BIANCA SAMS, was born in Berkeley, California, into a closely knit family. Growing up as the middle child in group of rambunctious and outspoken children was the best training ground for performing. Early on Bianca learned to fend for herself on the stage of life, whether it be her commanding performance of the latest songs and commercials or having the drive to dive for the last of the cereal.

At the ripe age of two, after watching the film ET, Bianca told her parents, “I want to do that." She bugged her parents daily until they finally put her to acting classes at age 3. Bianca got her first agent at the age of five and started working regularly in San Francisco.

Bianca considers herself a “Renaissance Woman”. At every turn, she has been driven to be a well-rounded student, athlete, and artist. A recent graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, she has earned the distinction of being Tisch's first ever Triple Major [Acting, Dramatic Writing (Play and Screenwriting), Africana Studies, and an undeclared minor in Journalism]. She also ran on the NYU Track Team and was named Female Athlete of the Year.

At NYU, she studied at the Strasberg Theater Institute, which included intensive dance, voice, singing, and movement training. She also spent 6 months in London studying Shakespearean verse at the prestigious Royal Academy for Dramatic Arts (RADA). Bianca's writing professors included Richard Wesley, Beth Turner, George Malko, John Guerre, and Kenneth Lonergan.

In addition, she has done community service in Belfast, Northern Ireland, taught theater to children at the Historical Karamu House in Cleveland, and worked at the Joseph Papp Public Theater in NYC.

Her credits include voiceover spots for Bank of America and Crescent Jewelers, on-camera commercials for Suzuki Motors, and print ads for Always, Microsoft, and Hewlitt Packard.

She can currently be seen in the feature film RENT, which is available on DVD at video stores nationwide.