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Samantha Mathis
Samantha Mathis
	Mathis at Nightmare Weekend Richmond in 2023
Born	May 12, 1970 (age 54); New York City, U.S.
Occupations	Actress; trade union leader;
Years active	1986–present
Mother	Bibi Besch
Relatives	Gotfrid Köchert (grandfather); Gusti Huber (grandmother);

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Samantha Mathis (born May 12, 1970)^[1] is an American actress and trade union leader who served as the Vice President, Actors/Performers of SAG-AFTRA from 2015 to 2019.^[a] The daughter of actress Bibi Besch, Mathis made her film debut in Pump Up the Volume (1990), and later co-starred or appeared in such films as FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992), Super Mario Bros. (1993), The Thing Called Love (1993), Little Women (1994), The American President (1995), Jack and Sarah (1995), Broken Arrow (1996), American Psycho (2000), The Punisher (2004), and Atlas Shrugged: Part II (2012). She has recently had recurring roles on The Strain as New York City Councilwoman Justine Feraldo, and on Billions as Taylor Mason Capital COO Sara Hammon.

Early life

Mathis was born in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, the daughter of Donald Mathis and Austrian-born actress Bibi Besch.^[3]^[4]^[5] Her parents divorced when she was two years old, and Mathis was brought up by her mother. She relocated with her mother to Los Angeles, California, at the age of five.^[6]

Besch tried to discourage Mathis from pursuing acting, but growing up on locations, in theaters, and in acting classes, Mathis knew she wanted to act.^[3]^[4] She decided to become an actress at the age of twelve.^[7]

Career

Mathis began acting professionally at the age of 16.^[8] Her first job was a commercial for "Always Slender Pads – Just for Teens".^[4] She co-starred in the television series Aaron's Way and Knightwatch from 1988 to 1989. Her first starring role in a feature film was that of Nora in Pump Up the Volume (1990), opposite Christian Slater, whom she briefly dated at the time.^[3]^[6] Mathis dyed her natural blonde hair black for the role in an effort to change her image from sweet and innocent to strong-willed.^[7]

Mathis appeared in the television films Extreme Close-up, 83 Hours 'til Dawn and To My Daughter in 1990. Mathis and Slater had voice roles in the animated film FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992). She next appeared in the comedy This Is My Life (1992), written and directed by Nora Ephron, playing an insecure teenager.^[8] Mathis appeared in the play Fortinbras in New York City in October 1992.^[9] Super Mario Bros. (1993), in which she played Princess Daisy from the popular Nintendo video game, was a box-office bomb but gained a cult following since its release.^[10]

Mathis co-starred with River Phoenix in The Thing Called Love (1993).^[11] She appeared in the 1994 film adaptation of Little Women, and in How to Make an American Quilt (1995), both starring Winona Ryder.^[12] She then appeared in The American President (1995), playing the assistant to the President of the United States. Mathis costarred with Christian Slater again, along with John Travolta, in John Woo's Broken Arrow (1996). She took a little over a year off from acting after her mother died in 1996 from breast cancer.^[13]^[3]

Mathis later appeared in American Psycho (2000), a film adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis's 1991 novel of the same name. She starred in Attraction (2000) and in The Simian Line (2001). She starred in the TNT television miniseries The Mists of Avalon (2001). Mathis starred with Thomas Jane in The Punisher (2004). She had a guest role on the ABC television show Lost as Olivia Goodspeed. She played Jane Fonda's daughter in the Broadway show "33 Variations".^[14] Her indie film Lebanon, PA (2010) had its world premiere at the 2010 SXSW Film Festival. She appeared in an off-Broadway production of the play, Love, Loss, and What I Wore, at New York City's Westside Theatre in October 2011.^[15]

In 2013, Mathis played psychiatrist Alice Calvert on the CBS television series Under the Dome, based on a novel by Stephen King.^[16] In 2014, she joined the cast of the FX horror drama series The Strain as Justine Feraldo, a New York City councilwoman for Staten Island.^[17]

In October 2015, Mathis was elected National Vice President, Actors/Performers of SAG-AFTRA.^[18] She was re-elected in 2017.^[2]

In 2019, she appeared Off-Broadway in the role of Kate Conlee in Make Believe, a new play by Bess Wohl staged at the Second Stage Theater. Michael Greif directed.^[19]

Her 2020 musical Whisper House was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[14]

Personal life

Mathis met actor River Phoenix on the set of the 1993 film The Thing Called Love. Soon thereafter, she broke up with boyfriend and Super Mario Bros. co-star John Leguizamo and started a relationship with Phoenix.^[11] She was with Phoenix on October 31, 1993, the night he died at Cedars-Sinai Hospital of a drug overdose after collapsing outside The Viper Room in West Hollywood, California.^[3]^[20]

In the autopsy report the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department detailed that Mathis refused several times to give more details surrounding the death of Phoenix and had told deputies at the time of Phoenix's death that she had no knowledge of his drug use.^[21] Mathis took a role in the film Jack and Sarah (1995), which was shot in London, to get out of the country after Phoenix's death because of the excessive press coverage.^[6]

Mathis spoke for the first time publicly about the death of Phoenix in an interview with The Guardian in 2018.^[22] She elaborated on the circumstances surrounding Phoenix's death: "I knew something was wrong that night, something I didn't understand. I didn't see anyone doing drugs but he was high in a way that made me feel uncomfortable...the heroin that killed him didn't happen until he was in the Viper Room. I have my suspicions about what was going on, but I didn't see anything."^[23]

Awards and nominations

Mathis was nominated in 1995 for a Young Artist Award, despite being 22 years old at the time of her role, at the Young Artist Awards for Best Young Actress Starring in a Motion Picture for This Is My Life (1992) and in 2005 for a Saturn Award by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films for Best Supporting Actress on Television for Salem's Lot (2004).

Filmography

Film

Key
†	Denotes works that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Bulldance	Paula
1990	Pump Up the Volume	Nora Diniro
1992	This Is My Life	Erica Ingels	Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress Starring in a Motion Picture
1992	FernGully: The Last Rainforest	Crysta	Voice
1993	The Music of Chance	Tiffany
	Super Mario Bros.	Princess Daisy / The Queen
	The Thing Called Love	Miranda Presley
1994	Little Women	Adult Amy March
1995	Jack and Sarah	Amy
	How to Make an American Quilt	Young Sophia Darling Richards	Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
	The American President	Janie Basdin
1996	Broken Arrow	Terry Carmichael
1996	Museum of Love	Stephanie	Short film
1998	Waiting for Woody	Gail Silver	Short film
1998	Sweet Jane	Jane
2000	The Simian Line	Mae
	American Psycho	Courtney Rawlinson
	Attraction	Corey
2004	The Punisher	Maria Castle
2005	Kids in America	Jennifer Rose
2005	Touched	Jeannie Bates
2006	Believe in Me	Jean Driscoll
2006	Local Color	Carla
2009	The New Daughter	Cassandra Parker
2010	Buried	Linda Conroy	Voice
	Order of Chaos	Jennifer
	Lebanon, Pa.	Vicki
2011	Good Day for It	Sarah Bryant
2011	Camilla Dickinson	Rose Dickinson
2012	Atlas Shrugged: Part II	Dagny Taggart
2014	Affluenza	Bunny Miller
2016	American Pastoral	Penny Hamlin
2017	Ray Meets Helen	Mary
2018	Being Frank	Bonnie
	The Clovehitch Killer	Cindy
	Boarding School	Isabel
2023	Pet Sematary: Bloodlines	Kathy
2024	The Exorcism	Jennifer Simon

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	Aaron's Way	Roseanne Miller	Main cast; Season 1
1988	Circle of Love	Roseanne Miller	Television film
1988–89	Knightwatch	Jacqueline 'Jake' Monroe	Main cast; Season 1
1989	Cold Sassy Tree	Lightfoot McClendon	Television film
1989	CBS Summer Playhouse	Mary Dunne	Episode: "American Nuclear"
1990	Extreme Close-Up	Laura	Television film
	83 Hours 'Til Dawn	Julie Burdock
	To My Daughter	Anne Carlston
1999	The Outer Limits	Marie Wells	Episode: "The Shroud"
1999	Freak City	Ruth Ellison	Television film
1999–2000	Harsh Realm	Sophie Green	4 Episodes
2000	Mermaid	Rhonda	Television film
2001	First Years	Ann Weller	Main cast; Season 1
	Night Visions	Diane Ballard	Episode: "The Passenger List/Bokor"
	The Mists of Avalon	Gwenhwyfar	Miniseries
2002	PBS Hollywood Presents	Lisa Morrison	Episode: "Collected Stories"
2003	The Twilight Zone	Rachel Stark	Episode: "Into the Light"
2003	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Hilary Barclay	Episode: "Control"
2004	Salem's Lot	Susan Norton	Miniseries Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television
2005	Fathers and Sons	Jenny	Television film
2005	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Dr. Christine Ansel	Episode: "Saving Face"
2006	Secrets of a Small Town	Samantha Steele	Episode: "Pilot"
	Absolution	Bettina Lloyd	Television film
	House	Maria Palko	Episode: "Clueless"
	Nightmares & Dreamscapes	Karen Evans	Episode: "The Fifth Quarter"
2007	Lost	Olivia Goodspeed	Episode: "The Man Behind the Curtain"
	A Stranger's Heart	Callie Morgan	Television film
	Mitch Albom's For One More Day	Young Pauline 'Posey' Benetto	Television film
2009	Grey's Anatomy	Melinda Prescott	3 Episodes
2009	Royal Pains	Amy Hill	Episode: "Wonderland"
2010	Unanswered Prayers	Lorrie Beck	Television film
2011	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Donna	Episode: "The Hero"
2013	Under the Dome	Alice Calvert	Recurring role; Season 1
2014	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Catherine Summers	Episode: "Reasonable Doubt"
2015–16	The Strain	Justine Feraldo	Main cast; Seasons 2–3
2019	Billions	Sara Hammon	Recurring role; Season 4
	Into the Dark	Dr. Victoria Harris	Episode: "All That We Destroy"
	Bull	Avery Kress	Episode: "The Flying Carpet"
2020	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Melanie Franks	Episode: "Swimming With The Sharks"
2023	12 Desperate Hours	Val Jane	Television film

Notes

^ Each position is for two years. Mathis was elected in 2015 and re-elected in 2017.^[2]

References

^ International Television & Video Almanac. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 315. ISBN 9780900610813.
^ ^a ^b "SAG-AFTRA Opens Third Convention, Elects National Officers". SAG-AFTRA. October 6, 2017. Archived from the original on February 9, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Graves, Lucia (July 24, 2019). "'It was too much loss. I fell apart': Samantha Mathis on River Phoenix and her career revival". The Guardian. Archived from the original on July 30, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Craven, Jonathan (March 1996). "Sam I am" (interview). Bikini.
^ "Samantha Mathis". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c Hensley, Dennis. "Elementary Mathis", Detour (December 1995)
^ ^a ^b Matsumoto, Jon (September 1, 1990). "Acting's in Samantha Mathis' Blood: Mom's and Grandmom's Too", The Los Angeles Times; retrieved August 31, 2009.
^ ^a ^b Malkin, Nina (June 1992). "This is my Life". Seventeen. pp. 4, 82–83.
^ Gussow, Mel (October 14, 1992). "Theater in Review" Archived February 19, 2022, at the Wayback Machine. The New York Times; retrieved April 24, 2008.
^ "That Time Samantha Mathis, Daisy from Super Mario Bros., and a Puppet Defeated King Koopa". YouTube. October 14, 2017. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Richesin, Nicki (September 25, 2012). "Interview With Peter Bogdanovich about River Phoenix". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
^ Thompson, Bob (October 15, 1995). "Patch in to Mathis". The Toronto Sun.
^ Sheridan, Patricia (April 30, 2007). "Samantha Mathis profile" Archived December 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; retrieved April 24, 2008.
^ ^a ^b Kaufman, Joanne (March 17, 2020). "Samantha Mathis, Self-Isolating Downtown". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on March 17, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
^ Hetrick, Adam (October 5, 2011). "Dee Hoty and Samantha Mathis Join Love, Loss, and What I Wore Oct. 5" Archived November 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Playbill; retrieved October 30, 2011.
^ Rushfield, Richard (July 15, 2013). "Richard Rushfield visits the set of CBS's summer hit 'Under the Dome'". Grantland.com. Retrieved August 7, 2013.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Petski, Denise (November 14, 2014). "Samantha Mathis Joins 'The Strain'; Inbar Lavi In 'The Last Ship'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 22, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
^ "SAG-AFTRA Opens Second Convention; Elects National Officers". SAG-AFTRA. October 2, 2015.
^ Brunner, Jeryl (August 16, 2019). "With The New Play 'Make Believe' Samantha Mathis Takes A Deep Dive Into Childhood". Forbes. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
^ Pearce, Garth (June 1996). "Why I Still Grieve For River", OK! Weekly. Accessed October 27, 2022.
^ "Autopsy report" (PDF). autopsyfiles.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
^ Alexander, Bryan (October 26, 2018). "River Phoenix's death: Samantha Mathis breaks silence about the tragic night 25 years ago". USA Today. Archived from the original on October 26, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
^ Freeman, Hadley (October 25, 2018). "The untold story of lost star River Phoenix – 25 years after his death". The Guardian. Archived from the original on October 25, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.

External links

Samantha Mathis at IMDb

[3] Each position is for two years. Mathis was elected in 2015 and re-elected in 2017.^[2]

[1] International Television & Video Almanac. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 315. ISBN 9780900610813.

[sag-2] "SAG-AFTRA Opens Third Convention, Elects National Officers". SAG-AFTRA. October 6, 2017. Archived from the original on February 9, 2021.

[Grdn2019-4] Graves, Lucia (July 24, 2019). "'It was too much loss. I fell apart': Samantha Mathis on River Phoenix and her career revival". The Guardian. Archived from the original on July 30, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2019.

[Bikini-5] Craven, Jonathan (March 1996). "Sam I am" (interview). Bikini.

[6] "Samantha Mathis". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2015.

[Detour-7] Hensley, Dennis. "Elementary Mathis", Detour (December 1995)

[LATimes1990-8] Matsumoto, Jon (September 1, 1990). "Acting's in Samantha Mathis' Blood: Mom's and Grandmom's Too", The Los Angeles Times; retrieved August 31, 2009.

[Seventeen-9] Malkin, Nina (June 1992). "This is my Life". Seventeen. pp. 4, 82–83.

[10] Gussow, Mel (October 14, 1992). "Theater in Review" Archived February 19, 2022, at the Wayback Machine. The New York Times; retrieved April 24, 2008.

[11] "That Time Samantha Mathis, Daisy from Super Mario Bros., and a Puppet Defeated King Koopa". YouTube. October 14, 2017. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

[Richesin-12] Richesin, Nicki (September 25, 2012). "Interview With Peter Bogdanovich about River Phoenix". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.

[13] Thompson, Bob (October 15, 1995). "Patch in to Mathis". The Toronto Sun.

[14] Sheridan, Patricia (April 30, 2007). "Samantha Mathis profile" Archived December 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; retrieved April 24, 2008.

[:0-15] Kaufman, Joanne (March 17, 2020). "Samantha Mathis, Self-Isolating Downtown". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on March 17, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2020.

[16] Hetrick, Adam (October 5, 2011). "Dee Hoty and Samantha Mathis Join Love, Loss, and What I Wore Oct. 5" Archived November 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Playbill; retrieved October 30, 2011.

[17] Rushfield, Richard (July 15, 2013). "Richard Rushfield visits the set of CBS's summer hit 'Under the Dome'". Grantland.com. Retrieved August 7, 2013.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[18] Petski, Denise (November 14, 2014). "Samantha Mathis Joins 'The Strain'; Inbar Lavi In 'The Last Ship'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 22, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2015.

[19] "SAG-AFTRA Opens Second Convention; Elects National Officers". SAG-AFTRA. October 2, 2015.

[childhood-20] Brunner, Jeryl (August 16, 2019). "With The New Play 'Make Believe' Samantha Mathis Takes A Deep Dive Into Childhood". Forbes. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.

[OK!_Weekly-21] Pearce, Garth (June 1996). "Why I Still Grieve For River", OK! Weekly. Accessed October 27, 2022.

[22] "Autopsy report" (PDF). autopsyfiles.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2015.

[23] Alexander, Bryan (October 26, 2018). "River Phoenix's death: Samantha Mathis breaks silence about the tragic night 25 years ago". USA Today. Archived from the original on October 26, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2018.

[24] Freeman, Hadley (October 25, 2018). "The untold story of lost star River Phoenix – 25 years after his death". The Guardian. Archived from the original on October 25, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.

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-'''Samantha Mathis''' (born May 12, 1970)<ref>{{cite book |title=International Television & Video Almanac |date=2007 |publisher=University of Michigan |page=315 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/International_Television_Video_Almanac/V8EVAQAAMAAJ}}</ref> is an American actress and [[trade union]] leader who served as the Vice President, Actors/Performers of [[SAG-AFTRA]] from 2015 to 2019.{{efn|Each position is for two years. Mathis was elected in 2015 and re-elected in 2017.<ref name="sag">{{Cite web |date=October 6, 2017 |title=SAG-AFTRA Opens Third Convention, Elects National Officers |url=https://www.sagaftra.org/sag-aftra-opens-third-convention-elects-national-officers |website=[[SAG-AFTRA]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209114131/https://www.sagaftra.org/sag-aftra-opens-third-convention-elects-national-officers |archive-date=February 9, 2021}}</ref>}} The daughter of actress [[Bibi Besch]], Mathis made her film debut in ''[[Pump Up the Volume (film)|Pump Up the Volume]]'' (1990), and later co-starred or appeared in such films as ''[[FernGully: The Last Rainforest]]'' (1992), ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)|Super Mario Bros.]]'' (1993), ''[[The Thing Called Love]]'' (1993), ''[[Little Women (1994 film)|Little Women]]'' (1994), ''[[The American President (film)|The American President]]'' (1995), ''[[Broken Arrow (1996 film)|Broken Arrow]]'' (1996), ''[[American Psycho (film)|American Psycho]]'' (2000), ''[[The Punisher (2004 film)|The Punisher]]'' (2004), and ''[[Atlas Shrugged: Part II]]'' (2012). She has recently had recurring roles on ''[[The Strain (TV series)|The Strain]]'' as New York City Councilwoman Justine Feraldo, and on ''[[Billions (TV series)|Billions]]'' as Taylor Mason Capital COO Sara Hammon.
+'''Samantha Mathis''' (born May 12, 1970)<ref>{{cite book |title=International Television & Video Almanac |date=2007 |publisher=University of Michigan |page=315 |isbn=9780900610813 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V8EVAQAAMAAJ}}</ref> is an American actress and [[trade union]] leader who served as the Vice President, Actors/Performers of [[SAG-AFTRA]] from 2015 to 2019.{{efn|Each position is for two years. Mathis was elected in 2015 and re-elected in 2017.<ref name="sag">{{Cite web |date=October 6, 2017 |title=SAG-AFTRA Opens Third Convention, Elects National Officers |url=https://www.sagaftra.org/sag-aftra-opens-third-convention-elects-national-officers |website=[[SAG-AFTRA]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209114131/https://www.sagaftra.org/sag-aftra-opens-third-convention-elects-national-officers |archive-date=February 9, 2021}}</ref>}} The daughter of actress [[Bibi Besch]], Mathis made her film debut in ''[[Pump Up the Volume (film)|Pump Up the Volume]]'' (1990), and later co-starred or appeared in such films as ''[[FernGully: The Last Rainforest]]'' (1992), ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)|Super Mario Bros.]]'' (1993), ''[[The Thing Called Love]]'' (1993), ''[[Little Women (1994 film)|Little Women]]'' (1994), ''[[The American President (film)|The American President]]'' (1995), ''[[Jack and Sarah]]'' (1995), ''[[Broken Arrow (1996 film)|Broken Arrow]]'' (1996), ''[[American Psycho (film)|American Psycho]]'' (2000), ''[[The Punisher (2004 film)|The Punisher]]'' (2004), and ''[[Atlas Shrugged: Part II]]'' (2012). She has recently had recurring roles on ''[[The Strain (TV series)|The Strain]]'' as New York City Councilwoman Justine Feraldo, and on ''[[Billions (TV series)|Billions]]'' as Taylor Mason Capital COO Sara Hammon.
 ==Early life==
-Mathis was born in [[Williamsburg, Brooklyn]], [[New York City]], the daughter of Donald Mathis and Austrian-born actress [[Bibi Besch]].<ref name="Grdn2019">{{cite news |last1=Graves |first1=Lucia |title='It was too much loss. I fell apart': Samantha Mathis on River Phoenix and her career revival |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jul/24/it-was-too-much-loss-i-fell-apart-samantha-mathis-on-river-phoenix-and-her-career-revival |access-date=July 30, 2019 |work=The Guardian |date=July 24, 2019 |archive-date=July 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730193049/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jul/24/it-was-too-much-loss-i-fell-apart-samantha-mathis-on-river-phoenix-and-her-career-revival |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Bikini">Craven, Jonathan (March 1996). "Sam I am" (interview). ''Bikini''.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/samantha-mathis/bio/173698|title=Samantha Mathis|work=TVGuide.com|access-date=February 15, 2015|archive-date=September 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911000150/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/samantha-mathis/bio/173698/|url-status=live}}</ref> Her parents divorced when she was two years old, and Mathis was brought up by her mother. She relocated with her mother to [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]], at the age of five.<ref name="Detour"/> Mathis's mother discouraged her from pursuing acting, but growing up on locations, in theaters, and in acting classes, Mathis knew she wanted to act.<ref name="Grdn2019"/><ref name="Bikini"/> She decided to become an actress at the age of twelve.<ref name="LATimes1990">Matsumoto, Jon (September 1, 1990). [https://articles.latimes.com/1990-09-01/entertainment/ca-184_1_samantha-mathis "Acting's in Samantha Mathis' Blood: Mom's and Grandmom's Too"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010151806/http://articles.latimes.com/1990-09-01/entertainment/ca-184_1_samantha-mathis |date=October 10, 2016 }}, ''The Los Angeles Times''; retrieved August 31, 2009.</ref>
+Mathis was born in [[Williamsburg, Brooklyn]], New York City, the daughter of Donald Mathis and Austrian-born actress [[Bibi Besch]].<ref name="Grdn2019">{{cite news |last1=Graves |first1=Lucia |title='It was too much loss. I fell apart': Samantha Mathis on River Phoenix and her career revival |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jul/24/it-was-too-much-loss-i-fell-apart-samantha-mathis-on-river-phoenix-and-her-career-revival |access-date=July 30, 2019 |work=The Guardian |date=July 24, 2019 |archive-date=July 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730193049/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jul/24/it-was-too-much-loss-i-fell-apart-samantha-mathis-on-river-phoenix-and-her-career-revival |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Bikini">Craven, Jonathan (March 1996). "Sam I am" (interview). ''Bikini''.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/samantha-mathis/bio/173698|title=Samantha Mathis|work=TVGuide.com|access-date=February 15, 2015|archive-date=September 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911000150/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/samantha-mathis/bio/173698/|url-status=live}}</ref> Her parents divorced when she was two years old, and Mathis was brought up by her mother. She relocated with her mother to [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]], at the age of five.<ref name="Detour"/>
+Besch tried to discourage Mathis from pursuing acting, but growing up on locations, in theaters, and in acting classes, Mathis knew she wanted to act.<ref name="Grdn2019"/><ref name="Bikini"/> She decided to become an actress at the age of twelve.<ref name="LATimes1990">Matsumoto, Jon (September 1, 1990). [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-09-01-ca-184-story.html "Acting's in Samantha Mathis' Blood: Mom's and Grandmom's Too"], ''The Los Angeles Times''; retrieved August 31, 2009.</ref>
 ==Career==
-Mathis began acting professionally at the age of 16.<ref name="Seventeen">Malkin, Nina (June 1992). "This is my Life". ''[[Seventeen (American magazine)|Seventeen]].'' pp. 4, 82–83.</ref> Her first job was a commercial for "[[Always (brand)|Always]] Slender Pads&nbsp;– Just For Teens".<ref name="Bikini"/> She co-starred in the television series  ''[[Aaron's Way]]'' and ''[[Knightwatch]]'' from 1988 to 1989. Her first starring role in a [[feature film]] was that of Nora in ''[[Pump Up the Volume (film)|Pump Up the Volume]]'' (1990), opposite [[Christian Slater]], whom she briefly dated at the time.<ref name="Grdn2019"/><ref name="Detour"/> Mathis dyed her natural blonde hair black for the role in an effort to change her image from sweet and innocent to strong-willed.<ref name="LATimes1990"/>
+Mathis began acting professionally at the age of 16.<ref name="Seventeen">Malkin, Nina (June 1992). "This is my Life". ''[[Seventeen (American magazine)|Seventeen]]''. pp. 4, 82–83.</ref> Her first job was a commercial for "[[Always (brand)|Always]] Slender Pads&nbsp;– Just for Teens".<ref name="Bikini"/> She co-starred in the television series ''[[Aaron's Way]]'' and ''[[Knightwatch]]'' from 1988 to 1989. Her first starring role in a [[feature film]] was that of Nora in ''[[Pump Up the Volume (film)|Pump Up the Volume]]'' (1990), opposite [[Christian Slater]], whom she briefly dated at the time.<ref name="Grdn2019"/><ref name="Detour"/> Mathis dyed her natural blonde hair black for the role in an effort to change her image from sweet and innocent to strong-willed.<ref name="LATimes1990"/>
-Mathis appeared in the [[television movie]]s ''Extreme Close-up,'' ''83 Hours 'til Dawn,'' and ''To My Daughter'' in 1990. Mathis and Slater had voice roles in the animated film ''[[FernGully: The Last Rainforest]]'' (1992). She next appeared in the comedy ''[[This Is My Life (1992 film)|This Is My Life]]'' (1992), written and directed by [[Nora Ephron]], playing an insecure teenager.<ref name="Seventeen"/> Mathis appeared in the play ''[[Fortinbras (play)|Fortinbras]]'' in [[New York City]] in October 1992.<ref>Gussow, Mel (October 14, 1992). [http://theater2.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?res=9E0CE7DB173AF937A25753C1A964958260 "Theater in Review"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219102534/https://www.nytimes.com/section/theater?res=9E0CE7DB173AF937A25753C1A964958260 |date=February 19, 2022 }}. ''[[The New York Times]]''; retrieved April 24, 2008.</ref> ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)|Super Mario Bros.]]'' (1993), in which she played [[Princess Daisy]] from the popular [[Nintendo]] video game, was a [[box office bomb|box-office bomb]] but gained a [[Cult film|cult following]] since its release.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UadT2nyaN8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/_UadT2nyaN8 |archive-date=December 13, 2021 |url-status=live|title=That Time Samantha Mathis, Daisy from Super Mario Bros., and a Puppet Defeated King Koopa|date=October 14, 2017|website=YouTube|access-date=May 3, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
+Mathis appeared in the [[television film]]s ''Extreme Close-up'', ''83 Hours 'til Dawn'' and ''To My Daughter'' in 1990. Mathis and Slater had voice roles in the animated film ''[[FernGully: The Last Rainforest]]'' (1992). She next appeared in the comedy ''[[This Is My Life (1992 film)|This Is My Life]]'' (1992), written and directed by [[Nora Ephron]], playing an insecure teenager.<ref name="Seventeen"/> Mathis appeared in the play ''[[Fortinbras (play)|Fortinbras]]'' in [[New York City]] in October 1992.<ref>Gussow, Mel (October 14, 1992). [http://theater2.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?res=9E0CE7DB173AF937A25753C1A964958260 "Theater in Review"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219102534/https://www.nytimes.com/section/theater?res=9E0CE7DB173AF937A25753C1A964958260 |date=February 19, 2022 }}. ''[[The New York Times]]''; retrieved April 24, 2008.</ref> ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)|Super Mario Bros.]]'' (1993), in which she played [[Princess Daisy]] from the popular [[Nintendo]] video game, was a [[box office bomb|box-office bomb]] but gained a [[Cult film|cult following]] since its release.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UadT2nyaN8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/_UadT2nyaN8 |archive-date=December 13, 2021 |url-status=live|title=That Time Samantha Mathis, Daisy from Super Mario Bros., and a Puppet Defeated King Koopa|date=October 14, 2017|website=YouTube|access-date=May 3, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
-Mathis co-starred with [[River Phoenix]] in ''[[The Thing Called Love]]'' (1993).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/interview-with-peter-bogd_b_1910532|title=Interview With Peter Bogdanovich about River Phoenix|last= Richesin|first=  Nicki|date=September 25, 2012|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|access-date=July 27, 2021|archive-date=July 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729055338/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/interview-with-peter-bogd_b_1910532|url-status=live}}</ref> She appeared in the 1994 film adaptation of ''[[Little Women (1994 film)|Little Women]]'', and in ''[[How to Make an American Quilt]]'' (1995), both starring [[Winona Ryder]].<ref>Thompson, Bob (October 15, 1995). "Patch in to Mathis". ''[[The Toronto Sun]]''.</ref> She then appeared in ''[[The American President (film)|The American President]]'' (1995), playing the assistant to the [[President of the United States]]. Mathis costarred with Christian Slater again, along with  [[John Travolta]], in [[John Woo]]'s ''[[Broken Arrow (1996 film)|Broken Arrow]]'' (1996). She took a little over a year off from acting after her mother died in 1996 from breast cancer.<ref>Sheridan, Patricia (April 30, 2007). [http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07120/782084-129.stm "Samantha Mathis profile"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201194416/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07120/782084-129.stm |date=December 1, 2008 }}, ''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]''; retrieved April 24, 2008.</ref><ref name="Grdn2019"/>
+Mathis co-starred with [[River Phoenix]] in ''[[The Thing Called Love]]'' (1993).<ref name="Richesin">{{cite news|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/interview-with-peter-bogd_b_1910532|title=Interview With Peter Bogdanovich about River Phoenix|last= Richesin|first=  Nicki|date=September 25, 2012|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|access-date=July 27, 2021|archive-date=July 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729055338/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/interview-with-peter-bogd_b_1910532|url-status=live}}</ref> She appeared in the 1994 film adaptation of ''[[Little Women (1994 film)|Little Women]]'', and in ''[[How to Make an American Quilt]]'' (1995), both starring [[Winona Ryder]].<ref>Thompson, Bob (October 15, 1995). "Patch in to Mathis". ''[[The Toronto Sun]]''.</ref> She then appeared in ''[[The American President (film)|The American President]]'' (1995), playing the assistant to the [[President of the United States]]. Mathis costarred with Christian Slater again, along with  [[John Travolta]], in [[John Woo]]'s ''[[Broken Arrow (1996 film)|Broken Arrow]]'' (1996). She took a little over a year off from acting after her mother died in 1996 from breast cancer.<ref>Sheridan, Patricia (April 30, 2007). [http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07120/782084-129.stm "Samantha Mathis profile"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201194416/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07120/782084-129.stm |date=December 1, 2008 }}, ''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]''; retrieved April 24, 2008.</ref><ref name="Grdn2019"/>
-Mathis later appeared in ''[[American Psycho (film)|American Psycho]]'' (2000), a film adaptation of [[Bret Easton Ellis]]'s 1991 novel [[American Psycho|of the same name]]. She starred in ''Attraction'' (2000), and in ''[[The Simian Line]]'' (2001). She starred in the [[Turner Network Television|TNT]] television [[miniseries]] ''[[The Mists of Avalon (TV miniseries)|The Mists of Avalon]]'' (2001). Mathis starred with [[Thomas Jane]] in ''[[The Punisher (2004 film)|The Punisher]]'' (2004). She had a guest role on the ABC television show ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'' as Olivia Goodspeed. She played Jane Fonda's daughter in  the Broadway show "33 Variations."<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Kaufman|first=Joanne|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/realestate/samantha-mathis-self-isolating-downtown.html|title=Samantha Mathis, Self-Isolating Downtown|date=March 17, 2020|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 17, 2020|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=March 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317092350/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/realestate/samantha-mathis-self-isolating-downtown.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Her indie film ''Lebanon, PA'' had its world premiere at the 2010 [[SXSW]] Film Festival. She appeared in an [[off-Broadway]] production of the play, ''[[Love, Loss, and What I Wore]]'', at [[New York City]]'s [[Westside Theatre]] in October 2011.<ref>Hetrick, Adam (October 5, 2011). [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/155198-Dee-Hoty-and-Samantha-Mathis-Join-Love-Loss-and-What-I-Wore-Oct-5 "Dee Hoty and Samantha Mathis Join Love, Loss, and What I Wore Oct. 5"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103121456/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/155198-Dee-Hoty-and-Samantha-Mathis-Join-Love-Loss-and-What-I-Wore-Oct-5 |date=November 3, 2011 }}, ''[[Playbill]]''; retrieved October 30, 2011.</ref>
+Mathis later appeared in ''[[American Psycho (film)|American Psycho]]'' (2000), a film adaptation of [[Bret Easton Ellis]]'s 1991 novel [[American Psycho|of the same name]]. She starred in ''Attraction'' (2000) and in ''[[The Simian Line]]'' (2001). She starred in the [[Turner Network Television|TNT]] television [[miniseries]] ''[[The Mists of Avalon (miniseries)|The Mists of Avalon]]'' (2001). Mathis starred with [[Thomas Jane]] in ''[[The Punisher (2004 film)|The Punisher]]'' (2004). She had a guest role on the ABC television show ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'' as Olivia Goodspeed. She played Jane Fonda's daughter in  the Broadway show "33 Variations".<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Kaufman|first=Joanne|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/realestate/samantha-mathis-self-isolating-downtown.html|title=Samantha Mathis, Self-Isolating Downtown|date=March 17, 2020|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 17, 2020|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=March 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317092350/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/realestate/samantha-mathis-self-isolating-downtown.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Her indie film ''[[Lebanon, PA (film)|Lebanon, PA]]'' (2010) had its world premiere at the 2010 [[SXSW]] Film Festival. She appeared in an [[off-Broadway]] production of the play, ''[[Love, Loss, and What I Wore]]'', at [[New York City]]'s [[Westside Theatre]] in October 2011.<ref>Hetrick, Adam (October 5, 2011). [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/155198-Dee-Hoty-and-Samantha-Mathis-Join-Love-Loss-and-What-I-Wore-Oct-5 "Dee Hoty and Samantha Mathis Join Love, Loss, and What I Wore Oct. 5"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103121456/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/155198-Dee-Hoty-and-Samantha-Mathis-Join-Love-Loss-and-What-I-Wore-Oct-5 |date=November 3, 2011 }}, ''[[Playbill]]''; retrieved October 30, 2011.</ref>
-In 2013, Mathis played psychiatrist Alice Calvert on the [[CBS]] television series  ''[[Under the Dome (TV series)|Under the Dome]]'', based on a novel by [[Stephen King]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Richard |last=Rushfield |date=July 15, 2013 |title=Richard Rushfield visits the set of CBS's summer hit 'Under the Dome' |publisher=[[Grantland.com]] |url=http://www.grantland.comry/_/id/9478355/richard-rushfield-visits-set-cbs-summer-hit-dome |access-date=August 7, 2013 }}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 2014, she joined the cast of the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] horror drama series ''[[The Strain (TV series)|The Strain]]'' as Justine Feraldo, a [[New York City]] councilwoman for [[Staten Island]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Denise |last=Petski |date=November 14, 2014 |title=Samantha Mathis Joins 'The Strain'; Inbar Lavi In 'The Last Ship' |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |url=https://deadline.com/2014/11/samantha-mathis-joins-the-strain-inbar-lavi-in-the-last-ship-1201284535/ |access-date=September 10, 2015 |archive-date=August 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822140345/https://deadline.com/2014/11/samantha-mathis-joins-the-strain-inbar-lavi-in-the-last-ship-1201284535/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
+In 2013, Mathis played psychiatrist Alice Calvert on the [[CBS]] television series ''[[Under the Dome (TV series)|Under the Dome]]'', based on a novel by [[Stephen King]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Richard |last=Rushfield |date=July 15, 2013 |title=Richard Rushfield visits the set of CBS's summer hit 'Under the Dome' |publisher=[[Grantland.com]] |url=http://www.grantland.comry/_/id/9478355/richard-rushfield-visits-set-cbs-summer-hit-dome |access-date=August 7, 2013 }}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 2014, she joined the cast of the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] horror drama series ''[[The Strain (TV series)|The Strain]]'' as Justine Feraldo, a [[New York City]] councilwoman for [[Staten Island]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Denise |last=Petski |date=November 14, 2014 |title=Samantha Mathis Joins 'The Strain'; Inbar Lavi In 'The Last Ship' |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |url=https://deadline.com/2014/11/samantha-mathis-joins-the-strain-inbar-lavi-in-the-last-ship-1201284535/ |access-date=September 10, 2015 |archive-date=August 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822140345/https://deadline.com/2014/11/samantha-mathis-joins-the-strain-inbar-lavi-in-the-last-ship-1201284535/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
-In October 2015, Mathias was elected National Vice President, Actors/Performers of [[SAG-AFTRA]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 2, 2015 |title=SAG-AFTRA Opens Second Convention; Elects National Officers|url=https://www.sagaftra.org/sag-aftra-opens-second-convention-elects-national-officers-0 |website=[[SAG-AFTRA]]}}</ref> She was re-elected in 2017.<ref name="sag"/>
+In October 2015, Mathis was elected National Vice President, Actors/Performers of [[SAG-AFTRA]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 2, 2015 |title=SAG-AFTRA Opens Second Convention; Elects National Officers|url=https://www.sagaftra.org/sag-aftra-opens-second-convention-elects-national-officers-0 |website=[[SAG-AFTRA]]}}</ref> She was re-elected in 2017.<ref name="sag"/>
 In 2019, she appeared [[Off-Broadway]] in the role of Kate Conlee in ''Make Believe'', a new play by Bess Wohl staged at the [[Second Stage Theater]]. [[Michael Greif]] directed.<ref name= "childhood">{{cite news |last=Brunner |first=Jeryl |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jerylbrunner/2019/08/16/with-the-new-play-make-believe-samantha-mathis-takes-a-deep-dive-into-childhood/#7ea742781f78 |title=With The New Play 'Make Believe' Samantha Mathis Takes A Deep Dive Into Childhood |work=[[Forbes]] |date=August 16, 2019 |access-date=August 17, 2019 |archive-date=August 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817004247/https://www.forbes.com/sites/jerylbrunner/2019/08/16/with-the-new-play-make-believe-samantha-mathis-takes-a-deep-dive-into-childhood/#7ea742781f78 |url-status=live }}</ref>
-Her 2020 musical, ''Whisper House'', was postponed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name=":0" />
+Her 2020 musical ''Whisper House'' was postponed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name=":0" />
 ==Personal life==
-Mathis met actor [[River Phoenix]] on the set of the 1993 film ''[[The Thing Called Love]]''. Soon thereafter, she broke up with boyfriend [[John Leguizamo]] and started a relationship with Phoenix.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/interview-with-peter-bogd_b_1910532|title=Interview With Peter Bogdanovich about River Phoenix|last= Richesin|first=  Nicki|date=September 25, 2012|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|access-date=July 27, 2021|archive-date=July 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729055338/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/interview-with-peter-bogd_b_1910532|url-status=live}}</ref> She was with Phoenix on October 31, 1993, the night he died at [[Cedars-Sinai Hospital]] of a [[drug overdose]] after collapsing outside [[The Viper Room]] in [[West Hollywood, California]].<ref name="Grdn2019"/><ref name="OK! Weekly">Pearce, Garth (June 1996). "Why I Still Grieve For River", ''OK! Weekly''</ref> In the autopsy report, the [[Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department|LASD]] detailed that Mathis refused several times to give more details surrounding the death of Phoenix and had told deputies at the time of Phoenix's death that she had no knowledge of his drug use.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.autopsyfiles.org/reports/Celebs/phoenix,%20river_report.pdf |title=Autopsy report |website=www.autopsyfiles.org |access-date=April 23, 2015 |archive-date=February 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225222052/http://www.autopsyfiles.org/reports/Celebs/phoenix,%20river_report.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Mathis took a role in the film ''[[Jack and Sarah]]'' (1995), which was shot in [[London]], in order to get out of the country after Phoenix's death because of the excessive press coverage.<ref name="Detour">Hensley, Dennis. "Elementary Mathis", ''Detour'' (December 1995)</ref>
+Mathis met actor [[River Phoenix]] on the set of the 1993 film ''[[The Thing Called Love]]''. Soon thereafter, she broke up with boyfriend and [[Super Mario Bros. (film)|''Super Mario Bros''.]] co-star [[John Leguizamo]] and started a relationship with Phoenix.<ref name="Richesin"/> She was with Phoenix on October 31, 1993, the night he died at [[Cedars-Sinai Hospital]] of a [[drug overdose]] after collapsing outside [[The Viper Room]] in [[West Hollywood, California]].<ref name="Grdn2019"/><ref name="OK! Weekly">Pearce, Garth (June 1996). "Why I Still Grieve For River", ''OK! Weekly''. Accessed October 27, 2022.</ref>
-Mathis spoke for the first time publicly about the death of Phoenix in an interview with ''[[The Guardian]]'' in 2018.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2018/10/26/river-phoenixs-death-samantha-mathis-breaks-silence-25-years-later/1770566002/| title=River Phoenix's death: Samantha Mathis breaks silence about the tragic night 25 years ago| first=Bryan| last=Alexander| newspaper=[[USA Today]]| date=October 26, 2018| access-date=October 27, 2018| archive-date=October 26, 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026151414/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2018/10/26/river-phoenixs-death-samantha-mathis-breaks-silence-25-years-later/1770566002/| url-status=live}}</ref> She elaborated on the circumstances surrounding Phoenix's death: "I knew something was wrong that night, something I didn’t understand. I didn’t see anyone doing drugs but he was high in a way that made me feel uncomfortable...the heroin that killed him didn’t happen until he was in the Viper Room. I have my suspicions about what was going on, but I didn’t see anything."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/oct/25/the-untold-story-of-lost-star-river-phoenix-25-years-after-his-death|title=The untold story of lost star River Phoenix – 25 years after his death|first=Hadley|last=Freeman|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=October 25, 2018|access-date=October 25, 2018|archive-date=October 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025061638/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/oct/25/the-untold-story-of-lost-star-river-phoenix-25-years-after-his-death|url-status=live}}</ref>
+In the autopsy report the [[Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department]] detailed that Mathis refused several times to give more details surrounding the death of Phoenix and had told deputies at the time of Phoenix's death that she had no knowledge of his drug use.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.autopsyfiles.org/reports/Celebs/phoenix,%20river_report.pdf |title=Autopsy report |website=autopsyfiles.org |access-date=April 23, 2015 |archive-date=February 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225222052/http://www.autopsyfiles.org/reports/Celebs/phoenix,%20river_report.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Mathis took a role in the film ''[[Jack and Sarah]]'' (1995), which was shot in [[London]], to get out of the country after Phoenix's death because of the excessive press coverage.<ref name="Detour">Hensley, Dennis. "Elementary Mathis", ''Detour'' (December 1995)</ref>
+Mathis spoke for the first time publicly about the death of Phoenix in an interview with ''[[The Guardian]]'' in 2018.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2018/10/26/river-phoenixs-death-samantha-mathis-breaks-silence-25-years-later/1770566002/| title=River Phoenix's death: Samantha Mathis breaks silence about the tragic night 25 years ago| first=Bryan| last=Alexander| newspaper=[[USA Today]]| date=October 26, 2018| access-date=October 27, 2018| archive-date=October 26, 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026151414/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2018/10/26/river-phoenixs-death-samantha-mathis-breaks-silence-25-years-later/1770566002/| url-status=live}}</ref> She elaborated on the circumstances surrounding Phoenix's death: "I knew something was wrong that night, something I didn't understand. I didn't see anyone doing drugs but he was high in a way that made me feel uncomfortable...the heroin that killed him didn't happen until he was in the Viper Room. I have my suspicions about what was going on, but I didn't see anything."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/oct/25/the-untold-story-of-lost-star-river-phoenix-25-years-after-his-death|title=The untold story of lost star River Phoenix – 25 years after his death|first=Hadley|last=Freeman|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=October 25, 2018|access-date=October 25, 2018|archive-date=October 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025061638/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/oct/25/the-untold-story-of-lost-star-river-phoenix-25-years-after-his-death|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==Awards and nominations==
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 Mathis was nominated in 1995 for a Young Artist Award, despite being 22 years old at the time of her role, at the [[Young Artist Awards]] for Best Young Actress Starring in a Motion Picture for ''[[This Is My Life (1992 film)|This Is My Life]]'' (1992) and in 2005 for a [[Saturn Award]] by the [[Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films]] for Best Supporting Actress on Television for ''[[Salem's Lot (2004 TV miniseries)|Salem's Lot]]'' (2004).
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National	Germany United States France BnF data Spain Netherlands Poland Israel
Artists	MusicBrainz
Other	SNAC