- Born
- Birth nameSamantha Win Tjhia
- Nickname
- Sam
- Height5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
- Samantha Win Tjhia (formerly Samantha Jo) was born in Barrie, Ontario, Canada to a Chinese father and Caucasian/Canadian mother, Charles and Leslie. She has two older brothers who reside in Toronto with the rest of her family. Samantha started acted at the age of 10, appearing in several toy commercials and print ads after winning Talent Search Canada 2001. She started martial arts at the age of 4 with Jiu Jitsu, but by the age of 17 she had become a competitive Wushu athlete- winning multiple medals at National, Pan-American and International levels and competed for Canada in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Wushu tournament. This afforded her the opportunity to move to Los Angeles as a stunt double and now, lead actress.
She is known for her proficiency in the action genre and accredits her background in stunt work for this. Samantha continues to gain momentum and excel with her no-quit work ethic and passion for the arts.- IMDb Mini Biography By: S.O.
- SpouseAllen Jo(May 14, 2011 - 2019) (divorced)
- Gender / Gender identityFemale
- Was a member of the Newmarket based Team Ryouko Martial Arts performance team. The team also featured performers such as Ilan Rosenberg, Chris Mark and Jeff Ong, which are now all stunt performers as well.
- Is of Chinese and Indonesian descent.
- Was a member of the Canadian Wushu team. Samantha not only competed throughout Canada, but also throughout the world including at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, in which she won various medals, placing herself as one of Wushu's best female athletes.
- Won a bronze medal at the 2007 World Wushu Championships in Beijing China which qualified her for the Olympic Tournament.
- Was a student of the Sunny Tang Martial Arts Center in Toronto, Ontario.
- On my Dad's side I am 50% Chinese Southeast Asian - with my family living in Hong Kong, Indonesia and southern China. On my Mom's side I'm 50% Northwestern European - British, Irish, French and German. However, to keep things simple, and true to what cultures I've grown up with, I identify as a proud Chinese Canadian.
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