) .... Erica Ingels
* "To My Daughter" (1990) (TV) .... Anne Carlston
* "83 Hours 'Til Dawn" (1990) (TV) .... Julie Burdock
* "Extreme Close-Up" (1990) (TV) .... Laura
* "Pump Up the Volume" (1990) .... Nora Diniro
* "CBS Summer Playhouse" (1 episode, "American Nuclear", 1989) .... Mary Dunne
* "Cold Sassy Tree" (1989) (TV) .... Lightfoot McClendon
* "Forbidden Sun" (1989) .... Paula
* "Knightwatch" (6 episodes, "Knights of the City", "Friday Knight", "Codes", "Lost Weekend", "Cops: Part 1" and "Cops: Part 2", 1988-1989) .... Jacqueline "Jake" Monroe
* "Aaron's Way" (14 episodes, 1988) .... Roseanne Miller
* "" (1988) (TV) .... Roseanne Miller

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