Sam Sorbo

{{Infobox person

| name = Sam Sorbo

| image = Sam Sorbo by Gage Skidmore.jpg

| caption =Sorbo in 2022

| birth_name = Sandra Lynn Jenkins

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|10|18}}

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| death_date =

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| other_names = Sam Jenkins

| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|talk radio host}}

| years_active = 1987–present

| children = 3, including Braeden

| spouse = {{marriage|Kevin Sorbo|1998}}

| homepage =

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Sandra Lynn "Sam" Sorbo (née Jenkins; born October 18, 1964) is an American actress. She played Serena in the television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and hosts the weekday, syndicated radio program, The Sam Sorbo Show.{{cite web|title=Talk Radio Network Enterprises Launches The Sam Sorbo Show|url=http://www.trncorporate.com/news/Talk_Radio_Network_Enterprises_Launches_The_Sam_Sorbo_Show|publisher=trncorporate.com|accessdate=October 2, 2015}}

Career

Under her maiden name, Jenkins, Sorbo played Serena on the TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Serena is a recurring love interest for Hercules.{{cite web|title=Kevin Sorbo Displays the Strength of 'Hercules'|date=July 2, 2012|url=http://americanprofile.com/articles/kevin-sorbo-displays-the-strength-of-hercules/|publisher=americanprofile.com|accessdate=October 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712044732/http://www.americanprofile.com/articles/kevin-sorbo-displays-the-strength-of-hercules/ |archive-date=July 12, 2012}}

Sorbo starred as Dr. Caroline Eggert in the third season of Chicago Hope and alongside Steve Buscemi in Twenty Bucks and Ed and His Dead Mother. She had guest appearances as Mariah on seaQuest DSV and she acted alongside her husband as Dr. Sara Riley, Dylan Hunt's former fiancee, in two episodes of Andromeda.

Under her married name, Sorbo hosts a weekday radio show, The Sam Sorbo Show, syndicated nationwide by [https://mojo50.com/ Mojo 5-0 Radio]. She also co-hosts Flashpoint Live, a weekly radio news magazine.[http://www.trn1.com/flashpoint-about About: Flashpoint Live with Sam Sorbo and Marius Forte]. TRN1.com. Retrieved November 27, 2012.

Personal life

Sorbo studied Biomedical Engineering at Duke University, but decided to pursue modeling and acting afterwards.{{cite web|title=About|url=http://www.samsorbo.com/about/}}

Sam married actor Kevin Sorbo on January 5, 1998. They met the previous year when she had a small recurring role on Hercules (Season 3, Episode 8 "Prince Hercules"). They have three children: Braeden Cooper (born 2001), Shane Haaken (born 2004), and Octavia Flynn (born 2005);{{cite web|title=Sam Sorbo talks hubby Kevin Sorbo & True Strength: He truly is my hero|date=December 7, 2011 |url=https://sorbowriter.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/sam-sorbo-on-husband-kevin-sorbo-true-strength-he-truly-is-my-hero/|publisher=sorbowriter.wordpress.com|access-date=October 2, 2015|archive-date=October 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028094800/https://sorbowriter.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/sam-sorbo-on-husband-kevin-sorbo-true-strength-he-truly-is-my-hero/|url-status=live}} whom they homeschooled.{{cite web|title=Sam Sorbo talks hubby Kevin Sorbo & True Strength: He truly is my hero|date=December 7, 2011|url=https://sorbowriter.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/sam-sorbo-on-husband-kevin-sorbo-true-strength-he-truly-is-my-hero/|publisher=sorbowriter.wordpress.com|accessdate=October 2, 2015}}{{cite web | url=http://onenewsnow.com/education/2016/06/20/theyre-your-kids-author-hails-homeschooling | title='They're Your Kids' author hails homeschooling | accessdate=August 17, 2016}} Sorbo is the spokesman and chair of A World Fit for Kids! (AWFFK!), a non-profit organization that trains teenagers to become mentors to younger children.{{cite news|first=Efrem|last=Graham|title=Kevin Sorbo Uses Faith to Make 'World Fit for Kids'|url=http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2015/August/Kevin-Sorbo-Uses-Faith-to-Make-World-Fit-for-Kids/|access-date=October 2, 2015|publisher=cbn.com|date=August 27, 2015|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053301/http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2015/August/Kevin-Sorbo-Uses-Faith-to-Make-World-Fit-for-Kids/|url-status=live}} Sorbo wrote They're Your Kids, a book that chronicles her family's experience with homeschooling. She publicly advocates homeschooling.

= Politics =

Sorbo has been a featured speaker on the ReAwaken America Tour, a series of events protesting COVID-19 mitigation measures and supporting Donald Trump's claims of a stolen election.{{Cite web |title=ReAwaken America Tour |url=https://www.thrivetimeshow.com/reawaken-america-tour/ |access-date=2022-09-18 |website=The ThriveTime Show |language=en}}

Filmography

class="wikitable sortable" \|+Film
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1990 \|{{sortname\|The\|Bonfire of the Vanities\|The Bonfire of the Vanities (film)}} \|Fox's Assistant \|
1991 \|Night of the Warrior \|Hooker \|
1992 \|Obiettivo indiscreto \|Claire \|
1993 \|Twenty Bucks \|Anna Holiday \|
1993 \|Ed and His Dead Mother \|Storm Reynolds \|
1994 \|Fortunes of War \|Johanna Pimmler \|
1994 \|{{sortname\|The\|Crew\|nolink=1}} \|Catherine Driftwood \|
2001 \|Resolution \|Paula \|
2005 \|In a Dark Place \|Paula \|
2013 \|Storm Rider \|Vanessa \|
2014 \|Alongside Night \|Cathryn Vreeland \|
2015 \|Just Let Go \|District Attorney \|
2017 \|Let There Be Light \|Katy Harkins \| co-wrote screenplay with Dan Gordon
2018 \|Bernie the Dolphin \|Sandy Pierce \|
2023 \|Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist \|Amanda White \|

class="wikitable sortable"

|+Film

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1990

|{{sortname|The|Bonfire of the Vanities|The Bonfire of the Vanities (film)}}

|Fox's Assistant

1991

|Night of the Warrior

|Hooker

1992

|Obiettivo indiscreto

|Claire

1993

|Twenty Bucks

|Anna Holiday

1993

|Ed and His Dead Mother

|Storm Reynolds

1994

|Fortunes of War

|Johanna Pimmler

1994

|{{sortname|The|Crew|nolink=1}}

|Catherine Driftwood

2001

|Resolution

|Paula

2005

|In a Dark Place

|Paula

2013

|Storm Rider

|Vanessa

2014

|Alongside Night

|Cathryn Vreeland

2015

|Just Let Go

|District Attorney

2017

|Let There Be Light

|Katy Harkins

| co-wrote screenplay with Dan Gordon

2018

|Bernie the Dolphin

|Sandy Pierce

2023

|Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist

|Amanda White

class="wikitable sortable" \|+Television
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1987 \|Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story \|Georgette \|Episode: "1.3"
1990 \|Blaues Blut \|Tuesday \|Episode: "Das Mädchen aus dem Meer"
1990 \|Glory Days \|Sherry \|Episode: "The Kids Are Allright"
1994–1995 \|seaQuest DSV \|Mariah \|2 episodes
1995 \|Diagnosis: Murder \|Ellen Kingston \|Episode: "Playing for Keeps"
1996 \|JAG \|Private Whitley \|Episode: "Boot"
1996 \|{{sortname\|The\|Sentinel\|The Sentinel (TV series)}} \|Isabel Kane \|Episode: "Night Train"
1996 \|Chicago Hope \|Dr. Caroline Eggert \|8 episodes
1996–99 \|Hercules: The Legendary Journeys \|Princess Kirin; Serena \|Episode: "Prince Hercules"; 5 episodes
2000-01 \|Andromeda \|Dr. Sara Riley \|2 episodes
2001 \|Tatort \|Esther \|Episode: "Nichts mehr im Griff"
2007 \|Avenging Angel \|Sarah \|TV movie

class="wikitable sortable"

|+Television

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1987

|Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story

|Georgette

|Episode: "1.3"

1990

|Blaues Blut