Samantha Smith (actress)
{{short description|American actress}}
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Samantha A. Smith (November 4th, 1969) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Mary Winchester on Supernatural.
Career
Smith began her career as a teenage model.{{cite web|title=Interview with Samantha Smith via @stacyamiller85 @SamSmithTweets|url=https://thenerdygirlexpress.com/2016/05/10/interview-with-samantha-smith-via-stacyamiller85-samsmithtweets/|website=TheNerdyGirlExpress|accessdate=26 March 2017|date=10 May 2016}} She moved to Los Angeles and planned on doing commercials to support herself while she attended UCLA. She was in an HBO commercial that aired during the Super Bowl; this exposure led to her finding an agent and beginning her acting career.
Her most notable role is Mary Winchester on the paranormal and fantasy TV series Supernatural.{{cite web|title='Supernatural': Samantha Smith Talks Mary's Relationship with Her Sons, Returning to the Show and More|url=https://www.buddytv.com/articles/supernatural/supernatural-samantha-smith-ta-60889.aspx|accessdate=26 March 2017}}{{cite web|title=Supernatural Magazine: There's Something About Mary|url=http://titanmagazines.com/t/supernatural/features/interviews/theres-something-about-mary/|publisher=Titan Magazines|accessdate=13 April 2012}} She has also had guest appearances on Rizzoli & Isles,{{cite web|title='Supernatural's' own Samantha Smith chats season 12 and beauty secrets|url=https://us.blastingnews.com/showbiz-tv/2016/12/supernatural-s-own-samantha-smith-chats-season-12-and-beauty-secrets-001349603.html|website=Blasting News|accessdate=26 March 2017}} Friends and Criminal Minds. Her film work includes Jerry Maguire and Transformers.
Personal life
Filmography
= Film =
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!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 1996
|Former Girlfriend | |
| 1998
|Juliet | |
| 2000
|Flight Attendant | |
| 2002
|Waitress | |
| 2007
|Sarah Lennox | |
| 2010
|Christine | |
| 2016
|Amy | |
| 2017
|Doctor | |
= Television =
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| Year | Production | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Seinfeld | Hallie | Episode: "The Friars Club" |
| 1996-2000
|Kerry/Susan Porter |2 episodes | |||
| rowspan="2" | 1997 | Wings | Shannon Carson | Episode: "Dreamgirl" |
| The Pretender | Kimberly Green | Episode: "Exposed" | |
| rowspan="4" | 1998 | Silk Stalkings | Alex | Episode: "Three Ring Circus" |
| Pacific Blue | Allie McGuire | Episode: "Heat of the Moment" | |
| Caroline in the City | Monica | 2 episodes | |
| Buddy Faro | Cookie Logan | Episode: "Touched by an Amnesiac" | |
| 1998–1999
|Nancy Carlson |5 episodes | |||
| rowspan="6" | 1999 | Cold Feet | Gina | Episode: "Trying to Do the Right Thing" |
| Rockin' Good Times | Nicky | 1 episode (credited as "Sam Smith") | |
| Friends | Jen | Episode: "The One with Rachel's Inadvertent Kiss" | |
| Family Law | Cindy | 2 episodes | |
| Avalon: Beyond the Abyss | Dr. Hannah Nygaard | TV movie | |
| Time of Your Life | Jessica | 2 episodes | |
| 1999–2000 | Profiler | Kate Wilton | 4 episodes |
| rowspan="3" | 2000 | Noriega: God's Favorite | Yogi | TV movie |
| Bull | Jennifer | Episode: "One Night in Bangkok" | |
| The Weber Show | Hannah | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| rowspan="2" | 2001 | Dark Angel | Daphne | Episode: "Art Attack" |
| Just Shoot Me! | Stella Rudin | Episode: "At Long Last Allie" | |
| rowspan="4" | 2002 | Fidel | Reporter | TV movie |
| Watching Ellie | Diange Singer | Episode: "Wedding" | |
| Philly | Karen Caulfield | Episode: "Tall Tales" | |
| Presidio Med | Episode: "This Baby's Gonna Fly" | ||
| rowspan="2" | 2004 | The Division | Lynn Dart | Episode: "What's Love Got to Do with It?" |
| NYPD Blue | Corrine O'Malley | Episode: "You're Buggin' Me" | |
| 2005–2019 | Supernatural | Mary Winchester | 35 episodes |
| 2006 | Monk | Coach Hayden | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Big Game" |
| rowspan="4" | 2007 | Criminal Minds | Helen Douglas | Episode: "The Big Game" |
| McBride: Dogged | Laurie Carter | TV film | |
| Love's Unending Legacy | rowspan="2" | Marty Davis | rowspan="2" | TV movie | |
| Love's Unfolding Dream | |||
| 2009 | Trust Me | Beverly | Episode: "Au Courant" |
| 2010 | House | Lulu | Episode: "A Pox on Our House" |
| 2012 | NCIS: Los Angeles | NCIS Agent Bell | Episode: "Blye, K." |
| rowspan="3" | 2014 | Intelligence | Susan Hawkins | Episode: "Secrets of the Secret Service" |
| The Mentalist | Sylvia Hennigan | Episode: "Violets" | |
| Recorded Lives
| |Episode: "This Baby's Gonna Fly" | |||
| rowspan="2" |2015
|Mary Hope | rowspan="2" |2 episodes | |||
| Con Man
|Stewardess | |||
| rowspan="3" |2022
|Captain Pamela Shore |Episode: "May Day" | |||
| Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
|Eldredth |Episode: "Strange New Worlds" | |||
| Star Trek: Prodigy
|Huur'A (voice) |Episode: "All the World's A Stage" | |||
| 2024
|Therapist |Episode: "Above and Beyond" |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0809860|name=Samantha Smith}}
- [https://archive.today/20130209055107/http://www.winchesterbros.com/site/index.php/cast/35/531-samantha-smith-mary-winchester Winchester Bros Page]
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Category:20th-century American actresses
Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:American film actresses