Biography
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.
Wiley also had starring roles in such films as The Sitter (2011), Nerve (2016), Detroit (2017), and Social Animals (2018). She also narrated the Netflix documentary Night on Earth (2020).
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Filmography
all 29
TV Shows 18
Movies 11
self 6
Narrator 1
Voice 1
Angel Allen
National Theatre: Blues for an Alabama Sky (2022)
Movie
Officer Davis
Blade Runner: Black Lotus (2021)
TV
Amend: The Fight for America (2021)
TV
Jonelle
Breaking News in Yuba County (2021)
Movie
Lorraine Hannsberry
Equal (2020)
TV
Self - Narrator (voice)
Night on Earth: Shot in the Dark (2020)
Movie
Narrator (English)
Night on Earth (2020)
TV
6.59
Self - Guest
Tamron Hall (2019)
TV
Karyn
Vault (2019)
Movie
Lt. Colby (voice)
Love, Death & Robots (2019)
TV
6.87
Lana
Social Animals (2018)
Movie
Self - Narrator
Explained (2018)
TV
6
Jessica Mathers
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television (2017)
TV
Nikki
Will & Grace (2017)
TV
9
Vanessa
Detroit (2017)
Movie
5.54
Moira Strand
The Handmaid's Tale (2017)
TV
6.59
Self
School of Doodle (2017)
TV
Joyce Smith
37 (2016)
Movie
Azhar
Nerve (2016)
Movie
7.77
Self
Lip Sync Battle (2015)
TV
4.2
Presenter / Honoree (Orange is the New Black cast)
Trailblazer Honors (2014)
TV
Agent Annie Bell
Rob the Mob (2014)
Movie
4.67
Poussey Washington
Orange Is the New Black (2013)
TV
6.13
Asha
Being Flynn (2012)
Movie
6
Tina
The Sitter (2011)
Movie
5
Triage Nurse
Person of Interest (2011)
TV
5.92
Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
TV
Michelle Thompson
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
TV
6.19
Actress
Standing By
TV
Ratings
Average 6.4
Based on 1.5 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1999
2014
2017
2017
2022
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1987-04-15 (37 years old)
Birth PlaceWashington, D.C., United States of America
RelativesAsante Blackk
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsSamira Denise Wiley, Σαμίρα Γουάιλι
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
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