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name: "Sam Phillips"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "28 January 1962"
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updated: "2026-09-16T21:17:58.341685+00:00"
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# Sam Phillips

Actor. Born 28 January 1962 in Glendale, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 28 January 1962, Glendale, California, USA
- **Also known as:** Leslie Ann Phillips, Leslie Phillips

## Biography

Sam Phillips is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Born Leslie Ann Phillips, she began her career in the contemporary Christian music industry under her given name before adopting the stage name Sam Phillips in 1988.

She made her film acting debut as the mute terrorist Katya in *Die Hard with a Vengeance* (1995). Phillips has also appeared as a singer in *The End of Violence* (1997) and performed in an episode of *Gilmore Girls* (2000), for which she composed music across multiple seasons. She has scored other television series including *Bunheads* and *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel*.

*Sources: diehard.fandom.com, imdb.com, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Die Hard: With a Vengeance* (1995), Fi1m 78, as Katya — [page](https://film.one/film/die-hard-with-a-vengeance.md)

## Also known for

- *The End of Violence* (1997), Singer

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