Sam Doumit

Sam Doumit signing the Suicide Girls mag/book at San Diego Comic-Con 2007.

Samia "Sam" Doumit is an American actress.

Early life

Doumit is of Irish, French, Lebanese, German, and Jewish descent (mother's side). She was a Dean's list and honor roll student at Emerson College in Boston before attending the California Institute of the Arts. Doumit's great-uncle is Nobel Peace Prize recipient Dr. Albert Schweitzer.[1]

Career

She appeared in the film The Hot Chick with Rob Schneider and Adam Sandler as well as in independent films like The Utopian Society with Austin Nichols, directed by John P. Aguirre. Doumit will star with Meg Ryan, 50 Cent, and John Lithgow in the feature film Lives of the Saints. She is featured in the Zed video clip "Starlight", included on The Hot Chick DVD. She guest starred on ABC's Castle, Showtime's series Shameless with William H. Macy, and The Mentalist on CBS. Doumit starred opposite Blair Underwood and Heather Locklear in the series finale of LAX. She starred with Jason Bateman in The Jake Effect. She played "Maggie", a recurring character on Disney's Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show. The show was shot in Alberta, Canada. Doumit appeared with longtime friend Jeremy Sisto and Virginia Madsen on the multiple episode series finale of Dawson's Creek. She previously appeared with friends Jeremy Sisto, Ethan Embry, Eric Michael Cole and Brandi Emma in the film Little Savant. In the CSI episode "Suckers" she showed her pierced tongue which is also seen in the Starlight video. Doumit notably stretched her range starring on Southland as a drug addled prostitute.

Doumit began acting on stage at age 5. She has performed in over 30 professional plays including "Bonnie" in Hurlyburly, "Laura" in The Glass Menagerie and "Juliet" in Romeo and Juliet. She played a stage actress in KY2 in 2000 and in October 2005, she performed "Not to Fear" in the Half-Hour From Home: Cal-Arts Alumni at Barnsdall (organized by Cal-Arts) with Tony Nazem and Rainbow Underhill. She played "Kate" in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew at the Lillian Theatre in Los Angeles. Her portrayal of "Kate" was featured in an interview and article for Estylo Magazine. Doumit played 8 characters in the long running hit Jewtopia at The Greenway Court Theatre in Los Angeles.

Doumit is the face of the SuicideGirls logo. Doumit married Erik Contreras on September 3, 2005.

She hosted "Suicide Girls Radio" Sunday nights on Indie 103.1 FM in Los Angeles from 2006 to 2011.

Filmography

Film

  • On the Ropes (1999) ..... Maya
  • Taylor's Wall (2001) ..... Taylor Manning
  • Beyond the Pale (2001) ..... Dina
  • The Hot Chick (2002) ..... Eden
  • The Utopian Society (2003) ..... Nera
  • Longtime Listener 12th Time Caller (Voice) (2004) ..... Nancy
  • Just Hustle (2004) ..... Naomi Rose
  • East L.A ..... Krista Guzman
  • Rosary Stars ..... Herself

Television

References

  1. ↑ Sam Doumit AMC Profile AMC.com. Accessed November 23, 2015.
  • Sam Doumit Official Website
  • Jewtopia Play
  • TV Tome
  • "Half-Hour From Home: CALARTS Alumni at Barnsdall Program" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-03-03.
  • Just Hustle Movie
  • Longtime Listener 12th Time Caller
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