Sammie Ray grew up in SoCal near Pasadena attending Temple City High School, class of 2014. Leading up to age 18, Sammie performed in 25+ different musical theater productions and various comedic and dramatic plays; not including other performances for choir, cheer, dance, etc. Born with a heart for performing, she knew she was destined for a stage, whether that be in New York or LA but given her natural geographic blessedness she decided to tackle the big screen right here at home. She was grateful to cross New York off of her bucket list of places to visit this past April 2024 when her short film, "Savage Sam" made its movie theatre premiere in the Big Apple!
She started her career humbly doing background on many major television shows where she recalls "learning her table manners" for set and was blessed to book a handful of recurring co-star & guest-star roles on shows like Netflix's On My Block and NBC's This Is Us over the years graduating in experience and rank on set. Sammie decided to try on the hats of producer, writer and on screen lead actress when she took the 2023-2024 film festival circuit by storm with her first original short, Savage Sam, now streaming online! (Link to watch below)
Now, in 2025 she is a seasoned commercial and theatrical actress landing her juiciest role yet as recurring guest star, "Mariah" on season 5 of Tyler Perry's Ruthless streaming on BET+ airing now. Sammie has also expanded her acting horizons to include vertical shorts, otherwise known as the modern day soap opera world showcasing her acting talents on the streaming platforms GalateaTV & ReelShorts. Her first roles being supporting characters "Brit" in the series "Secrets of Sin" on GalateaTV and "Miri" in "Straight A Pregnancy" on ReelShorts. She debuts as her first lead characters, "Piper Manning" in the series "My Sister's Wedding" on the GalateaTV app and as "Emma Reyes" in "Love Me Two Times" now playing on the ReelShort app!
Furthermore, Sammie continues to pursue her passion for music utilizing her singing and songwriting gifts in her brand new single titled "Lover Girl Gone Savage"; a continuation of her previous album "Savage Sam" that scores her short film. You can now add her track on all music streaming platforms and the lyric video on YouTube is linked below!