Source: Portrait Magazine

Acting Carreer
How did you get into acting?
I’ve wanted to act since I was 2. I told my mom that I wanted to be on stage or on TV. Finally she let me and I’ve loved it ever since.

Best parts/worst parts of acting?
A lot of them are all good…the good things are all the characters you get to be and the great people you get to meet! The bad parts are like when you have to do a sad scene and have to be able to cry. It’s the hardest part but it’s all fun!

Coolest celeb you’ve met
Probably Lacey Chabert because she’s just such a nice person! She’s kind, pretty and a really good actress!!

Person you want to work with
Amanda Bynes!! She seems so fun, she can laugh at herself, she’s always going to be herself!

Is it hard to be a normal kid and act?
No because you get to meet lots of other kids in the industry! I still play with my friends every day.

Films
Favorite film
Probably the film Within because I met my best friend, Mia Ford, on that set. I’m actually at her house now. I got to play a killer, so it was fun but scary!

Best moment on set
Every moment on set is the best! I just love to act, it’s the best!

Most embarrassing
One time I was on a set sitting with the director and his wife called. He gave me the phone to say hello to her. When we were done talking I said it was nice talking to her and I accidentally asked her if she wanted to talk to her dad again instead of asking if she wanted to talk to her husband. I was really embarrassed!

Favorite person to work with?
I have two people. Lacey Chabert and also Mia Ford!

Have you played someone who was similar to you?
Yes! I played a germ freak once and I really am a germ freak in real life! Maybe not as bad as the character but I have my anti-bacterial soap with me and stuff like that!

Favorites
Animal - dolphins! I love all animals but dolphins are just so cool!
Color - blue!
Food - probably an In and Out Burger
Soda - Dr Pepper
Candy - M&M’s
Ice cream - Cookies and Cream!
TV show - The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
TV channel - Disney Channel!
Website - Disneychannel.com!
Book - Island of the Blue Dolphins
Movie - The Notebook!
Male actor - Tim Allen!
Female actress - Nicole Kidman
Singer - Rascal Flats
Resturant - Elephant Bar

This or That
McDonalds or Burger King
McDonalds

Blue or Green
Blue

Computer or TV
TV

TV or books
TV

PC’s or Macs
Macs

Burgers or Fries
Fries

Coke or Pepsi
Coke

Mountain Dew or Cherry Cola
Mountain Dew

Beach or mountain
Beach

Forest or field
Forest

Sheep or cows
Sheep

Dogs or cats
Dogs

Sky diving or bungee jumping
Bungee jumping!

Style
Describe your style
I wear outfits that represent how I am. Fun outfits. Bright colors. I have a shirt on right now that is pinkish whitish, it has flowers.

Favorite outfit
Probably a really pretty dress! I love to wear dresses for nice occasions. But if it’s a normal day, just jeans and a tank top.

Fashion disaster
When I was little, I used to think this one dress was so pretty. But now I look at it, it has really weird fish on it and stuff! I can’t believe I wore it!

Random/Personal
If you were a super hero, who would you be?
If Spiderman was a girl, I’d choose him! He’s so cool and how he can jump so far!

If you were a cartoon character, who would you be?
I would be an imaginary friend from the show Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends because that would be so awesome!

Best Holiday Ever
Christmas! The snow is so beautiful and how you decorate your house is so beautiful! I’m very Christian so it’s also Jesus’ birthday so I get excited!

Worst Holiday Ever
I’m part Irish so I do like St Patty’s day but I don’t like that if you don’t wear green in the morning, my sister and I pinch each other! I don’t like the pinching!

If you could go anywhere, where would you go?
I would like to go to Australia because my aunt goes there a lot and she says she has looked out the window and seen kangaroos! It would be so cool to meet a kangaroo! It just looks amazing!

What are your hobbies?
I love to swim, roller blade and ice skate! Those are my three favourite things to do besides acting! I also like to paint! I like to do all the things that I usually get messy with!

Are you home schooled?
Yeah I go to a tutor two days a week so technically yes.

Tell me a secret!
I can roll my stomach! It’s like belly dancing! I can roll it without moving any part of my body. I’ve always known how to do that since I was about 3!

How can your fans contact you?
www.sammihanratty.com! You can email me on there and get pictures from there!

KOLSteph: Hi Sammi- Welcome to KOL!
Thanks, I'm so happy to be here
KOLSteph: We have so much to ask. First let's start with your role on 'Suite Life.' What's it like to play Holly?
It's so much fun because she is totally different from who I really am. I loved playing the card trick on Maddie! Ashley is so much fun to work with. I also got to do a stunt in that episode where I slip and fall. It was so much fun!
KOLSteph: Do you like playing a con artist?
Yeah! It's cool being able to play different characters and that one lets you be a little mischievous without really getting in trouble from my mom
KOLSteph: LOL. What's it like to work with Dylan and Cole?
They are both amazing to work with and really sweet on and off the show. I'm a huge fan of there's so I was a little nervous to meet them, but they welcomed me right from the start. I got to play with their dog, Bubba, and had just an awesome experience working with them.
KOLSteph: Sounds like fun
It was!
KOLSteph: I understand on The Unit you get to work with your sister- how's that?
It's fun. It's funny because they totally write the show like our own characters. I'm the emotional one in real life and also on the show. One time we got to have a food fight on set and it was really fun to do it with my sister!
KOLSteph: You come from a big family?
I have 4 sisters
KOLSteph: Do you all get along?
Yes, we all get along really well. Danielle and I see each other the most, since I am the youngest, so we have more arguments than the others. But I love her to death!!
KOLSteph: On Pushing Daisies you play "young Chuck". Do you often work with the actress who plays "old Chuck" so that you have some of the same mannerisms and sayings?
Unfortunately, we don't really get to see each other. she is usually on one unit and I am on the other. They will shoot us at the same time on two different sets
KOLSteph: what's it like to work with the Pushing Daisies' cast?
Everyone is so sweet. I love working with Swoozie and Ellen. They play my aunts.
KOLSteph: You have had roles on so many different TV shows, besides the ones we talked about, which have been your favorites?
I got to work with some of my good friends on iCarly. I love Jennette and Nathan, so that was really fun working with them. That's so Raven was also really fun. Raven is so cool!
KOLSteph: Two very cool shows - we actually chatted with both Jennette and Raven. They were both very nice. We understand you finished filming a movie called Jack and the Beanstalk which you play Gretel - was that Gretel as in Hansel and Gretel?
Yeah. It was really cool too because I wore the same dress that Taylor Momsen wore when she played Gretel in Hansel and Gretel
KOLSteph: Are you still filming A Christmas Carol or are you done with that?
I finished that movie the beginning of March and started a new movie the very next day. Christmas Carol was so much fun though
KOLSteph: What movie are you working on now?
I just finished two other movies. I did a new American Girl - Girl of the Year Movie that comes out in January 2009 and then I just flew to Virginia to shoot a movie called Kalamity
KOLSteph: Wow - you sound very busy!
I am really blessed to have all this work. I love it. I am actually taking some time off right now to spend time with family in Arizona
KOLSteph: You deserve a break after all those movies! Which do you like better - doing movies or TV shows?
Tough question!! I get really attached to people quickly, so it's hard to say goodbye after a movie. I would have to say I like movies better anyway, because I love playing a different character. I love both so much though.
KOLSteph: Of all the people you have worked with on TV and movies - who has been your favorite?
Lacey Chabert, Kaitlyn Deever, Mia Ford, Ashley Tisdale. Ashley and Lacey are really good influences on me
KOLSteph: Guess it is hard to pick just one! Is there anyone you would love to work with?
Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon and Amanda Bynes
KOLSteph: Three good picks! We read that you love animals - do you have any pets?
Yes, two dogs. Lexi is a German Shephard and Sara is a Yorkie/Papillon mix. They are like my best friends
KOLSteph: do they get to come with you when you work?
Hopefully Sara will soon. it's hard to keep an animal on set when you are working all day.
KOLSteph: That's true. So we like to do something called On the Spot where we give you two items and you pick your favorite. Sound good?
Go for it
KOLSteph: Summer or winter?
summer
KOLSteph: vanilla or chocolate?
Chocolate
KOLSteph: video games or board games?
That's hard...video games
KOLSteph: what's your favorite video game?
Guitar hero on wii
KOLSteph: everyone we talk to loves that - LOL. Ok, pizza or french fries?
French fries!
KOLSteph: city living or country living?
City
KOLSteph: and last one- peanut butter and jelly or peanut butter and marshmallow fluff?
Peanut butter and jelly
KOLSteph: A classic. Well, thanks for taking the time to talk with us.
Thank you so much for having me!!
KOLSteph: no problem- we will be on the lookout for you in all those movies! Enjoy your time off
I will, have a great summer! Bye