- Height5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
- Born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Samantha has led multiple lives across three continents as an actress, writer, director, chef-entrepreneur and former professional dancer in Malaysia, UK and USA. She is the first Malaysian in history to become a Lifetime Member of The Actors Studio, led by co-presidents Ellen Burstyn, Alec Baldwin and Al Pacino in NYC.
Samantha is the creator and star of Ally Chia on Amazon Prime Video, a short film loosely based on her real life experiences as a struggling chef (she runs Sam Tan's Kitchen to this day). The film was shot in one day with an all-female crew.
Samantha was the first Malaysian ever to be accepted into the MFA Acting program at Actors Studio Drama School NYC, and raised $105,000 of her tuition in 2 weeks through a combination of global crowdfunding and four scholarships. She will forever be grateful to the generous souls around the world who made her training possible.
She is multi-lingual and speaks fluent Malay and basic Cantonese, Mandarin and Hokkien/Taiwanese.
Notable UK stage credits include Disney's High School Musical (original London cast), The King & I (Royal Albert Hall) opposite Daniel Dae Kim, Bizet's Carmen at the O2 Arena, the BRIT Awards, and the London Olympics Closing Ceremony, where she was a featured dancer with Russell Brand watched by an estimated TV audience of 750 million worldwide.- IMDb Mini Biography By: samantha-tan.com
- Gender / Gender identityFemale
- Samantha is the first Malaysian in history accepted into the 3-year MFA program at the Actors Studio Drama School, and succeeded in raising her entire tuition by launching an online fundraising campaign. The campaign went viral and led to multiple scholarships, corporate sponsorships and public donations from around the globe. 8 months after graduating, she auditioned and successfully became a Lifetime Member of the Actors Studio on her first try.
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