Mary Mouser

Mary Mouser
Mouser in 2022
Born
Mary Matilyn Mouser[1]

(1996-05-09) May 9, 1996 (age 28)[2]
Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S[3]
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActress
Years active2002–present

Mary Matilyn Mouser (born May 9, 1996) is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Sam LaRusso, daughter of the original Karate Kid Daniel LaRusso, in the Netflix[4] series Cobra Kai. She was also the voice of Eloise in Eloise: The Animated Series and Lacey Fleming on the ABC series Body of Proof. Mouser took over the role of Karen Grant, Fitz & Mellie's daughter on Scandal in Season 4. She is also known as an influencer on TikTok and YouTube.

Early life and career

Mouser was featured on the Starz Kids & Family series Eloise: The Animated Series as the voice of Eloise and appeared as the child-lead in the Hallmark Channel original movie A Stranger's Heart. She has done voice work for animated features such as Dragon Hunters, Tarzan II, and Pom Poko, and was a voice actress in the audio drama series, Adventures in Odyssey as Samantha McKay, younger sister of Grady McKay.

Mouser has also appeared in guest starring roles on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Without a Trace, The King of Queens, Monk, Inconceivable, Scrubs, One Life to Live and had a recurring role on NCIS as Leroy Jethro Gibbs' daughter Kelly. She also had a series regular role in the CW series Life Is Wild as Mia Weller, for 13 episodes. At the 2006 Best of Fest Awards at the KIDS FIRST! Film and Video Festival, Mouser received the Outstanding Performance Award for her voiceover work in Eloise: The Animated Series.[citation needed] Mouser also guest starred on Lie to Me and in Ghost Whisperer as the character Madison.

Mouser starred in the ABC medical drama Body of Proof as Dana Delany's daughter, Lacey Fleming. Mouser also played the roles of both Savannah O’Neal and Emma Reynolds in the Disney Channel Original movie Frenemies, which was released in 2012.[5][6]

Since 2018, Mouser plays high school and karate student Samantha (Sam) LaRusso, in the Cobra Kai series, initially launched by YouTube Premium and later on Netflix, where she is part of the main cast. Mouser has also appeared on a Mind Field episode (S2 E5) on the channel VSauce on YouTube. In 2024, she voiced the character Cleo in the audiobook Know Your Newlywed.[7]

Personal life

In 2009, Mouser was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.[8][9] She discussed her experiences in a 2019 YouTube video.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Pom Poko Additional Voices
2005 Son of the Mask Alvey Avery (voice)
2005 Tarzan II (voice) Video
2005 Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Additional voices
2006 Holly Hobbie and Friends: Christmas Wishes Lill (voice) Video short
2006 Mr. Fix It Christine Pastore
2007 LA Blues Sara
2007 Penny Dreadful Clara Fowler Short film
2008 Dragon Hunters Zoé (voice)
2008 Delgo Baby Delgo (voice)
2008 Ball Don't Lie Julia
2009 Bride Wars (voice)
2009 The Hole Annie (voice)
2011 All Kids Count Carla
2014 Medeas Ruth [10]
2014 Field of Lost Shoes Libby Clinedinst [11]
2014 Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Audrey Gibson
2018 Gates of Darkness Michelle

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Without a Trace Amy Rose Episode: "Nickel and Dimed: Part 2"
2005 Scrubs Little Girl Episode: "My Lips Are Sealed"
2005 Monk Princess Girl Episode: "Mr. Monk Goes Home Again"
2005 Inconceivable Kylie Episode: "Between an Egg and a Hard Place"
2005 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Cassie McBride Episode: "Gum Drops"
2005 The King of Queens Marissa Episode: "Move Doubt"
2005–2012 NCIS Kelly Gibbs Recurring role, 9 episodes
2006 Mindy and Brenda Young Girl Television film
2006–2007 Eloise: The Animated Series Eloise Voice role; main role; 13 episodes
2007 A Stranger's Heart Cricket Television film
2007 State of Mind Ashley Petrovsky
2007–2008 Life Is Wild Mia Weller Main role, 13 episodes
2008 Life Carin Sutter Episode: "Black Friday"
2009 Lie to Me Tyler Seeger Episode: "Control Factor"
2009–2010 Chowder Marmalade / Ambrosia Voice role; episodes: "A Faire to Remember", "Chowder Grows Up"
2010 Ghost Whisperer Madison Episode: "Dead to Me"
2011–2013 Body of Proof Lacey Fleming Main role, 36 episodes
2012 Frenemies Emma / Savannah Television film
2012 Drop Dead Diva Chloe Surnow Episode: "Crushed"
2013–2015 The Fosters Sarah Episodes: "Saturday", "The Fallout," "Not That Kind Of Girl"
2014 Saint Francis Kimberly Quinlan Television film
2014 Scandal Karen Grant Episodes: "Like Father, Like Daughter," "Baby, It's Cold Outside"
2014 Criminal Minds Rebecca Farland Episode: "Amelia Porter"
2015 Maron Sydney Maron Episode: "Marc's Niece"
2015 The Devil You Know Earth Fenn Unsold television pilot
2015 CSI: Cyber Shelby Lockhart Episode: "iWitness"
2016 Freakish Mary Jones Hulu original series
2017 Scorpion Ada Pearce Episode: "Don't Burst My Bubble"
2018–present Cobra Kai Samantha "Sam" LaRusso Main role, 47 episodes
2018 Happy Together Diane Episode: "How Jake and Claire Met"
2019 Room 104 Adrianne/Lisa Episode: "Prank Call"
2022 Nailed It! Herself Episode: "Cobra Kai"

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2010 The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest Elanor Video game; voice role
2022 Cobra Kai 2: Dojos Rising Samantha "Sam" LaRusso Video game; voice role

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2008 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special – Supporting Young Actress A Stranger's Heart Nominated
Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Actress Life Is Wild Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Mary Matilyn Mouser Official Facebook Page". facebook.com.
  2. ^ "Mary Mouser: Cobra Kai, Fun Facts, Net Worth, and Gallery". September 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "Mary Mouser Biography". imdb.com.
  4. ^ "'Cobra Kai': 'Karate Kid' spinoff moves to Netflix; third season coming soon". USA Today. Archived from the original on July 1, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  5. ^ "MaryMouser.com: The Leading Mary Mouser Site on the Net". marymouser.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  6. ^ bkoganbing (January 13, 2012). "Frenemies (TV Movie 2012)". IMDb. Archived from the original on March 27, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2015. she is now starring in the new YouTube RED series Cobra Kai as the daughter of the famous karate master Daniel Laruso.
  7. ^ Cordero, Rosy (July 8, 2024). "Tyler Posey & Mary Mouser To Lead Rom-Com Audiobook 'Know Your Newlywed'". Deadline.
  8. ^ Abhishek, Aharon (May 10, 2019). "Miyagi do' s Mary Mouser who has type 1 diabetes finds it hard to maintain sugar level on set". MEAWW (Media, Entertainment, Arts, WorldWide). Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  9. ^ Mouser, Mary (May 30, 2019). "My Type 1 Diabetes Story". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 19, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  10. ^ "Film Review: 'Medeas'". variety.com. June 20, 2014. Archived from the original on January 5, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  11. ^ "'Field of Lost Shoes': Film Review". hollywoodreporter.com. September 25, 2014. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
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