Samaire Rhys Armstrong ( ;
[Samaire 1980 Armstrong Biography (1980-)] born October 31, 1980) is an American actress. She is recognised for her offbeat and often quirky nature and rose to fame after appearing in the television series
The O.C. and
Dirty Sexy Money. In 2006 she starred as Nell Bedworth in the bodyswap comedy
It's a Boy Girl Thing.
Early life
Armstrong was born in
Tokyo, Japan to a
Scottish father, Hunter Armstrong, and an
Italian mother, Sylvia.
Her mother designs
spas for resorts and her father teaches soldiers close combat training.
Armstrong lived in Japan for several years, before moving to Hawaii and later
Sedona, Arizona where she grew up and attended Sedona Red Rock High School. She has also lived in
Malaysia and
China.
[[www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_headline=it-s-a-boy-gael-thing-&method=full&objectid=18284187&siteid=66633-name_page.htmlArmstrong IT'S A BOY GAEL THING - The Daily Record]] She attended the
University of Arizona for a year to major in costume design and theatre, but dropped out because of the school drama department's policy of barring freshmen from involvement in productions. After her departure from school, she moved to
Los Angeles.
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Career
Armstrong's first major break into film was as one of the conjoined twins, the Fratelli sisters, in the parody movie
Not Another Teen Movie, as well as the teen movie
It's a Boy Girl Thing in which she played a studious literature-lover, Nell. However, she may be best known for her recurring role as
Anna Stern in
Fox's popular drama
The O.C.. She was initially only hired to appear in one episode. However, her popular portrayal of the character led to her return for several more episodes of the series due to the request of fans.
