Mary Mouser
Mary Matilyn Mouser (born May 9, 1996) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Samantha LaRusso in the Netflix series "Cobra Kai", and Lacey Fleming on the ABC series "Body of Proof". She also took over the role of Karen Grant, Fitz & Mellie's daughter on "Scandal" in Season 4. Biography. Mouser was born on May 9, 1996 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Mouser has two siblings: Aaron Parker and Laura Ashley, who are also in the acting business. Mouser has type 1 diabetes, which she was diagnosed with in 2009. Career. She started  her career at the age of six when she was chosen as a photo-double for Abigail Breslin's character in "Signs". She was featured on the Starz Kids & Family series "" as the voice of Eloise and appeared as the child-lead in the Hallmark Channel original movie "A Stranger's Heart". Mouser has done voice work for animated features such as "Dragon Hunters", "Tarzan II", and "Pom Poko". She also was a voice actress in the audio drama series, "Adventures in Odyssey" as Samantha McKay, younger sister of Grady McKay. She has also appeared in guest starring roles on  , "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 "". 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 played the roles of both Savannah O’Neal and Emma Reynolds in the Disney Channel Original movie "Frenemies", which was released in 2012. Since 2018, she 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. Mary has also appeared on a "Mind Field" episode (S2 E5) on the channel VSauce on YouTube.