Samantha Win Tjhia (born March 29, 1991), formerly known as Samantha Jo, is a Canadian American actress, martial artist, stuntwoman and former wushu taolu athlete. After her competitive career, she turned to acting and in 2012, she debuted as an actress in the role of Kitana in Mortal Kombat: Legacy, followed by her role as Car-Vex in 2013's Man of Steel. She has appeared in various projects since, including a leading role as Chambers in Zack Snyder's 2021 film, Army of the Dead.[1] She will also be starring in Michael Ryan's The Dresden Sun.[2]
Samantha Win | |
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| Born | March 29, 1991 |
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Allen Jo
(m. 2011; div. 2019) |
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Canada
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| Women's Wushu Taolu | ||
| World Championships | ||
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2007 Beijing | Nangun |
| Pan American Championships | ||
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2006 Toronto | Nanquan |
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2006 Toronto | Nandao |
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2006 Toronto | Nangun |
Life and career
editEarly life
editWin was born in Barrie, Ontario, to a Chinese Canadian family. She has trained in martial arts since the age of four as her mother was a black belt in jiu-jitsu herself, doing jiu-jitsu as well before turning to wushu when she turned 12.[3] At this time she also modeled in several children's print ads for Sears Canada as well as appeared in various toy commercials.[citation needed] Win then became student of the Sunny Tang Martial Arts Center in Toronto and a member of the Newmarket based Team Ryouko Martial Arts performance team. She was a member of the Canadian National Wushu Team, and was a bronze medalist at the 2007 World Wushu Championships and a double gold-medalist Pan American Wushu Championships.[1] She also competed in the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament.[4] She was then recruited as a stuntwoman for Hollywood films because of her extensive training. After moving to Los Angeles, Win continued her education by studying with some of the many great acting teachers and even took to LA theater, performing the role of "Catherine" in Thursday Night Theater Company's production of Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge. As of 2019, she lived in Los Angeles and in 2023, Win became an American citizen.[5]
Filmography
editActing credits
editFilms
edit- Man of Steel (2013) as Car-Vex
- Wonder Woman (2017) as Euboea
- Snow Steam Iron (2017) as Lin Woo
- Justice League (2017) as Euboea
- Circle of Stone (2018) as Padilla
- Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) as Euboea
- Army of the Dead (2021) as Chambers
- The Dresden Sun (post-production) as Z[2]
Television
edit- Agent X (2015) (season 1) as Juju Yang
- Warrior (2015) (NBC Pilot) as Amelie
- Lethal Weapon (2019) (season 3) as Eve
- Arrow (2019) (season 7; 1 episode) as Beatrice
Web series
edit- Mortal Kombat: Legacy (2011-2013) as Kitana
Video games
edit- Ninja Gaiden 3 (2012) as Ayane and Momiji (motion capture)
- Resident Evil 6 (2012)
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2017)
Stunt work
editFilms
edit- The King of Fighters (2010)
- Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
- In Time (2011)
- Sucker Punch (2011) - for Jena Malone (Rocket)
- Safe (2012)
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (2012) - for Kristen Stewart (Bella Swan)
- Man of Steel (2013) - for Antje Traue (Faora)
- 300: Rise of an Empire (2014) - for Eva Green (Artemisia)
Television
edit- Aaron Stone (2009) (episodes "Saturday Fight Fever" and "Hunt Me? Hunt You!")
- Supah Ninjas (2011) (episode "Morningstar Academy")
- Suburgatory (2013) (episode "Apocalypse Meow")
- Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014)
References
edit- ^ a b "'Army of the Dead' star Samantha Win's Asian heritage has been challenged most of her life by Hollywood, but she's done worrying what others think". Insider. 2021-06-14. Archived from the original on July 31, 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-07 – via Yahoo! Life (archive).
- ^ a b Grobar, Matt (2021-06-29). "'Army Of The Dead's Samantha Win To Star In Cyberpunk Indie 'The Dresden Sun'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ Exclusive Interview With Actress Sam Tjhia (Mortal Kombat: Legacy) | Shogun Gamer
- ^ "C14AM_Two Events Combined Results_Women's Nanquan & Nandao". The Official Website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-09-19. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ "Samantha Win on Instagram: "An Alien, no longer! 🇺🇸🙏🏼🇨🇦 #ipledgedallegiance #allin #voter #citizen"".