Biography of Samantha MathisSamantha Mathis (born May 12, 1970) is an American actress.
Mathis was born in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of actress Bibi Besch, and granddaughter of actress Gusti Huber. Her parents divorced when she was 2 years old, Mathis was raised by her mother. She relocated to Los Angeles, California at the age of 5. Mathis' mother discouraged her from pursuing acting, but growing up on locations, in theaters, and in acting classes, Mathis knew she wanted to act.
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. Mathis and actor River Phoenix fell in love with when they starred in The Thing Called Love (1993). She was with him the night that he died outside of the Los Angeles nightclub, The Viper Room, on Halloween, 1993. Mathis co-starred with Christian Slater again in John Woo's Broken Arrow (1996) and later appeared in a prominent role in Mary Harron's American Psycho (2000).
Mathis is a vegetarian.
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