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The N Network Cancels 'The Best Years' American actress Charity Shea is a native of Denver, Colorado. She lived the life of a nomad for some time, moving around through different places such as Hawaii, Idaho and Paris, before returning to her home state and taking up theater studies. Charity Shea has appeared in a number of film and television productions, such as HBO’s
Entourage ,
CSI: Miami , Alpha Dog alongside Bruce Willis and Justin Timberlake, After Sex, and Good Time Max. Aside from her acting career, she enjoys snowboarding, traveling, swimming, and motorcycle riding. She presently resides in Los Angeles and stars in the TV show The Best Years.
Samantha Best is portrayed by Charity Shea in the television teen drama series The Best Years. A poor orphan gifted with a resilient fighting spirit, she lost her parents at the age of eight. She grew up shuffled from one foster parent to another, only finding cold solace in her books and her studies, dreaming of the day that she could find happiness. As she was raised in Boston’s roughest neighborhoods, she cultivated a tough and self-reliant personality, eschewing faith and trust in others and becoming a survivor. But when she arrives at Charles University, she finds herself facing more than just academics.
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