Samia "Sam" Doumit is an American actress.

Early life

Doumit is of Irish, French, Lebanese, German, and

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descent (mother's side). She was a

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and honor roll student at

Emerson College Emerson College is a private college in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It also maintains campuses in Los Angeles and Well, Limburg, Netherlands (Kasteel Well). Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a "school of Public Speaking, o ...

in Boston before attending the

California Institute of the Arts The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a Private university, private art school in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for ...

. Doumit's great-uncle is

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recipient Dr.

Albert Schweitzer Ludwig Philipp Albert Schweitzer (; 14 January 1875 – 4 September 1965) was a German and French polymath from Alsace. He was a theologian, organist, musicologist, writer, humanitarian, philosopher, and physician. As a Lutheran minister, ...

.Sam Doumit AMC Profile
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Career

Sam Doumit starred in the film ''

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'' with Rob Schneider, Adam Sandler, Anna Faris, and Rachel McAdams as well as the independent film '' The Utopian Society''. She is featured in the Zed video clip "Starlight", included on ''The Hot Chick'' DVD. She guest starred on ABC's ''

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'', Showtime's series '' Shameless'', ''

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'', ''

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'' on CBS, and ''Harry’s Law'' with

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. Doumit guest-starred in the series finale of the series ''

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''. She played Allison in the never-aired series '' The Jake Effect'' with

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. She played "Maggie", a recurring character on Disney's '' Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show''. Sam was a series regular on MTV's first scripted series ''

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'', playing Jana. Doumit worked with her friend, actor

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, in the series finale of ''

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'' and the film ''Little Savant''. Doumit played a drug addled prostitute in an episode of '' Southland''. She played the lead role “Rosie” in the 10 episode limited series ''Red Riding Hoods'' Doumit began acting on stage at age 5. She has performed in over 30 professional plays including "Bonnie" in

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, "Laura" in

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and "Juliet" in

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. She played a stage actress in ''KY2'' in 2000. In October 2005, she wrote, directed and performed "Not to Fear", a daring performance art piece in the Half-Hour From Home: Cal-Arts Alumni at Barnsdall, organized by Cal-Arts. Samia Doumit played "Kate" in

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's ''

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'' at the Lillian Theatre in

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. Her portrayal of "Kate" was featured in an interview and article for Estylo Magazine. In 2009-2010 Doumit played 8 comedic characters in the long running hit ''

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'' at The Greenway Court Theatre in Los Angeles. Doumit is the face of the

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logo. She hosted "Suicide Girls Radio" Sunday nights on Indie 103.1 FM in Los Angeles from 2006 to 2011. It was voted #1 Radio in 2009 by ''

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'' Doumit married Erik Contreras on September 3, 2005.

Filmography

Film

* ''On the Ropes'' (1999) ..... Maya * '' Taylor's Wall'' (2001) ..... Taylor Manning * ''Beyond the Pale'' (2001) ..... Dina * ''

'' (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

*''

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'' (1998) *''

'' (1999) *'' Brutally Normal'' (2000) *'' Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show'' (2000) *'' ER'' (2001) *''

Boston Public ''Boston Public'' is an American drama (film and television), drama television series created by David E. Kelley and broadcast on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox. Set in Boston, the series centers on Winslow High School, a fictional public high sc ...

'' (2002) *''

'' (2003) *'' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (2004) *''

Passions ''Passions'' is an American television soap opera that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1999, to September 7, 2007, and on DirecTV's The 101 Network from September 17, 2007, to August 7, 2008. Created by screenwriter James E. Reilly and ...

'' (2005) *''

'' (2005) *'' The Jake Effect'' (2006) *'' Southland'' (2009) *''

'' (2010) *''

'' (2010) *'' Shameless'' (2010) *''Matumbo Goldberg'' (2011) *''

Harry's Law ''Harry's Law'' is an American legal comedy drama series created by David E. Kelley, and starring Kathy Bates, which ran for two seasons on NBC from January 17, 2011, to May 27, 2012. On May 11, 2012, NBC announced that ''Harry's Law'' would ...

(2011) *''Crazy White Chicks'' (2014) *''

'' (2018) *''Red Riding Hoods ''(2021)

References

Jewtopia Play

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Just Hustle Movie

External links

Sam Doumit Official Website
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The Utopian Society Official Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Doumit, Sam Living people 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses American film actresses American stage actresses American television actresses Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Emerson College alumni Actresses from Sacramento, California American people of German-Jewish descent American people of Lebanese descent California Institute of the Arts alumni