Cobra Kai is an American comedy-drama martial arts TV series distributed by Sony Pictures Television. It is considered a continuation of The Karate Kid’s film series of the 1980s.
One of the show’s main characters is Samantha LaRusso, or Sam, played by the American actress Mary Mouser.
Who Is Mary Mouser?
Born on May 9, 1996, Mary Mouser is a twenty-six years old American actress. She was born in Arkansas in the US. Mary is best known for her role as Sam, a karate champion and a teenager in Netflix’s Cobra Kai.
She also features in the medical drama show Body of Proof as Lacey Fleming and in Scandal season 4 as Karen Grant. Mary started her acting career when she was just six years old as a photo- double. She has done several voiceovers in various animated series, including Eloise: The Animated Series, Disney’s Frenemies, and Tarzan II.
She voiced the lead role in Eloise: The Animated Series, which was a huge success and won an Emmy Primetime Award. Mary was nominated for the Young Artist Award for the best supporting young actress for the movie A Stranger’s Heart and the CW television series Life is Wild.
Who Is Sam Of Cobra Kai?
Sam or Samantha is a high school student in West Valley High School and a learner of Karate. She is sixteen years old and learns Karate from her father, Daniel, a former Karate champion. Sam comes from a rich family, and she mostly hangs out with rich and popular kids.
Sam does not have much choice since her father wants her to maintain a reputation by being closer to the kids of their class, which bitters the relationship between Sam and her father. Later on, this issue is resolved in the show when her father realizes that wealthy people may not always be good.
Sam gradually forms a close relationship with Miguel Diaz, a part of the Cobra Kai. However, their relationship does not come without the ups and downs. They face problems in their relationships until the final season but are finally united happily.
Sam also struggles with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder for a brief amount of time, but later she recovers from it and gains confidence as she overcomes her fears. She later joined Miyagi-Do karate and Eagle Fangs, where she trained.
We see Sam being best friends with Aisha Robinson, and her major enemy or rival is Tory Nichols. In the later episodes of the show, Sam finds out that she has a bittersweet relationship with Karate. Her father was a Karate champion, so she was naturally taught too early, but she was conflicted about martial art when she grew up. Later on, she quits Karate after having trained for years and takes the lessons and knowledge that came along with it.
