Sam Schuder (born April 4, 2001) is an American actress and model. In March, 2009, She booked the lead role of Janey, and worked alongside Matthew Lillard and Leah Remini in an ABC pilot called Married Not Dead. She went on to play Kimmy in the United States of Tara, working alongside Toni Colette and Kelly Gibbs on NCIS, working alongside Mark Harmon. She continued her acting career, playing Shelly Donahue on The Middle, working alongside Patricia Heaton, and Charlaine Bellefleur on True Blood, and Leah, a lead role in a film called Wild and Precious.