Samantha Mathis(I)
- Actress
- Executive
- Soundtrack
Samantha Mathis was born in 1970 in New York, to Donald Mathis and
Austrian-born Bibi Besch, an aspiring actress
at the time. Her maternal grandmother was actress
Gusti Huber. 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.