A seasoned entertainment-news journalist, Samantha Harris joined E! Networks in January 2005 as a correspondent for E! News. In addition to writing, producing and reporting for E! News, she cohosts the network's live awards-show coverage. Samantha has also added THS Investigates, a spinoff of The E! True Hollywood Story, to her hosting duties. In prime time, Harris can be seen with Tom Bergeron, cohosting ABC's hit variety series Dancing with the Stars.

Before joining E!, Harris was the weekend cohost for the nationally syndicated entertainment newsmagazine Extra, where she interviewed over 250 celebrities. As a full-time correspondent for the show, Samantha took to the stage, performing with Cirque du Soleil, singing a duet with Wayne Newton during his live Vegas show and dancing her way into the arms of Patrick Swayze backstage when he performed in Chicago—all for news segments. She also anchored the first-ever Las Vegas bureau for Extra. Her other hosting credits include Fox's The Next Joe Millionaire and AMC Access, a show produced by NBC's Access Hollywood for AMC. Samantha was also guest cohost on ABC's The View and a guest correspondent on ABC's Good Morning America.

Samantha's talents extend to the stage and screen. Hot off the North American tour Eric Idle Exploits Monty Python (where Samantha's comedic, vocal and dance performance electrified audiences at Carnegie Hall, the Hollywood Bowl and other prestigious venues), CBS cast her as America's sweetheart, "Mary Ann," in its made-for-TV movie Surviving Gilligan's Island. Samantha's acting credits include the multi-award-winning Reefer Madness!: The New Hit Musical (original cast); Disney's D3: The Might Ducks and George of the Jungle; the Sally Field-directed Beautiful; and CBS hit drama CSI. Samantha is also featured in the Lorne Michaels-produced Rutles: Evolution television special.

As a model, Samantha is a three-time cover girl for Muscle & Fitness: Hers and has been featured in Maxim, Self and Shape, as welll as numerous ads and commercials. A fitness enthusiast, she loves dancing, yoga and hiking but will also confess she's a candy-aholic!

Samantha graduated with honors from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. She currently resides in Brentwood, California, with her husband, Michael. Visit www.samantha-harris.com for more!