Samantha Mathis (born May 12, 1970) is an American actress and trade union leader of Austrian descent born in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York.
She serves as vice president of SAG-AFTRA. She is best known for The American President, FernGully: The Last Rainforest, and Broken Arrow.
Her parents are the late Austrian actress Bibi Besch and the late Donald Mathis. She was the girlfriend of actor River Phoenix, she was with him the night he died from a drug overdose on October 31, 1993.
Film Roles
- Pump Up the Volume as Nora Diniro
- This Is My Life as Erica Ingels
- FernGully: The Last Rainforest as Crysta
- Super Mario Bros. (1993) as Princess Daisy
- Little Women (1994) as Adult Amy March
- Jack & Sarah as Amy
- How to Make an American Quilt as Young Sophia Darling Richards
- The American President as Janie Basdin
- Broken Arrow (1996) as Terry Carmichael
- American Psycho as Courtney Rawlinson
- The Simian Line as Mae
- The Punisher as Maria Castle
- Kids in America as Jennifer Rose
- Atlas Shrugged as Dagny Taggart
- Ray Meets Helen as Mary
- The Exorcism as Jennifer Simon
Television Roles
- Aarons Way as Roseanne Miller (season 1)
- Knightwatch as Jacqueline 'Jake' Monroe (season 1)
- The Outer Limits (1995) as Marie Wells (1 episode)
- Harsh Realm as Sophie Green (4 episodes)
- Night Visions as Diane Ballard (1 episode)
- The Twilight Zone (2002) as Rachel Stark (1 episode)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Hilary Barclay/Catherine Summers/Melanie Franks (3 episodes)
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Dr. Christine Ansel (1 episode)
- House as Maria Palko (1 episode)
- Lost as Olivia Goodspeed (1 episode)
- Grey's Anatomy as Melinda Prescott (3 episodes)
- Royal Pains as Amy Hill (1 episode)
- Curb Your Enthusiasm as Donna (1 episode)
- Under the Dome as Alice Calvert (1 episode)
- Billions as Sara Hammon (recurring)
- Into the Dark as Dr. Victoria Harris (1 episode)
- Bull as Avery Kress (1 episode)