Samantha Lewes: death, fortune, husband and biography

Samantha Lewes was an American actress who appeared in a few Hollywood movies. She is best known as the former wife of famous Hollywood actor Tom Hanks and the mother of actors Elizabeth Hanks and Colin Hanks. Lewes died at the age of 50 from bone cancer.

Lewes was the first wife of actor Tom Hanks, after which he married Rita Wilson in 1988. He is still remembered for his roles in films like ‘ Mr. Success and Bosom buddies’.

SAMANTHA LEWES: EARLY LIFE, CAREER AND NATIONALITY

Samantha Lewes was born on November 29, 1952 in San Diego, California as Susan Jane Dillingham. She belongs to an American nationality. There is not much story available about her early life and family background as she was not very popular with the media except when it came to her connection with Tom Hanks. In fact, his family, upbringing and early life are so far a big mystery.

But here’s the good news, we do know a few things about her past, like her short career in Hollywood. Lewes starred in movies called Mr. Success and Bosom Buddies. But she mostly gained fame after tying the knot with Tom Hanks, as she was his first wife.

SAMANTHA LEWES: HUSBAND, MARRIAGE AND PERSONAL LIFE

Although people praise the ideal couple, Tom Hanks and his current wife Rita Wilson, they have long forgotten about his ex-wife Samantha. Samantha and Tom Hanks met in high school and were high school sweethearts. They dated for a while and got married at a very young age. Tom Hanks was just 21 when he tied the knot with Samantha and had his first child. Tom Hanks revealed in an interview that the reason for his marriage was to fight loneliness, but that didn’t help Hanks as the marriage didn’t work out very well. Their daughter, Elizabeth was born in 1982.

Samantha and Tom’s marriage was quite rocky and they weren’t really happy. In fact, in 1987 they divorced and ended their marriage. Later in the year 1988, Tom Hanks tied the knot with his current wife, Rita Wilson, but Samantha chose to remain single and take care of her children. His two children, Colin and Elizabeth became actors.

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SAMANTHA LEWES: DEATH AND NET WORTH

After the divorce, Samantha began to get sick very often and was eventually diagnosed with bone cancer. Tom Hanks helped Samantha with her treatment but nothing really worked and her health deteriorated. In 2002, she lost her life and died in Sacramento, California, USA.

Samantha Lewes life was short and in a short life she did even less work throughout her career. So there isn’t much information available on the total amount of money she actually made at the time. So, his net worth estimate is not available, but it can be assumed that it was over a million.