When I was blonde I was perceived as an innocent and sweet young girl.

She next appeared in the comedy This Is My Life (1992) written and directed by Nora Ephron playing an insecure teenager. Mathis appeared in Little Women the 1994 film version of the novel by Louisa May Alcott and How to Make an American Quilt (1995) both starring Winona Ryder an actress Samantha Mathis was often compared to early in her career. She decided to become an actress at the age of twelve.

Samantha Mathis (born May 12 1970) is an American actress. The daughter of actress Bibi Besch Mathis made her film debut in Pump Up the Volume (1990) opposite Christian Slater.