Samantha Harris

Born on November 27, 1973
Samantha Harris is an American TV presenter. Most notably, she is co-host of Dancing with the Stars with Tom Bergeron.

Harris is a correspondent with E! Entertainment Television's E! News, and host of THS Investigates. In addition to writing, producing and reporting daily for E! News, she co-hosts the network's live award-show coverage for the Oscars, Golden Globes and Emmys. She has also appeared as a special correspondent on Good Morning America.

Prior to joining E!, Harris served as a weekend co-host for the infotainment show Extra, where she interviewed hundreds of celebrities and served as an anchor for the show's Las Vegas bureau.

Her most recent hosting job is for Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series) along with Tom Bergeron taking over in 2006 for Lisa Canning.

Her other hosting credits include Fox's The Next Joe Millionaire and AMC Access (the shortlived spinoff of Access Hollywood produced for AMC). Additionally, she also served as a guest co-host on The View.

It was announced on December 16, 2008 that she would be joining CBS Television Distribution's "The Insider" as a substitute host and correspondent.

Acting work

Her acting credits include Eric Idle Exploits Monty Python, Surviving Gilligan's Island, Reefer Madness!, The New "Hit" Musical (original cast), Beautiful, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and others. Also on Palms cocoa butter commercial.

Modeling

Samantha is a four-time cover girl for Muscle & Fitness HERS and has also graced the covers of FitParent, Pregnancy & Newborn, Pilates Style. She has been featured in SELF, SHAPE, People, US Weekly, In Touch, Life & Style, and FHM magazines. As a fitness enthusiast, she loves dancing, cardio-sculpting classes, yoga and hiking but will also confess… she’s a dessert fanatic!

Charities

Samantha actively participates in various charity events supporting the Operation Smile, Revlon Run/Walk for cancer research, Clothes Off Our Back, and Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America.

Other Information
In the movie Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999), she plays "Miss Burnsville", who is competing for the Miss Minnesota title. In the movie Beautiful (2000), she plays "Miss Minnesota".
She is a three-time cover girl for the women's fitness magazine, Muscle & Fitness Hers. She has also been featured in Maxim, Shape and Self magazines.
Samantha's favorite physical activities include kickboxing, hiking, horseback riding, playing basketball, swimming and rock climbing.
Samantha loves to dance and is a trained jazz, salsa, swing and hip hop dancer.
Samantha has blue-green eyes and has natural dark brown hair.

about the secret to her beauty
Samantha: I get eight hours of sleep a night, do yoga to relay and take brisk walks to wake me up.

about the female partipant of the show she hosts, 'Dancing with the Stars'
Samantha: I'd never really looked at women's bodies much before doing the show. Now, watching them dance in their sexy costumes, with their ripped bodies, makes me want to hit the gym even harder.

about Ryan Seacrest, with whom she shares a office in E! Network
Samantha: He takes more hours to get dressed and make up than I do. Ryan spends, like, five hours in hair and makeup, mostly on his hair, and then another hour pick his outfit.

Filmography
Actress:
1. "Player$" (2002) TV series .... Host (unknown episodes, 2002)
2. Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History (2001) (TV) .... Dawn Wells
... aka Surviving Gilligan's Island (USA: short title)
3. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" .... Charlotte (1 episode, 2001)
... aka "CSI: Las Vegas" (South Africa: English title: informal alternative title) (USA: syndication title)
... aka "C.S.I." (USA: short title)
... aka "CSI: Weekends" (USA: promotional title)
... aka "Les experts" (Canada: French title)
- Sounds of Silence (2001) TV episode .... Charlotte
4. Beautiful (2000) .... Miss Minnesota
5. Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999) .... Miss Burnsville
... aka Gnadenlos schön (Germany)
6. The Paperboy (1998) .... Nita Fischetti
7. George of the Jungle (1997) .... Ursula's Friend
8. D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996) .... Cindy

Self:
1. "Dancing with the Stars" .... Herself - Host (122 episodes, 2006-2009)
- Round Seven: Results (2009) TV episode .... Herself - Host
- Round Seven (2009) TV episode .... Herself - Host
- Round Six: Results (2009) TV episode .... Herself - Host
- Round Six (2009) TV episode .... Herself - Host
- Round Five: Results (2009) TV episode .... Herself - Host
2. "Entertainment Tonight" .... Herself (9 episodes, 2007-2009)
... aka "E.T." (USA: informal title)
... aka "ET Weekend" (Australia: weekend title)
... aka "Entertainment This Week" (weekend title)
... aka "This Week in Entertainment" (USA: weekend title)
- Episode dated 7 April 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 24 March 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 18 March 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 9 March 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 9 February 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Herself
3. "Rachael Ray" .... Herself (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
- Episode dated 20 February 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Herself
- Dancing with the Stars Scoop (2008) TV episode .... Herself
4. TV Guide Live at the Emmy Awards (2008) (TV) .... Herself
5. Oscar's Red Carpet 2008 (2008) (TV) .... Herself - Co-host
6. Live from the Red Carpet: The 2008 Academy Awards (2008) (TV) .... Herself - Post-Show Host
7. Live from the Red Carpet: The 2007 Emmy Awards (2007) (TV) .... Herself - Post-Show Host
8. "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" .... Herself (2 episodes, 2007)
- Episode dated 25 June 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 21 May 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Herself
9. "What About Brian" .... Herself (1 episode, 2007)
- What About All That Glitters... (2007) TV episode .... Herself
10. Live from the Red Carpet: The 2007 Academy Awards (2007) (TV) .... Herself - Post-Show Correspondent
11. E!'s Live Countdown to the Academy Awards (2007) (TV) .... Herself - Host
12. Forbes 20 Richest Women in Entertainment (2007) (TV) .... Herself
13. "The View" .... Co-Host / ... (2 episodes, 2003-2006)
- Episode dated 4 December 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Co-Host
- Episode dated 2 October 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Herself - Guest Host
14. Live from the Red Carpet: The 2006 Emmy Awards (2006) (TV) .... Herself - Post-Show Host
15. Idol (2006) .... Herself
16. Hooked (2006/I) .... Herself
17. Live from the Red Carpet: The 2006 Academy Awards (2006) (TV) .... Correspondent
18. E!'s Live Countdown to the Academy Awards (2006) (TV) .... Host
19. THS Investigates: Chandra Levy and the Capital Murders (2006) (TV) .... Host
20. "E! News" (1998) TV series .... Correspondent / ... (unknown episodes, 2005)
... aka "E!" (Australia: short title)
21. THS Investigates: Plastic Surgery Nightmares (2005) (TV) .... Host
22. THS Investigates: Women Who Kill (2005) (TV) .... Herself - Host
23. THS Investigates: Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer (2005) (TV) .... Herself - Host
24. THS: Investigates (2005) (TV) .... Host
25. THS Investigates: Love Behind Bars (2005) (TV) .... Herself - Host
26. E! True Hollywood Story Investigates: Real Life CSI (2005) (TV) .... Host
27. "Extra" (1994) TV series .... Herself - Host (unknown episodes, 2003)
... aka "Extra: The Entertainment Magazine" (USA)
28. "The Next Joe Millionaire" .... Herself - Hostess (10 episodes, 2003)
... aka "The Next Joe Millionaire: An International Affair" (USA: promotional title)
- Episode #1.10 (2003) TV episode .... Herself - Hostess
- Episode #1.7 (2003) TV episode .... Herself - Hostess
- Episode #1.5 (2003) TV episode .... Herself - Hostess
- Episode #1.4 (2003) TV episode .... Herself - Hostess
- Episode #1.3 (2003) TV episode .... Herself - Hostess
29. The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch (2002) (TV) .... Jogger
30. "The Man Made Movie" (2000) TV series .... Hostess (unknown episodes)

Birthday:9/27/1973
Nickname:Sam
Birthname:Samantha Harris Shapiro
Hookups:Michael Hess
Sign:Libra
Height:5'4
Job:Co-host / Correspondent
Ethnicity:White
Country of Origin:United States
Official Website http://www.samantha-harris.com