Samantha Mathis' Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King Karen Evans Harsh Realm Sophie Green Aaron's Way Roseanne Mi… First Years Anna Weller Knightwatch Jacqueline …

Main Movie Roles 2010 - Buried 2010 - Order of Chaos 2009 - The New Daughter 2006 - Local Color 2006 - Believe in me 2005 - Kids in America 2004 - The Punisher 2000 - American Psycho 1996 - Broken Arrow 1995 - The American President 1995 - Jack & Sarah 1995 - How To Make An American Quilt 1994 - Little Women 1993 - Super Mario Bros. 1993 - The Thing Called Love 1992 - FernGully: The Last Rainforest 1992 - This Is My Life 1990 - Pump up the Volume

BIOGRAPHY:

Samantha Mathis was born in New York in 1970 to Bibi Besch, an aspiring actress at the time. 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. This movie also marked her first topless scene, but Samantha has now grown up and moved on to more demanding roles, such as the part of Terry Carmichael in the action-packed film Broken Arrow (1996).


TRIVIA:

• Played a victim of 'John Travolta' (qv) in _The Punisher (2004)_ (qv). Previously, she played the love interest of the main hero in _Broken Arrow (1996)_ (qv), in which the villain was also played by Travolta.
• Is a vegetarian.
• Daughter of 'Bibi Besch' (qv).
• (1995) Dated 'Noah Wyle' (qv).
• Dated 'River Phoenix' (qv) during _The Thing Called Love (1993)_ (qv).
• Granddaughter of 'Gusti Huber' (qv).
• Spoke fluent German from childhood, stemming from her Austrian royal ancestry.
• Younger half-brother and half-sister appeared as extras in _Super Mario Bros. (1993)_ (qv). Younger half-brother aspires to be a film director.