Anya Samantha Pearson Jordanova was born on November 2, 1985 to a family of artists. Coming from French,Russian, and Swedish heritage, she expressed huge interest in theater, film, and writing from a very young age. Starting out modeling at the age of 14, she received recognition and gained publicity very quickly. Following in her grandmother`s footsteps, 1940s Hollywood actress Jean Carlin, Samantha began studying ballet dancing, theater, musical theater and theater study to broaden her abilities. She first felt inspired to act when she saw `Susan Sarandon``s performance in "Dead Man Walking". Samantha prefers theater over film, and an independent production to a studio, but at the end of the day is only interested in the substance of the script, and telling a story, through art. After the January 15th death of off and on boyfriend, actor Brad Renfro, Samantha established a memorial fund with Partnership for a Drug Free America..

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