- Born
- Birth nameSamantha Jade Reese
- Height5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
- Samantha Reese's fascination with beauty started back when she was just an overactive toddler. It was her morning routine, that sparked her infatuation with beauty, hair and makeup in particular. At the young age of 11, Samantha convinced her mother to let her transform half of their finished basement (as she grew up in Michigan) into a full-service salon, as she had taught herself how to do basic hairstyling, makeup, and acrylic nails. To find customers, she and her childhood best friend set out on foot, in her quiet East Lansing, Michigan neighborhood, literally going door-to-door, soliciting her neighbors asking if they "needed [their] hair done."
Now, almost 2 decades later, after trying her hand at acting, while living in Los Angeles, hair and makeup artistry was still a part of the picture, as she did side jobs for film, TV and Music videos as a Makeup Artist. At the time, she didn't realize that those small (and some not so small) projects working behind the scenes, were seeds being planted for what she would ultimately be doing, and have such a passion for.
Today, Samantha works full time as a freelance makeup artist. She workshop on runway shows such as Atlanta International Fashion Week, Escada, Christian Dior, Etro, Versace, and more, for brands such as Porsche, and Home Depot, and a myriad of independent films and commercial ads.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous
- Perfectly round, small chickenpox scar on bridge of nose
- Such a fan of Marilyn Monroe, she considered taking on the name "Monroe" as her stage name to pay homage to her.
- Is part Dominican.
- Favorite sports are Basketball, Football, and Boxing.
- Despite her shyness as a teenager, Acacia was a cheerleader all 4 years of high school.
- Finishing her first feature film, "32 Minutes"
- There are lessons in life, and there are blessings. Once the lesson has been learned, it becomes a blessing.
- [on choosing her stage name] I didn't just want something pretty, but something that carried a meaning that I would constantly work to live up to. In Spanish, it means 'honorable.' I think [that's] something that I can say that I am....more often than not.
- [on maneuvering through the Entertainment Industry] I have always been the good girl. The girl that took pride in doing things the "right" way. Doing things in the "right" order. I quickly had to learn that, there isn't always a "right" way of doing things. Sometimes, the "right" way to do it, is to just...do it.
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