Samira Denise Wiley

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Samira Denise Wiley Wiki Biography

Samira Denise Wiley was born on 15 April 1985, in Washington, D.C, USA, and is an actress best known for playing Poussey Washington in ‘‘Orange Is The Net Black’’, and Moira in ‘‘The Handmaid’s Tale’’.

So just how rich is Samira Wiley as of early 2018? According to authoritative sources, this actress has net worth of $3 million, with her wealth being accumulated from her over seven years long career in the mentioned field.

Samira made her acting debut with the role of Tina in ‘‘The Sitter’’ in 2011, alongside Jonah Hill and Max Records. During the same year, she had a minor role in two episodes of ‘‘Unforgettable’’, and subsequently played Asha in ‘‘Being Flynn’’, which was rewarded with the Jury Prize award for Best Film. In 2013, Samira began playing Poussey Washington in the critically acclaimed TV comedy series ‘‘Orange Is The New Black’’, which gained vast popularity worldwide, and was ultimately nominated for six Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy Awards in several categories, including Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, and won a Screen Actors Guild Award in the category of Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. Working on such a prominent project helped Samira gain more popularity and attention in the media during her four years in the series, plus significantly boosting her net worth.

In the meantime, Samira, appeared mainly on television, and ultimately joined the cast of ‘‘Rob the Mob’’ in 2014, playing agent Annie Bell. In 2016, Samira landed a starring role in the ‘‘37’’ series, and in the same year worked on ‘‘Nerve’’ alongside Emma Roberts and Dave Franco – despite getting mediocre reviews from the critics, the movie did fairly well among the younger audience, and grossed more than $85.2 million at the box office. As of 2017, she landed the role of Jessica Mathers, one of the main characters in ‘‘Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television’’, which follows the life of a cop whose job is turned into a sitcom, and received a mostly positive response.

When it comes to Samira’s latest projects, she portrayed Moira in the series ‘‘The Handmaid’s Tale’’ in 2017, which is very successful and has won two Golden Globe awards, in addition to winning 30 more, such as Primetime Emmy, Eddie and AAFCA. Wiley’s acting skills were widely recognized, and she was rewarded with a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.

Speaking about her future projects, Wiley has two ahead of her – ‘‘Hum’’ in which she’ll star as Billie, and ‘‘Social Animals’’, in which she’ll portray Lana, one of the main characters. To conclude, Samira has had 19 acting gigs as of today, and is still building her net worth.

In her private life, she has two siblings – Aiyana Ma’at and Joshua Wiley. Her parents are considered ‘‘pillars of the LGBT religious community’’, and work as co-pastors at the Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ, one of the rare churches that marries LGBT people. This is important as Samira identifies as a lesbian, and has been married to Lauren Morelli, the writer of ‘‘Orange Is The New Black’’, since March 2017.

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Samira Denise Wiley Quick Info

Full Name Samira Wiley
Net Worth $3 Million
Date Of Birth April 15, 1985
Place Of Birth Washington, D.C, USA
Height 1.61 m
Weight 49 kg
Profession Actor, Model
Education Juilliard School
Nationality American
Spouse Lauren Morelli
Parents Dennis W. Wiley, Christine Y. Wiley
Siblings Joshua Dhameer Wiley, Aiyana Kai Maat
Partner Lauren Morelli, Lauren Morelli
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Samira.Denise.Wiley
Twitter https://twitter.com/samirawiley
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/whododatlikedat
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4148126
Awards Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Nominations Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (2017), Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2018), NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (2018)
Movies Nerve, 37, Rob the Mob, Being Flynn, The Sitter
TV Shows Orange Is the New Black

Samira Denise Wiley Important Facts

  • Was in the 2014 PayPal television ads.
  • Graduate of The Juilliard School.

Samira Denise Wiley Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
Social Animals 2017 post-production Lana Actress
Hum 2016/II Short completed Billie Actress
The Handmaid’s Tale 2017-2018 TV Series Moira Actress
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver 2017 TV Series CSI Segment Actress
Detroit 2017 Vanessa Actress
Orange Is the New Black 2013-2017 TV Series Poussey Washington Actress
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television 2017 TV Series Jessica Mathers Actress
You’re the Worst 2016 TV Series Justina Jordan Actress
Nerve 2016 Hacker Kween Actress
The Catch 2016 TV Series Nia Brooks Actress
The Walking Dead: Michonne 2016 Video Game Michonne (voice) Actress
37 2016 Joyce Smith Actress
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 2015 TV Series Michelle Thompson Actress
Rob the Mob 2014 Agent Annie Bell Actress
Unker & Physia 2013 TV Series short Regigi Actress
Person of Interest 2012 TV Series Triage Nurse Actress
Being Flynn 2012 Asha Actress
The Sitter 2011 Tina Actress
Unforgettable 2011 TV Series Gina Actress
Hum 2016/II Short executive producer completed Producer
Orange Is the New Black 2013 TV Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards 2017 TV Special Herself – Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Self
Ok! TV 2017 TV Series Herself Self
23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards 2017 TV Special Herself Self
Lip Sync Battle 2016 TV Series Herself – Competitor Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers 2016 TV Series Herself Self
Vice News 2015 TV Series documentary Self
The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards 2015 TV Special Herself – Audience Member Self
Today 2015 TV Series Herself – Guest Self
CQC: Custe o Que Custar 2015 TV Series Herself Self
Entertainment Tonight 2014-2015 TV Series Herself Self
Red Nose Day 2015 TV Special Herself Self
HuffPost Live Conversations 2014 TV Series Herself – Guest Self
2014 Logo Trailblazers 2014 TV Movie Herself Self
E! News 2014 TV Series Herself Self

Samira Denise Wiley Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie Category
2015 Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Orange Is the New Black (2013) Won
2015 Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Orange Is the New Black (2013) Nominated