Samira Wiley Bio, Age, Birthday, Height, Net Worth, Wedding, Instagram, House

Samira Wiley Biography

Samira Wiley (Samira Denise Wiley) is an American actress and model. She is best known for playing Poussey Washington in the Netflix series ”Orange Is the New Black” and for playing Moira in the Hulu series ”The Handmaid’s Tale”, for which, Wiley won the Prime-time Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series in 2018.

Samira Wiley Age| Birthday

Samira Denise Wiley was born on April 15, 1987, in Washington, D.C. U.S. Wiley has 31 years as of 2019. Besides, she holds an American nationality and has a place with African American ethnicity. She always celebrates her birthday on the 15th of April each year. Moreover, Samira is the aunt of actor Asante Blackk who portrays Kevin Richardson in the Netflix series When They See Us.

Samira Wiley Height

Wiley stands at a height of 1.61 m.

Samira Wiley Net Worth

Wiley has an estimated net worth of $3 million.

Samira Wiley Parents| Siblings

Wiley was raised in Washington, D.C. Her parents, Christine and Dennis W. Wiley, are the co-pastors of Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ. They have been referred to as “pillars of the LGBT religious community,” since the Covenant Baptist Church was the only Baptist church in D.C. performing same-sex unions in 2007. Wiley has two siblings: Aiyana Ma’at and Joshua Wiley.

Samira Wiley College

Samira attended the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C., and the Juilliard School in New York City, and graduated in 2010. While at Juilliard, she trained in theater performance and worked mainly in theater in her early career.

Samira Wiley Death

She portrays Poussey Washington in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black. While the fourth season of Orange Is the New Black ended on a rather heartbreaking note. She ends up dying at the last episode in the series. Poussey’s death left fans devastated last summer after she was accidentally suffocated by a prison guard. Her death caused shock waves on the show, too, as the inmates began to riot in the finale, asking for justice for her death. And though Poussey isn’t at Litchfield anymore, her presence is felt this season, which takes place in the few days after her death.  Wiley cast alongside Taylor Schilling, the protagonist

 Samira Wiley Wedding

Wiley announced her engagement to Orange Is the New Black writer Lauren Morelli on October 4, 2016. They married on March 25, 2017. The couple met on the set of Orange Is the New Black and got married in a funfetti-themed wedding on Saturday in Palm Springs. The ceremony was officiated by Wiley’s parents according to Martha Stewart Weddings.

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Samira Wiley Modeling

She has modeled for Maniac Magazine, being on the cover and in an editorial of the 2014 September/October issue. Wiley was pictured modeling “a series of bold, chic, high fashion looks.” She was also featured on the cover of the 2014 edition of Out magazine,  Ellen Page, Sam Smith, and Zachary Quinto.

 Wiley Emmy Awards 

Samira was named Out magazine’s Ingenue of the Year in 2014. She was awarded the Human Rights Campaign’s Visibility Award in February 2015. According to the Human Rights Campaign’s website, she was always accepted and embraced by her parents, regardless of her sexuality, and to this Wiley attributes her success. In 2017, she received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role in the Hulu series The Handmaid’s Tal.

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