PENDLETON â Budding Pendleton actress Samantha Craig-Allen is getting her big break this fall when she stars in the upcoming film âWaking Up in Idaho.â
The film, scheduled to start shooting in September, is about two women who are new foster moms and the teenagers for whom they are caring. Craig-Allen, 19, plays Anna, a tough girl and the best wrestler in her high school, who was kicked off the team for unsportsmanlike conduct.
âAnna has anger issues, while my co-star, Dekin Carney, plays Boyd, a shy kid,â Craig-Allen said.
A natural-born ham, Craig-Allen said acting has always been an interest.
âAs a kid I would reenact scenes from movies like Harry Potter and Spider-Man,â she said.