Sam Doumit

Samia "Sam" Doumit is an American actress.

Sam Doumit
Sam Doumit signing the Suicide Girls mag/book at San Diego Comic-Con 2007.
Born
Samia Doumit
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActress
Years active1998–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2005)​
Children2

Early life

Doumit is of Irish, French, Lebanese, German, and Jewish descent (mother's side). She was a Dean's list and honor roll student at Emerson College in Boston before attending the California Institute of the Arts. Doumit's great-uncle is Nobel Peace Prize recipient Dr. Albert Schweitzer.[1]

Career

She starred in the film The Hot Chick with Rob Schneider, Adam Sandler, Anna Farris, and Rachel McAdams as well as the independent film The Utopian Society. She is featured in the Zed video clip "Starlight", included on The Hot Chick DVD. She guest starred on ABC's Castle, Showtime's series Shameless, and The Mentalist on CBS. Doumit guest-starred in the final episode of the short-lived series LAX. She had a role in one episode of the never-aired series The Jake Effect. She played "Maggie", a recurring character on Disney's Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show. Doumit is friends with actor Jeremy Sisto, and they worked together in the series finale of Dawson's Creek and the film Little Savant. Doumit played a drug addled prostitute in an episode of Southland.

She currently plays the lead role “Rosie” in the 10 episode limited series Red Riding Hoods

Doumit began acting on stage at age 5. She has performed in over 30 professional plays including "Bonnie" in Hurlyburly, "Laura" in The Glass Menagerie and "Juliet" in Romeo and Juliet. She played a stage actress in KY2 in 2000.

In October 2005, she wrote, directed and performed "Not to Fear", a daring performance art piece in the Half-Hour From Home: Cal-Arts Alumni at Barnsdall, organized by Cal-Arts.

Samia Doumit played "Kate" in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew at the Lillian Theatre in Los Angeles. Her portrayal of "Kate" was featured in an interview and article for Estylo Magazine. In 2009-2010 Doumit played 8 comedic characters in the long running hit Jewtopia at The Greenway Court Theatre in Los Angeles.

Doumit is the face of the SuicideGirls logo. Doumit married Erik Contreras on September 3, 2005.

She hosted "Suicide Girls Radio" Sunday nights on Indie 103.1 FM in Los Angeles from 2006 to 2011. It was voted #1 Radio in 2009 by Rolling Stone Magazine

Filmography

Film
  • On the Ropes (1999) ..... Maya
  • Taylor's Wall (2001) ..... Taylor Manning
  • Beyond the Pale (2001) ..... Dina
  • The Hot Chick (2002) ..... Eden
  • The Utopian Society (2003) ..... Nera
  • Longtime Listener 12th Time Caller (Voice) (2004) ..... Nancy
  • Just Hustle (2004) ..... Naomi Rose
  • East L.A ..... Krista Guzman
  • Rosary Stars ..... Herself

Television

References
  1. Sam Doumit AMC Profile AMC.com. Accessed November 23, 2015.
  • Jewtopia Play
  • TV Tome
  • "Half-Hour From Home: CALARTS Alumni at Barnsdall Program" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-03-03.
  • Just Hustle Movie
  • Longtime Listener 12th Time Caller
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