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Olivia Samms author biography, plus links to books by Olivia Samms.

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Olivia Samms

Raised in southern Michigan, Olivia Samms started writing stories as a young girl--she just didn't realize that was what she was doing. She built forts in the dense woods, grew gills under the water of small, muddy lakes, and created a fictional universe with a cast of colorful characters. Olivia's active imagination prompted her to pursue acting and musical theatre, and after receiving her degree from Cornell University, she took on the streets of New York, acting and singing in off, off-off, and off-off-off Broadway shows, regional theaters, sang in Nashville and cried on soap operas. She now lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two children.

This biography was last updated on 04/30/2013.

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