Samantha Inoue Harte

Born in Virginia, USA to a military family. Father was a corpsman in the Irish Naval Service in the Vietnam War and an English instructor at Sophia University in Japan. Mother was Japanese, daughter of Buddhist priest. Raised in Italy, the Philippines, and Japan, and moved to USA and attended the University of Texas at Austin. Graduated with BFA in studio art and BA in art history. Is a classically trained animator through her ex, Disney animator Don Bluth. Began animating in 1998. Has taught animation at various locations and has run a personally owned animation school for two years. Has worked with Little Wolf Entertainment Inc and with HorseBack Salad Entertainment as an animator for clients such as Warner Brothers, Southwest Airlines, Mattel Interactive, Hanna-Barbera, and various others. Most notable work is for Japanese animations translated into English for the Austin, Texas branch of AD Vision Films called Monster Island Studios. She works as animator, translator, and voice actor for various films and has made guest appearances at various animation conventions across the USA.