Samantha Joann Harper (born Samantha Joann Boscarino on December 26, 1994) stepped into the entertainment world early, the kind of performer who didn’t burst into the scene so much as steadily materialize in the background of half the teen-oriented television landscape of the 2010s. Her first major splash came in The Clique (2008), the Tyra Banks–produced adaptation of the YA bestseller, where she played Alicia Rivera, one of the coveted “Pretty Committee” girls. It was a glossy introduction—designer bags, drama, prep-school politics—and it helped set the tone for the roles that would keep finding her: bright, poised young women with just enough backbone to make things interesting.
By 2009, Boscarino was stacking credits fast. She played Gloria Jimenez in The Perfect Game, popped into Jonas as Amy, and made appearances on True Jackson, VP and Parenthood. Disney Channel kids knew her best as Skyler on Good Luck Charlie, a recurring part that reunited her with Clique co-star Bridgit Mendler. Skyler was sweet, grounded, and occasionally chaotic in that “well-meaning tween tornado” way Disney audiences love—exactly the zone where Boscarino shined.
Her next big jump came in 2012 when Nickelodeon tapped her to star as Molly Garfunkel in How to Rock. Molly was the queen-bee antagonist with immaculate hair, sharp comedic timing, and a surprising amount of heart. The series lasted only one season, but it was enough to solidify Boscarino as a familiar face across both major kids’ networks—rare territory for a young performer.
Between stints on Bucket & Skinner’s Epic Adventures, Figure It Out, and Wizards of Waverly Place, she built a résumé of characters who felt like the girl in your homeroom—except somehow funnier, slightly cooler, and definitely scripted.
In 2016, she pivoted into thriller territory with the Lifetime film The Cheerleader Murders, playing Ellie Davis, a role that let her stretch into darker, higher-stakes storytelling. She continued working steadily afterward, appearing in films such as God’s Not Dead: A Light in Darkness (2018), Diamond in the Rough (2022), and several shorts.
Her off-screen life intertwined neatly with her Disney past: in 2025, she married Good Luck Charlie co-star Shane Harper, a full-circle moment for fans who had watched the two share screen time a decade earlier.
Samantha Boscarino’s career reads like a tour through youth television’s golden era—Disney Channel crossovers, Nick sitcoms, YA adaptations, the Lifetime thriller rite of passage. She wasn’t the loudest star of her generation, but she was one of the most recognizable faces, the kind of performer whose appearance in an episode made viewers go, “Oh hey, it’s her again,” with a little jolt of nostalgia.
