Originally from St. Louis, Samantha moved to NYC to attend NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts for Acting. She also had the pleasure to train with Mark Rylance at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre [UK] & at Circle in the Square [NY].
Her recent credits include: BILLIONS [Showtime], TROY [Tribeca Film Festival 2022, Outfest 2022], THEM [Amazon], MONSTERLAND [Hulu], & ADAM [streaming on multiple platforms]. She's currently developing a TV series & a film- both under wraps.
She's also a passionate advocate and as President of Women to the Front she’s helped raise almost $100K for 8 different orgs so far- including the recent fundraiser for Higher Heights, a terrific org solely committed to electing progressive Black women to office.