Samantha Droke

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Samantha Droke
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Droke in 2013
Born
Samantha Raye Droke

(1987-11-08) November 8, 1987 (age 33)
OccupationActress, designer
Years active2000–present
Spouse(s)
Eric Tomchik
(m. 2018)
Children1

Samantha Raye Droke (born November 8, 1987) is an American actress and designer.

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Life and career

Droke was born in De Leon, Texas, the daughter of Lyndon and Synthia Droke. [1] She is well known for her friendship with actress Ashley Tisdale. She made her major motion picture debut in the movie Truce alongside Buck Taylor, in which she plays Jenny, a young girl that is sent to live with her grandfather after her mother dies. Droke has appeared in television shows such as Gilmore Girls , The Suite Life of Zack & Cody , Eastwick , and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation . She was also seen in the television movie Princess Protection Program as Brooke, a girl that discovers that her classmate is a princess. Droke also starred in the web series Poor Paul .

Personal life

On April 27, 2018, Droke married real estate advisor Eric Tomchik. [2] They have one child, a daughter born on September 27, 2019. [3]

Filmography

Film roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2005TruceJenny
2006Don't Be ScaredJessicaDirect-to-Video
2007The NeighborErin
2008 Horton Hears a Who! Hildy / HollyVoice
2011 Seconds Apart Eve
2011 God Bless America Ashylee Chloe's BFF
2014 Sins of our Youth Amanda
2016TempusSamShort film
Television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Jane Doe: The Wrong Face JenTelevision film
2006FacelessUnderaged girlTelevision film
2006 Gilmore Girls Bonnie"Merry Fisticuffs" (season 7: episode 10)
2007 Cory in the House Sarah"Monster's Ball" (season 2: episode 3)
2007 The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Wanda"The Arwin That Came to Dinner" (season 3: episode 8)
2007 Arwin! SummerUnsold Disney Channel pilot
2008–11 Poor Paul Bonnie39 episodes
2009 Princess Protection Program BrookeTelevision film
2009 Eastwick Stephie3 episodes
2010 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Cindy Medina"Internal Combustion" (season 10: episode 13)
2010 Medium Charlotte Spencer"Smoke Damage" (season 7: episode 8)
2011 The Secret Life of the American Teenager Robin2 episodes
2015 Cleveland Abduction Amanda BerryTelevision film
As producer
YearTitleRole
2012Marvel Mash-UpPost-production assistant; TV Mini-Series
2014JVG & Anna Abreu: Huominen On HuomennaVideo short
2015SpinderExecutive producer; TV Series
2015First ContactShort film

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
2007 Western Heritage Awards "Outstanding Theatrical Motion Picture" (Shared with Thadd Turner, Matthew Marconi, James R. Dodds and Buck Taylor) TruceWon
2015 Burbank International Film Festival "Best Science Fiction Short Film" (Shared with Rick Craft & John Kelley ) First ContactNominated
2017SENE Film, Music and Art Festival"Science Fiction Short" (Shared with Rick Craft & John Kelley ) Won

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References

  1. "Samantha Droke". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  2. Samantha Droke (April 25, 2018). "3 years ago today I met the love of my life. In 2 more days I get to say forever. ❤️ The Lord has shown up like crazy these last couple of weeks and days leading up to our covenant that the only words I can say is "but God". I'm so grateful and so honored to call you my soon to be husband. I love you with all of me Eric! See ya at the alter 👰🏼❤️". Instagram . Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  3. Samantha Droke (September 29, 2019). "Our sweet Haevyn ✨". Instagram . Retrieved November 9, 2019.