Short Biography

Samaire Rhys Armstrong (pronounced "sah-mee-rah";[1] born October 31, 1980) is an American actress best known for her roles as Emily on Entourage, Anna Stern on The O.C., Nell Bedworth in the 2006 romantic comedy It`s a Boy/Girl Thing, and Juliet Darling on ABC`s Dirty Sexy Money.

Contents

* 1 Biography
o 1.1 Early life
o 1.2 Career
* 2 Filmography
o 2.1 Television
o 2.2 Films
* 3 References
* 4 External links

Biography

Early life

Armstrong was born in Tokyo, Japan to a Scottish father, Hunter Armstrong, and an Italian mother, Sylvia.[2] Her mother designs spas for resorts and her father teaches soldiers close combat training.[2]

Armstrong lived in Japan for several years, before moving to Hawaii and later Sedona, Arizona where she grew up and attended Sedona Red Rock High School. She has also lived in Malaysia and China.[3] She attended the University of Arizona, but dropped out because of the school drama department`s policy of barring freshmen from involvement in productions. Her brother, Hunter Armstrong, is currently attending the University of Arizona. After her departure from school, she moved to Los Angeles. She dates actor Kevin Banek.

CAREER
Armstrong`s first major break into film acting was as one half of the conjoined twins the Fratelli sisters in the parody movie Not Another Teen Movie. Armstrong also had a recurring role on Freaks and Geeks, and had guest appearances on Judging Amy, Party of Five, C.S.I.: Miami, Numb3rs and the The X-Files. She was romantically linked to actor Aaron Paul. Armstrong appeared in The O.C. for one episode, and was brought back at fan request for several episodes of the first season. She also had a recurring role on the HBO television series Entourage.

Her most recent film projects include Stay Alive, Just My Luck, and Rise. In 2006, she starred alongside Louis Baydala in the romantic comedy It`s a Boy/Girl Thing.

Armstrong has been cast in the drama Dirty Sexy Money, which was picked up for the 2007-2008 television season by ABC. She plays Juliet Darling, the Paris Hilton-like half of a duo of spoiled, wealthy fraternal twins.[4]

In a September 30, 2007 interview with Insidepulse.com, Armstrong expressed regret over appearing in two photo spreads for Maxim magazine, to which the publication responded by retouching her likeness from those images in its online edition.[5]

When not acting, Armstrong is often designing clothes for her own clothing brand, called NARU. She has also appeared in music videos, including Hanson`s "Penny and Me" and Daniel Powter`s "Bad Day". On October 11, 2007, Armstrong admitted herself into an outpatient rehab center for undisclosed reasons.[6]

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