| Samantha Cope | |
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| Born | Samantha Christine Cope May 5, 1987 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Years active | 2006 – present |
Samantha Christine Cope (born May 5, 1987) is an American actress.
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Samantha Cope was raised in Salt Lake City, UT. She then moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue a career as an actress.
Her career began with small roles in television programs. She played the character of Andrea in two episodes of Drake & Josh, a Nickelodeon sitcom. She also served as a decoy on To Catch a Predator, a series of hidden camera investigations by the television newsmagazine Dateline NBC devoted to the subject of identifying and detaining potential child sexual abusers who attempt to contact children over the Internet.
She then moved on to feature films. First, she appeared in Movin' In, a fish out of water comedy film following a Swede who moves to Los Angeles. Her co-star was Christy Carlson Romano. Then, she acted in Girls Gone Dead, a slasher film in the vein of Black Christmas and the Friday the 13th series.
She also appeared in the music video for Jordan Pruitt's cover version of We Are Family, recorded for the Walt Disney Pictures film Air Buddies.
She appeared with Florence Henderson in a short film called That's Revoling. It is to be released in 2007. More information can be found here: www.Thatsrevolting.com
In the beginning of 2009 Samantha took part in Chapman University's first ever produced pilot. Titled as "KATE SO FAR", the pilot is currently being shopped around to different Networks and will be seen at many film festivals this year.
She soon moved on to play Theresa Hartman on the famous Hannah Montana working opposite of Miley Cyrus. The episode titled "Promma Mia" tells the story of Miley's search for the perfect prom date. This episode also features American Idol runner-up David Archuleta.
In 2009, Cope got the role of Noelle Lange in the Private webseries.
In August 2009, Cope got one of the lead roles in the dramatic web- series The Lake (TV Series) on TheWB.com, playing Alexis.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2006 | Drake & Josh | Andrea | guest star |
| 2007 | To Catch a Predator (Dateline NBC) | Decoy | guest star |
| Movin' In | Samantha | supporting role | |
| 2009 | Girls Gone Dead | Vanessa | lead role-completed |
| Cougar Town | Samantha | post-production | |
| Private | Noelle Lange | 20 episodes | |
| Hannah Montana | Theresa Hartman | Ep."Promma Mia" | |
| The Lake (TV Series) | Alexis | Lead role- completed |
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