Biography of Samantha MathisDate of Birth
12 May 1970, Manhattan, New York, USA
Nickname
Sammy
Height
5' 5" (1.65 m)
Mini 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
Daughter of Bibi Besch.
Dated Noah Wyle. [1995]
Dated co-star Christian Slater during Pump Up the Volume (1990).
Dated River Phoenix during The Thing Called Love (1993).
Younger half-brother and half-sister appeared as extras in Super Mario Bros. (1993). Younger half-brother aspires to be a film director.
Is a vegetarian.
Accompanied River Phoenix to The Viper Room on the night he died.
Friend of Sandra Bullock.
Played a victim of John Travolta in The Punisher (2004). Previously, she played the love interest of the main hero in Broken Arrow (1996), in which the villain was also played by Travolta.
Spoke fluent German from childhood, stemming from her Austrian royal ancestry.
Granddaughter of Gusti Huber.
Launched a successful on-line flora design firm called Succulent LA with designer and partner Ryann Davis. Five percent of the proceeds go to the Green Coast Foundation.
Personal Quotes
Samantha says that kissing ex-boyfriend Christian Slater in Broken Arrow (1996) was "like kissing your brother".
[About her role in The Mists of Avalon (2001) (TV), directed by German-born Uli Edel, specifically the infamous "threesome" scene]: The guys have on boxers, but I've just got, like, a piece of nude stretchy material taped to my breasts and my legs. And then suddenly Uli yells out of the darkness, "Remember you're doing it for ze kingdom, for ze kingdom!"
"I think, you know...it just changes you (the drug overdose of River Phoenix), I know for me it was never an issue, about that lifestyle. I learned relationships aren't very important, or worth it, I mean even River wasn't worth my time. I've grown, I'm not 23 anymore and he'll always be "Forever Young". It goes down to priorities. I didn't need that hassle." - on moving on and what is meaningful to her. A British Interview 1996.
(On River Phoenix) "The nicest memory I have of him is when we went down to his family's property in Costa Rica, and we'd eat these mangoes for breakfast. River had them dripping all over him. When he ate, he ate with his hands. For me, he'll always be that beautiful, drippy mess."
(On River Phoenix) I feel blessed to have worked with him and to have known him. He challenged me as an actress, he was always surprising and startlingly honest. He was an all to fleeting presence in my life, a beautiful young man. Who will always be in my heart.
Where Are They Now
(June 2002) Performing on Broadway in New York with Chris O'Donnell in "The Man Who Had All the Luck".
(June 2004) Starring as "Maria Castle" in the blockbuster summer movie The Punisher (2004).
(May 2007) Filming the movie Damned (2008).
(June 2007) Portraying Elena in the play "Uncle Vanya" in Seattle through July.
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