Who is Samantha Bailey? She’s the newest pint-sized player on Pushing Daisies, joining the cast as Young Olive in this season’s third episode, “Bad Habits” (spoilers), in what we hope will be a recurring role. She may be new to the wonderful world of Daisies, but she is already a veteran of show business.

The Olives: Kristin Chenoweth and Samantha Bailey

Captivating from the Beginning
Samantha Ann Bailey was born on November 21st, 2001, in Mission Hills, California. She started modeling at the age of 2 months in a local scholarship pageant. By 16 months, Samantha was performing in local dance shows with her aunts. At age 3, she won the Little Miss & Mister Hawaiian Tropic West Coast title and modeled for Hawaiian Tropic and Hollywood Babe clothing. Samantha was always putting on a show for others. She loved performing and being the center of attention.

In 2006, she met Nelson Parks from The ESI Network and soon had representation for work in print, theatrical and commercial work. You may have seen her in print work for companies such as Disney, Educational Insights, TeeTots, and many others. Samantha can also been seen in a national Lowe’s commercial, the movie The Hottie and the Nottie, NCIS - “Angel of Death” and now, as Young Olive Snook on ABC’s Pushing Daisies. Samantha joined the Screen Actors Guild in 2007.

Giving Back
Over the past 2 years, Samantha has been involved with raising money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. She has attended several of the Los Angeles, Santa Monica & Oxnard JDRF walks. This year, she designed a t-shirt drawing to wear at the walk and a coloring book for the kids at the walk.

The Little Girl Behind the Smile
Samantha received her first Honda 50cc Dirt Bike at age 3. According to Samantha, that was the “best present ever” until her little sister, Brianna, was born in 2005, then she was the “best present ever”. She loves supercross and regularly goes dirt bike riding with her family. Samantha is currently working on teaching Brianna how to ride. Samantha started Kindergarten at age 4 and was reading before she turned 4 1/2. Samantha is extremely bright and entered the 3rd grade in August 2008, a full year ahead of schedule. Her favorite subjects are Art, Science & Math.

Samantha is a very outgoing, articulate little girl who is full of personality. She loves telling jokes and making others laugh. She has a strong passion for acting and loves entertaining others. We can’t wait to see her portray feisty Olive!