Samaire Rhys Armstrong (pronounced /səˈmɪərə/ sə-MEER-ə; born October 31, 1980) is an American actress. She is recognised for her offbeat and often quirky nature and rose to fame after appearing in the television series The O.C. and Dirty Sexy Money. In 2006 she starred as Nell Bedworth in the bodyswap comedy It's a Boy Girl Thing.
Armstrong was born in Tokyo, Japan to a Scottish father, Hunter Armstrong, and an Italian mother, Sylvia. Her mother...
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Samaire Rhys Armstrong (pronounced /səˈmɪərə/ sə-MEER-ə; born October 31, 1980) is an American actress. She is recognised for her offbeat and often quirky nature and rose to fame after appearing in the television series The O.C. and Dirty Sexy Money. In 2006 she starred as Nell Bedworth in the bodyswap comedy It's a Boy Girl Thing.
Armstrong was born in Tokyo, Japan to a Scottish father, Hunter Armstrong, and an Italian mother, Sylvia. Her mother designs spas for resorts and her father teaches soldiers close combat training. 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. She attended the University of Arizona for a year to major in costume design and theatre, but dropped out because of the school drama department's policy of barring freshmen from involvement in productions. After her departure from school, she moved to Los Angeles....
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