Samantha Gutstadt, Author at Motherly
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Samantha Gutstadt

Samantha is an Actress, Content Creator and Writer. Oh and she claims she can beat almost anyone at Tennis. (She was a top ranked Canadian junior back in the day.)She currently resides in Venice, CA with her husband, dog, and two adorable boys, Ryder and Asher. As an actress Sam has appeared in numerous feature films and TV shows both in Canada and the US including, Degrassi The Next Generation, Kevin Hill, The Tortured, Huff and Shark City. She has performed on numerous stages including LA's UCB Improv Stage. Samantha was just recently nominated as Best Actress in Comedy at LA Web Fest, for her appearance in Season 2 of Dogs & Me . Samantha is currently in season 2 or a show on Awesomeness TV's Awestruck Network called Almost Perfect Life Hacks.As an on camera host, Sam has toured the globe covering Cannes, Sundance, The Toronto International Film Festival, AFI Film Festival and more. She was the co-host of This Week In Fashion, is the face of Canadians Abroad LA, and was a spokesmodel for Greygoose Vodka, covering Southern California Tennis leading up the US Open. Samantha is also currently working with Nylon Magazine, creating digital content and appearing in their videos.Samantha is making a name for herself in the “mom” space, creating comedy content and lifestyle content. She has been a regular contributor on a few blogs including Bottles + Heels and Colorescience. She just launched her own blog SamSoMuch!You might have recently seen Sam in commercials for Ally Bank, Toyota Prius, DSW and Comcast or in print ads for Sony, Belly Bandit and on your lottery scratch cards.Samantha has an undergraduate degree from Ryerson University in Image Arts/Film Studies and has a post graduate degree in Communications/PR from Humber.Find her on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

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