Samira Wiley

Samira Wiley

American actress
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Samira Denise Wiley (born April 15, 1987) is an American actress. She is best known for her starring role as Poussey Washington in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019) and as Moira in the Hulu dystopian drama series The Handmaid's Tale (2017–present), for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series.

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Samira Wiley was born on Wednesday, 15 April 1987 in Washington, D.C. Her full name at birth was Samira Denise Wiley. She is best known as an actress. Wiley's country of citizenship (nationality) is American. For university, she studied at Juilliard School, NY. She is 5' 3" (160 cm) tall with a slim build. She has dark brown eyes and black hair (color). Her net worth is reported to be $3,000,000 US dollars. Samira Wiley is 37 years old and her zodiac star sign is Aries.

You can find people similar to Samira Wiley by visiting our lists LGBT actors from the United States and 20th-century African-American women.

Full name at birth
Samira Denise Wiley
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Claim to fame
Poussey Washington on Orange is The New Black
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Date of birth
15 April 1987
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Washington, D.C
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Actress, Producer
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5' 3" (160 cm)
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$3,000,000 USD
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Juilliard School, NY
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Partner: Lauren Morelli (Married) 1 child
Sep 2014-
Lauren Morelli and Samira Wiley

Samira Wiley is known for her role in the TV series The Handmaid's Tale (2017) as Moira Strand.

She is also known for her role in the film Breaking News in Yuba County (2021) as Jonelle.

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