Samantha Tuffarelli
Biography
Samantha Tuffarelli was born and raised in the Bronx in an Italian-American neighborhood, just a stone's throw from where movie icons Chazz Palminteri and Jennifer Lopez grew up. Destined to be an actor, she started at age 2, and booked "Sesame Street," by the age of 7, continuing to work the show until she was 10 Tuffarelli graduated in 2009 and since then has begun to make her dream a reality. She was cast in a variety of roles over various genres, beginning by playing a waitress in the Indie comedy, "No, You Ain't Alright," and then as Mia in the feature film, "Night Bird." Recently she was cast in the upcoming motion picture and Clint Howard vehicle, "Pumping Up." n 2011, she won the "Will You Be My Next Great Success Story," monologue contest sponsored by award-winning director/producer Sam Borowski. Borowski was not only impressed with her skills, but her passion for craft, and the industry itself.
Known For & Full Filmography7 Titles
Drama Series - 1999, 16 episodes • as Janelle Hahn
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
Drama Series - 2018, 16 episodes • as Young Woman
The New York office of the FBI brings to bear all their talents, intellect and technical expertise on major cases in order to keep their city and the country safe.
Drama Series - 2013, 16 episodes • as Newly Engaged Woman
A crime she committed in her youthful past sends Piper Chapman to a women's prison, where she trades her comfortable New York life for one of unexpected camaraderie and conflict in an eccentric group of fellow inmates.
Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • as Nikki
Breakups happen. Boy meets girl. Boy likes girl; girl likes boy. Boy and girl decide to sleep with 3 other people first, to avoid the rebound relationship.
Movie - 2014, 2h 15m • as Nola
The death of a WWII veteran leads his estranged daughter to discover some shocking things about her father, and leads her on a journey to learn the truth of her father's love, sacrifice, and a different kind of heroism.
Movie - 1996, 2h 15m • as Young Girl
On the highway of life, Jerry's at a dead-end. Unemployed and still living at home with his parents, this thirty-three year old loser has no drive to better his life. That's all about to change. A fateful drug deal gone bad transforms Jerry overnight into the cop's number one murder suspect and the mob's number one target. With a sack full of drugs and a budding romance at stake, Jerry could get a life... or lose it. Either way, it will be the ride of his life.
Movie - 2014, 2h 15m • as Lynette
Urban legend claims a vicious crack-addicted raccoon nicknamed "Red Eye" was behind a series of gruesome murders in Bronx neighborhood Locust Point. Politically ambitious Deputy Mayor Peter Rabbit sees an opportunity to advance his career, and enlists his cousin and best friend to capture the mutant creature - unaware that two more bloodthirsty "krackoons" are lurking in the shadows... No one dumps on the Bronx!