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).
Filmography
all 31
TV Shows 19
Movies 12
self 8
Narrator 1
Voice 1
Officer Davis
Blade Runner: Black Lotus (2021)
TV
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
Self - Narrator
Explained (2018)
TV
6
Jessica Mathers
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television (2017)
TV
Vanessa
Detroit (2017)
Movie
5.54
Moira Strand
The Handmaid's Tale (2017)
TV
6.59
Joyce Smith
37 (2016)
Movie
Self - Presenter / Self - Honoree
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
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
6.41
Cassie Elliott
Atomic
TV
Actress
Standing By
TV
Gallery
Information
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1987-04-15 (37 years old)
Birth PlaceWashington, District of Columbia, USA
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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