Samantha Sky Shelton (born 15 November, 1978) is an American actress and singer.

Early life

Samantha Shelton was born in Los Angeles, California, to director Christopher and Carol Stromme. She has three older sisters, Koren, Erin and fellow actress Marley Shelton. Samantha studied acting while attending the North Carolina School of the Arts, and at the Los Angeles High School for the Arts.

Career

Acting career

Her debut was in the film Hairshirt as a waitress, before several television guest roles, including a recurring role on Judging Amy. She had a supporting role in White Oleander as a pregnant girl in foster care. In 2003, she starred alongside her sister Marley in the independent film Moving Alan, and she played the best friend roles in Learning Curves and Shopgirl. She also played a receptionist in the indie hit Ellie Parker. Some of her scenes were cut, but can be found in the 'special features' section of the DVD. Most notably, she was to be cast as the "Reagan", the best friend of Lucas on One Tree Hill, but those plans were scrapped and the role was later re-cast and turned into Haley.