SAMANTHA MATHIS - MATHIS TURNS FLOWER THERAPY INTO HIT FIRM

Nineties movie pin-up SAMANTHA MATHIS has launched an online florists, Succulent.la.com, with her partner RYANN DAVIS. The PUMP UP THE VOLUME star, who quit Hollywood to mourn the death of her mother in 1996, admits she uses her flower arranging and pot planting skills as therapy. She tells People magazine, "I lose myself when I'm planting and arranging." Her new career has brought her back into Hollywood - Mathis' company was recently hired to arrange flowers for scenes in a MERYL STREEP film. The actress-turned-florist adds, "I worked on that arrangement for a long time."