Samantha Win
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| Born | (1991-03-29) March 29, 1991 (age 33) |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, martial artist |
| Spouse |
Allen Jo
(m. 2011; div. 2019) |
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Canada
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| Women’s Wushu Taolu | ||
| World Championships | ||
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2007 Beijing | Nangun |
| Pan American Championships | ||
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2006 Toronto | Nanquan |
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2006 Toronto | Nandao |
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2006 Toronto | Nangun |
Samantha Win Tjhia (born March 29, 1991), formerly known as Samantha Jo, is a Canadian American 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 KitanainMortal 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.[1] She will also be starring in Michael Ryan's The Dresden Sun.[2]
Win was born in Barrie, Ontario, to a Chinese Canadian family. She has trained in martial arts since the age of four as her mother was a black beltinjiu-jitsu herself, doing jiu-jitsu as well before turning to wushu when she turned 12.[3] At this time she also modeled in several children's print ads for Sears Canada as well as appeared in various toy commercials.[citation needed] Win then became student of the Sunny Tang 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 and a double gold-medalist Pan American Wushu Championships.[1] She also competed in the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament.[4] 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 A View from the Bridge. As of 2019, she lived in Los Angeles and in 2023, Win became an American citizen.[5]
