Samantha Mathis
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Born | New York City, U.S. | May 12, 1970
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1986–present |
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Samantha Mathis (born May 12, 1970)
Early life
Mathis was born in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, the daughter of Donald Mathis and Austrian-born actress Bibi Besch.[3][4][5] Her parents divorced when she was two years old, and Mathis was brought up by her mother. She relocated with her mother to Los Angeles, California, at the age of five.[6]
Besch tried to discourage Mathis from pursuing acting, but growing up on locations, in theaters, and in acting classes, Mathis knew she wanted to act.[3][4] She decided to become an actress at the age of twelve.[7]
Career
Mathis began acting professionally at the age of 16.[8] Her first job was a commercial for "Always Slender Pads – Just for Teens".[4] She co-starred in the television series Aaron's Way and Knightwatch from 1988 to 1989. 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.[3][6] Mathis dyed her natural blonde hair black for the role in an effort to change her image from sweet and innocent to strong-willed.[7]
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In 2013, Mathis played psychiatrist Alice Calvert on the CBS television series Under the Dome, based on a novel by Stephen King.[16] In 2014, she joined the cast of the FX horror drama series The Strain as Justine Feraldo, a New York City councilwoman for Staten Island.[17]
In October 2015, Mathis was elected National Vice President, Actors/Performers of SAG-AFTRA.[18] She was re-elected in 2017.[2]
In 2019, she appeared Off-Broadway in the role of Kate Conlee in Make Believe, a new play by Bess Wohl staged at the Second Stage Theater. Michael Greif directed.[19]
Her 2020 musical Whisper House was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[14]
Personal life
Mathis met actor
In the autopsy report the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department detailed that Mathis refused several times to give more details surrounding the death of Phoenix and had told deputies at the time of Phoenix's death that she had no knowledge of his drug use.[21] Mathis took a role in the film Jack and Sarah (1995), which was shot in London, to get out of the country after Phoenix's death because of the excessive press coverage.[6]
Mathis spoke for the first time publicly about the death of Phoenix in an interview with The Guardian in 2018.[22] She elaborated on the circumstances surrounding Phoenix's death: "I knew something was wrong that night, something I didn't understand. I didn't see anyone doing drugs but he was high in a way that made me feel uncomfortable...the heroin that killed him didn't happen until he was in the Viper Room. I have my suspicions about what was going on, but I didn't see anything."[23]
Awards and nominations
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Mathis was nominated in 1995 for a Young Artist Award, despite being 22 years old at the time of her role, at the
Filmography
Film
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1989 | Bulldance | Paula | |
1990 | Pump Up the Volume | Nora Diniro | |
1992 | This Is My Life | Erica Ingels | Nominated— Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress Starring in a Motion Picture
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FernGully: The Last Rainforest | Crysta | Voice | |
1993 | The Music of Chance | Tiffany | |
Super Mario Bros. | Princess Daisy / The Queen | ||
The Thing Called Love | Miranda Presley | ||
1994 | Little Women | Adult Amy March | |
1995 | Jack and Sarah | Amy | |
How to Make an American Quilt | Young Sophia Darling Richards | Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | |
The American President | Janie Basdin | ||
1996 | Broken Arrow | Terry Carmichael | |
Museum of Love | Stephanie | Short film | |
1998 | Waiting for Woody | Gail Silver | |
Sweet Jane | Jane | ||
2000 | The Simian Line | Mae | |
American Psycho | Courtney Rawlinson | ||
Attraction | Corey | ||
2004 | The Punisher | Maria Castle
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2005 | Kids in America | Jennifer Rose | |
Touched | Jeannie Bates | ||
2006 | Believe in Me | Jean Driscoll | |
Local Color | Carla | ||
2009 | The New Daughter | Cassandra Parker | |
2010 | Buried | Linda Conroy | Voice |
Order of Chaos | Jennifer | ||
Lebanon, Pa. | Vicki | ||
2011 | Good Day for It | Sarah Bryant | |
Camilla Dickinson | Rose Dickinson | ||
2012 | Atlas Shrugged: Part II | Dagny Taggart
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2014 | Affluenza | Bunny Miller | |
2016 | American Pastoral | Penny Hamlin | |
2017 | Ray Meets Helen | Mary | |
2018 | Being Frank | Bonnie | |
The Clovehitch Killer | Cindy | ||
Boarding School | Isabel | ||
2023 | Pet Sematary: Bloodlines | Kathy | |
2024 | The Exorcism † | Jennifer Simon | Post-production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1988 | Aaron's Way | Roseanne Miller | Main cast; Season 1 |
Circle of Love | Roseanne Miller | Television film | |
1988–89 | Knightwatch | Jacqueline 'Jake' Monroe | Main cast; Season 1 |
1989 | Cold Sassy Tree | Lightfoot McClendon | Television film |
CBS Summer Playhouse | Mary Dunne | Episode: "American Nuclear" | |
1990 | Extreme Close-Up | Laura | Television film |
83 Hours 'Til Dawn | Julie Burdock | ||
To My Daughter | Anne Carlston | ||
1999 | The Outer Limits | Marie Wells | Episode: " The Shroud "
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Freak City | Ruth Ellison | Television film | |
1999–2000 | Harsh Realm | Sophie Green | 4 Episodes |
2000 | Mermaid | Rhonda | Television film |
2001 | First Years | Ann Weller | Main cast; Season 1 |
Night Visions | Diane Ballard | Episode: "The Passenger List/Bokor" | |
The Mists of Avalon
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Gwenhwyfar
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Miniseries | |
2002 | PBS Hollywood Presents | Lisa Morrison | Episode: "Collected Stories" |
2003 | The Twilight Zone | Rachel Stark | Episode: " Into the Light "
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Hilary Barclay | Episode: "Control" | |
2004 | Salem's Lot | Susan Norton | Miniseries Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television |
2005 | Fathers and Sons | Jenny | Television film |
Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Dr. Christine Ansel | Episode: "Saving Face" | |
2006 | Secrets of a Small Town | Samantha Steele | Episode: "Pilot" |
Absolution | Bettina Lloyd | Television film | |
House | Maria Palko | Episode: "Clueless" | |
Nightmares & Dreamscapes
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Karen Evans | Episode: "The Fifth Quarter" | |
2007 | Lost | Olivia Goodspeed | Episode: "The Man Behind the Curtain" |
A Stranger's Heart | Callie Morgan | Television film | |
Mitch Albom's For One More Day | Young Pauline 'Posey' Benetto | ||
2009 | Grey's Anatomy | Melinda Prescott | 3 Episodes |
Royal Pains | Amy Hill | Episode: "Wonderland" | |
2010 | Unanswered Prayers | Lorrie Beck | Television film |
2011 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Donna | Episode: "The Hero" |
2013 | Under the Dome | Alice Calvert | Recurring role; Season 1 |
2014 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Catherine Summers | Episode: "Reasonable Doubt" |
2015–16 | The Strain | Justine Feraldo | Main cast; Seasons 2–3 |
2019 | Billions | Sara Hammon | Recurring role; Season 4 |
Into the Dark | Dr. Victoria Harris | Episode: "All That We Destroy" | |
Bull | Avery Kress | Episode: "The Flying Carpet" | |
2020 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Melanie Franks | Episode: "Swimming With The Sharks" |
2023 | 12 Desperate Hours | Val Jane | Television film |
Notes
References
- ISBN 9780900610813.
- ^ a b "SAG-AFTRA Opens Third Convention, Elects National Officers". SAG-AFTRA. October 6, 2017. Archived from the original on February 9, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Graves, Lucia (July 24, 2019). "'It was too much loss. I fell apart': Samantha Mathis on River Phoenix and her career revival". The Guardian. Archived from the original on July 30, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
- ^ a b c Craven, Jonathan (March 1996). "Sam I am" (interview). Bikini.
- ^ "Samantha Mathis". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
- ^ a b c Hensley, Dennis. "Elementary Mathis", Detour (December 1995)
- ^ a b Matsumoto, Jon (September 1, 1990). "Acting's in Samantha Mathis' Blood: Mom's and Grandmom's Too" Archived October 10, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, The Los Angeles Times; retrieved August 31, 2009.
- ^ a b Malkin, Nina (June 1992). "This is my Life". Seventeen. pp. 4, 82–83.
- ^ Gussow, Mel (October 14, 1992). "Theater in Review" Archived February 19, 2022, at the Wayback Machine. The New York Times; retrieved April 24, 2008.
- ^ "That Time Samantha Mathis, Daisy from Super Mario Bros., and a Puppet Defeated King Koopa". YouTube. October 14, 2017. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ The Huffington Post. Archivedfrom the original on July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
- The Toronto Sun.
- ^ Sheridan, Patricia (April 30, 2007). "Samantha Mathis profile" Archived December 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; retrieved April 24, 2008.
- ^ from the original on March 17, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- ^ Hetrick, Adam (October 5, 2011). "Dee Hoty and Samantha Mathis Join Love, Loss, and What I Wore Oct. 5" Archived November 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Playbill; retrieved October 30, 2011.
- Grantland.com. Retrieved August 7, 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Petski, Denise (November 14, 2014). "Samantha Mathis Joins 'The Strain'; Inbar Lavi In 'The Last Ship'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 22, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- ^ "SAG-AFTRA Opens Second Convention; Elects National Officers". SAG-AFTRA. October 2, 2015.
- ^ Brunner, Jeryl (August 16, 2019). "With The New Play 'Make Believe' Samantha Mathis Takes A Deep Dive Into Childhood". Forbes. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ^ Pearce, Garth (June 1996). "Why I Still Grieve For River", OK! Weekly. Accessed October 27, 2022.
- ^ "Autopsy report" (PDF). autopsyfiles.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ Alexander, Bryan (October 26, 2018). "River Phoenix's death: Samantha Mathis breaks silence about the tragic night 25 years ago". USA Today. Archived from the original on October 26, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
- ^ Freeman, Hadley (October 25, 2018). "The untold story of lost star River Phoenix – 25 years after his death". The Guardian. Archived from the original on October 25, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
External links
- Samantha Mathis at IMDb