Samira Wiley | |
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![]() Wiley in 2013 | |
Born | Samira Denise Wiley April 15, 1987 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Education | Temple University Juilliard School (BFA) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2011–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Relatives | Asante Blackk (nephew) |
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).