Samantha Panu was born on August 16th to an American mother and Italian father. She recently wrapped up the lead role in the feature film "The Murder Muse." She fell in love with acting after Gene Wilder's performance in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Samantha has played roles varying from an awkward stand-up comedian to the daughter who will never win with her mother. Her films have played and won awards in festivals such as the Phoenix Film Festival, Worldwide Women's Film Festival, Laughlin Film Festival and more. She previously went by the name Samantha Kade.