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Samantha Mathis
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Actor Born: May 12, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York City, NY Biography:The daughter of actress "Bibi Besch", "Samantha Mathis" earned respect and popularity for her work in such '90s films as "Pump up the Volume" (1990), "Little Women" (1994), and "John Woo"'s "Broken Arrow" (1996). A native of Brooklyn, where she was born May 12, 1970, Mathis grew up surrounded by show business thanks to her mother's job. She made her professional debut alongside her mother in a TV commercial for baby products and had her first speaking role as "Merlin Olsen"'s daughter in the short-lived 1988 TV series "Aaron's Way". It was with her first onscreen starring role in the seminal '90s high school insurrection drama "Pump up the Volume" that Mathis first earned recognition; following the film's success, she began appearing in lead roles in mainstream and independent films alike. Although she worked fairly steadily throughout the decade, doing particularly strong work in films such as "Nora... Full Biography
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