Sama Fernands, was raised in Naugatuck, a small Connecticut town. She was born as Samantha Fernandes, in Waterbury CT, to Albertina Lopes and James Valentino.

Sama Fernands has been involved in 30+ projects in the film industry, including acting in twelve films, five television shows, four music videos, and two commercials. She started acting at nine-years-old in school theater productions, and continued acting in numerous plays until 2009. Her last theater roles were playing Becca in "Rabbit Hole" and Alice in "Alice in Wonderland," before she ventured into professional acting in 2012.