Who is Samantha Smith?
Samantha A. “Sam” Smith is an American national who was born on 4 November 1969 in Sacramento, California, under the sign of the Scorpio. She is an actress and a former model best known for playing Mary Winchester in the fantasy horror drama series “Supernatural,” which aired from 2005 to 2020 and also starred Jim Beaver, Jensen Ackles, and Jared Padalecki. The plot centers on two brothers who battle supernatural beings that exist on Earth. The show was nominated for 121 awards, including three Primetime Emmys, and won 37 of them.
Childhood And Education
Samantha Smith (Pinterest)Samantha Smith was reared in Sacramento as an only child by her insurance agent mother and lawyer father, who encouraged her to prioritize her studies and finish college.
To prepare for her profession as a model, Samantha developed an interest in modeling while still in elementary school. She continued to perform sports throughout high school and maintained a rigorous diet. To enroll at the University of California, Los Angeles, she first came to Los Angeles after graduating in 1987. Samantha worked as a model while attending school. After appearing in her first advertisements, one of which was featured during a Super Bowl, Samantha caught the attention of an acting scout, allowing her to establish her acting career and leave school as soon as she landed her first role.
Movies’ Parts
In movies and TV shows, Samantha is recognized with more than 50 parts. In this article, we’ll highlight some of her best work.
She made her film debut in 1996 as The Former Girlfriend in the romantic comedy sports film “Jerry Maguire,” written and directed by Cameron Crowe and starring Tom Cruise and Cuba Gooding Jr. The plot centers on a sports agent who loses his job and then decides to work on his own with the one remaining athlete. The film was a big hit, garnering nominations for and winning 26 accolades, including an Oscar.
In the comedy “The Truth About Juliet,” which follows the lives of four friends living in Los Angeles, Samantha performed the title role, Juliet, and the following year, she took a supporting role in the critically praised science fiction comedy “What Planet Are You From?”
In the supernatural fantasy “Dragonfly,” she appeared as a waitress in the year 2002, and in Steven Spielberg’s action-adventure science fiction movie “Transformers,” starring Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox, she played Sarah Lennox. The movie was a huge success, garnering 20 awards and being nominated for 44 others, including three Oscars.
In three of her most recent film performances, Samantha played Christine in the 2010 comedy “The Chosen One,” Amy in the 2016 horror film “The Devil’s Dolls,” and Stephanie in the 2017 supernatural horror film “Stephanie,” which also starred Frank Grillo and Anna Torv.
Television Show Roles
The critically acclaimed comedy “Seinfeld,” which stars Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Michael Richards and is about a stand-up comedian and his best friends who are living together in New York City, was a hit, winning 74 awards including three Golden Globes while it was nominated for 185 others during its running from 1989 to 1998. Samantha made her debut on a TV series in 1996 when she was asked to guest star as Hallie.
Samantha can be seen in a few episodes of several series, including the comedy “Wings,” the action drama “The Pretender,” the crime thriller “Silk Stalkings,” and others from 1997 and 1998.
She later portrayed Monica in two episodes of the sitcom “Caroline in the City,” which is about Caroline Duffy, a cartoonist who resides in Manhattan. In 1999, she also made a guest appearance as Jen in the episode of the critically acclaimed sitcom “Friends” titled “The One with Rachel’s Inadvertent Kiss.” The following year, Samantha guest starred in only one episode of several series, including the teen drama “Time of Your Life,” the sitcom “The Weber Show” in 2000, and the science fiction drama “Dark Angel.” The comedy series “Two of a Kind” was about a single father raising his twin daughters Ashley and Mary-Kate.
Samantha played Karen Caulfield in an episode of the courtroom drama “Philly” in 2002. She then took a year off from acting before making a comeback in 2004 as a guest actor in two police procedural dramas, “The Division” and “NYPD Blue.” Samantha previously appeared in three other series that year. She continued to appear in single episodes of numerous series, but three of her most recent appearances were as Susan Hawkins in the cyber-themed action-adventure series “Intelligence,” Sylvia Hennigan in the drama “The Mentalist,” and Mary Hope in the crime drama “Rizzoli & Isles,” both in 2014.
Relationship Status
The two were introduced by a friend at a café in the early 2000s when Samantha was passing by and stopped to say “hello” to her buddy who was seated there with Cory.
The actual day of the wedding has been kept a mystery, and no members of the media were permitted to attend. The couple wed in 2008 in a private ceremony that was only attended by their closest friends and family. Since Cory is not a famous person and would rather avoid the spotlight, nothing is known about him. Their son was born two years after they said “I do,” and there are online speculations that he is already interested in performing and has appeared in multiple school productions.
Samantha is married and has a son as of September 2020 because she hasn’t mentioned any previous guys she may have dated before meet Cory.
Activities And Other Passions
Samantha enjoys the outdoors and frequently spends her leisure time in parks. She also enjoys gardening and enjoys taking trips to national parks with her spouse.
Samantha loves animals, with cats being her favorite. However, because her husband enjoys dogs, the couple also has a pet dog named Tulip, who frequently appears in the photos Samantha uploads to her Instagram account, which has more than 300,000 followers.
She has provided money to numerous charitable causes and volunteered at numerous charity events. She is philanthropic.
Samantha has her list of favorite performers and actresses, including the late Robin Williams, Channing Tatum, and Amanda Seyfried. Some of her favorite films are Patch Adams, Catch Me If You Can, and Letters to Juliette.
Net Worth
Samantha Smith (Pinterest)Samantha Smith is 50 years old. She stands at 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 meters) tall and weighs about 135 pounds. She has long blonde hair and blue eyes (61kgs).
Her projected net worth as of September 2020 is greater than $19 million.