Mathis dyed her natural blonde hair black for the role in an effort to change her image from sweet and innocent to strong-willed.
Samantha mathis was born in 1970 in new york to donald mathis and austrian born bibi besch an aspiring actress at the timeher maternal grandmother was actress gusti huberher first acting job was in a commercial for baby products with her mother.
Samantha Mathis is usually known by her nick name Sammy.