Samantha Win Tjhia (born March 29, 1991), formerly known as Samantha Jo, is a Canadian actress and former wushu taolu athlete. After her competitive career, she turned to acting and in 2012, she debuted as an actress in the role of Kitana in '' Mortal Kombat: Legacy'', followed by her role as Car-Vex in 2013's '' Man of Steel''. She has appeared in various projects since, including a leading role as Chambers in Zack Snyder's 2021 film, '' Army of the Dead''. In 2021, she will also be starring in Michael Ryan's ''The Dresden Sun''.

Life and career

Early life

Win was born in Barrie, Ontario, to a

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family. She has trained in martial arts since the age of four as her mother was a

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jiu-jitsu Jujutsu ( ; ja, link=no, 柔術 , ), also known as jiu-jitsu and ju-jitsu, is a family of Japanese martial arts and a system of close combat (unarmed or with a minor weapon) that can be used in a defensive or offensive manner to kill or subdu ...

herself, doing jiu-jitsu as well before turning to

wushu Wushu may refer to: Martial arts * Chinese martial arts, the various martial arts of China * Wushu (sport), a modern exhibition of traditional Chinese martial arts * Wushu stances, five key stances utilized in both contemporary wushu and traditio ...

when she turned 12. At this time she also modeled in several children's print ads for Sears Company as well as appeared in various toy commercials. Win then became student of the

Sunny Tang Sunny Tang is a Canadian practitioner of wing chun kung fu and wushu. He was the 2003 World Traditional Masters champion and is the founder of Wushu Canada, as well as the Sunny Tang Martial Arts Centre chain of martial arts centres in Canada. He ...

Martial Arts Center in Toronto and a member of the Newmarket based Team Ryouko Martial Arts performance team. She was a member of the Canadian National Wushu Team, and was a bronze medalist at the

2007 World Wushu Championships The 2007 World Wushu Championships was the 9th edition of the World Wushu Championships. It was held at the Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium in Beijing, China from November 11 to November 17, 2007. Nearly 1,000 athletes from 89 IWUF national fede ...

and a double gold-medalist

Pan American Wushu Championships The Pan American Wushu Championships is a continental wushu championship hosted by the Pan American Wushu Federation (PAWF), the official continental representative of Pan America to the International Wushu Federation (IWUF). The PAWF was founded ...

. She also competed in the

2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament The 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament (Chinese: 北京2008武术比赛; pinyin: ''Běijīng 2008 wǔshù bǐsài'') was a wushu competition which was held from August 21 to 24, 2008 at the Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium in Beijing, China. The tourn ...

. She was then recruited as a stuntwoman for Hollywood films because of her extensive training. After moving to Los Angeles, Win continued her education by studying with some of the many great acting teachers and even took to LA theater, performing the role of "Catherine" in Thursday Night Theater Company's production of Arthur Miller's ''

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''. As of 2019, she is living in Los Angeles, United States.

Filmography

Acting credits

Films

* '' Man of Steel'' (2013) as Car-Vex * '' Wonder Woman'' (2017) as Euboea * ''Snow Steam Iron'' (2017) as Lin Woo * '' Justice League'' (2017) as Euboea * ''Circle of Stone'' (2018) as Padilla * '' Zack Snyder's Justice League'' (2021) as Euboea * '' Army of the Dead'' (2021) as Chambers * ''The Dresden Sun'' (filming) as Z

Television

* '' Agent X'' (2015) (season 1) as Juju Yang * ''Warrior'' (2015) (NBC Pilot) as Amelie * '' Lethal Weapon'' (2019) (season 3) as Eve * ''

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'' (2019) (

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) as

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Web series

* '' Mortal Kombat: Legacy'' (2011) (season 1) as Kitana * ''Mortal Kombat: Legacy II'' (2013) (season 2) as Kitana

Video games

* '' Ninja Gaiden 3'' (2012) as Ayane and Momiji (motion capture) * '' Resident Evil 6'' (2012) * '' Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare'' (2017)

Stunt work

Films

* '' The King of Fighters'' (2010) * '' Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'' (2010) * '' In Time'' (2011) * '' Sucker Punch'' (2011) - for Jena Malone (Rocket) * ''

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'' (2012) * '' The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2'' (2012) - for Kristen Stewart ( Bella Swan) * '' Man of Steel'' (2013) - for

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( Faora) * '' 300: Rise of an Empire'' (2014) - for Eva Green ( Artemisia)

Television

* '' Aaron Stone'' (2009) (episodes "Saturday Fight Fever" and "Hunt Me? Hunt You!") * '' Supah Ninjas'' (2011) (episode "Morningstar Academy") * '' Suburgatory'' (2013) (episode "Apocalypse Meow") * ''

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'' (2014)

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jo, Samantha 1991 births Actresses from Ontario Canadian expatriate actresses in the United States Canadian jujutsuka Canadian actresses of Chinese descent Canadian actresses of Indonesian descent Canadian stunt performers Canadian wushu practitioners Canadian tai chi practitioners Living people People from Barrie Canadian video game actresses Competitors at the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament