Samantha Phillips (born February 25, 1966) is an American actress, talk-show host, reality TV host, radio DJ, producer, and model. She had an early role in the 1988

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''. Currently, she is the host of a radio show called ''The Single Life''.

Career

Television and music videos

Phillips has appeared on numerous television shows, including CBS' ''The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn'',

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'', ''The Joan Rivers Show'', ''Jenny Jones'', ''

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'', ''Extra'', ''

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'', ''Undateable'' (VH1), ''The Doctors'' (CBS), ''Red Eye'' (Fox News Channel), ''Strictly Sex with Dr. Drew'' (Discovery Health Channel), and HBO. She has also been cast in music videos, including ones for

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, among others. Between 1998 and 2001, Phillips was a reporter for ''

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'' on

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. In 2005, she hosted episodes of ''Xtreme Fakeovers''. She was also a co-host of the syndicated daytime talk show '' Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus'' along with

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replacing

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Modeling

Phillips started working at an early age. After dropping out of school in the

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, she started modeling. One of her more notable model castings was for a

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Jeans campaign in 1984 for the company's sponsorship of the

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in Los Angeles. Phillips was selected

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for June 1993.

Movies

She has appeared in movies such as ''Love Potion'' (1987), ''Deceit'' (1989), ''

'' (1988), ''Angel 4: Undercover'' (1993), ''Sexual Malice'' (1994) and ''Fallen Angel'' (1997), ''

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'' (1993), ''

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'' (1996) and ''Rescue Me'' (1993) and the N.Y. Independent Film Festival award winner, ''Just for the Time Being ''(2000) among other films. Phillips is also the producer of the ''Busty Cops'' series of movies (''Busty Cops 1'', ''Busty Cops 2'', ''Alabama Jones and The Busty Crusade'', ''Busty Cops Protect and Serve''), and starred in Showtime's ''Hot Springs Hotel''.

Radio (broadcast and internet)

In 2001 Phillips hosted ''Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus'' a national morning talk show. The concept was based on the best-seller by John Gray and set out to explore the innate differences between men and women, in front of a live audience. Phillips hosted 97.1 The FM Talk Station/KLSX radio talk show "The Single Life," a show about navigating and surviving dating life in

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, from 2004 to 2009. After 97.1 The FM Talk Station/KLSX switched to a Top 40 format in February 2009, Phillips and her co-host

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branched out into different media. ''The Single Life'' TV show premiered on MavTV in May 2009, focusing on candid talk about sex and dating. In June 2009, Phillips co-created HotTalkLA.com, an internet radio station, with Jack Sullivan, Ron Escarsega, and Rich Boerner. She is Hot Talk LA's Executive Producer and VP.

Writing

As of 2010, Phillips blogs for

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online in their After Dark LA section. Her blog The Single Life focuses on sex, dating and relationship advice. Phillips also blogs for DigN2it online.

Filmography

* ''Sorority House Massacre: The Final Exam'' (unreleased) - Sam Phillips * 2002 ''

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'' as Officer Phillips * 2002 ''Treasure Hunt!'' as * 2000 ''The Regina Pierce Affair'' as * 1999 ''Passion's Obsession'' as * 1997 ''Hot Springs Hotel'' as * 1997 ''Fallen Angel'' as * 1997 ''Moonbase'' as * 1994 ''Angel 4: Undercover'' as * 1994 ''

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'' as Samantha Maxx * 1993 ''Sexual Malice'' as * 1993 ''

'' as * 1992 '' Rescue Me'' as Cherrie * 1989 ''

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'' as Eve * 1988 ''

'' as Alchemy * 1987 ''Love Potion'' as

Personal life

Phillips was born in

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to a half-Russian father and a Scottish-Irish mother. When Phillips was young her family moved to

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References

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