Samira Wiley
American actor and model · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1987 · age 39
Samira Wiley 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 (2017-2025), for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest...
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TanglesFilm, Donimo (voice)
They FightFilm, 2026Ketta2025
AtomicSeries, Creator2022
National Theatre Live: Blues for an Alabama SkyFilm, Angel Allen2021
Amend: The Fight for AmericaSeries
Breaking News in Yuba CountyFilm, 2021Jonelle2020
Night on Earth: Shot in the DarkFilm2019
Love, Death & RobotsSeries, Lt. Colby (voice)
VaultFilm, 2019Karyn2018Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama SeriesAward
ExplainedSeries, 2018Narrator (voice)
Social AnimalsFilm, 2018Lana2017
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on TelevisionSeries, Jessica Mathers
DetroitFilm, 2017Vanessa2016
37Film, Joyce Smith
NerveFilm, 2016Azhar2014
Late Night with Seth MeyersSeries
Rob the MobFilm, 2014Agent Annie Bell2013
Orange Is the New BlackSeries, Poussey Washington2012
Being FlynnFilm, Asha2011
Person of InterestSeries, Triage Nurse
The SitterFilm, 2011Tina2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Series1999
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries, Michelle Thompson1987Born15 April 1987People around Samira
Margaret Atwood Produced The Handmaid's Tale
Jake Gyllenhaal Produced Breaking News in Yuba County (2022)
Juliette Lewis Also in Nerve and Breaking News in Yuba County
Elisabeth Moss Produced The Handmaid's Tale
Burt Young Also in Vault and Rob the Mob
Tate Taylor Directed Breaking News in Yuba County (2022)
David Gordon Green Directed The Sitter (2012)
Paul Weitz Directed Being Flynn (2012)
Chris Chalk Also in Being Flynn and Detroit
Nick Sandow Also in Orange Is the New Black and The Sitter
Jenji Kohan Produced Orange Is the New Black
Michael De Luca Produced The Sitter (2012)
Henry Joost Directed Nerve (2016)
Anthony Katagas Produced Nerve (2016)
Eddie Rouse Also in The Sitter and Being Flynn
Fred Toye Directed Many Happy Returns (2012)
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Detroit 2017
Nerve 2016
Being Flynn 2012
Social Animals 2018
Rob the Mob 2014
Filmography 14
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Television 22
Media & music
Photos 1
Awards
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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 (2017-2025), for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series.
