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Samira Wiley is a Actor American born on 15 april 1987 at Washington, D.C. (USA)

Samira Wiley

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Birth name Samira Denise Wiley
Nationality USA
Birth 15 april 1987 (37 years) at Washington, D.C. (USA)

Samira Wiley (born April 15, 1987) is an American actress and model best known for playing Poussey Washington in the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black.

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Wiley is openly lesbian. Since September 2014, she has been in a relationship with Orange Is the New Black writer Lauren Morelli.

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Paul Weitz
Paul Weitz
(1 films)
Jonah Hill
Jonah Hill
(1 films)
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Filmography of Samira Wiley (6 films)

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Actress

Detroit
Detroit (2017)
, 2h23
Directed by Kathryn Bigelow
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Historical, Crime
Themes Films about racism
Actors John Boyega, Jack Reynor, Will Poulter, Anthony Mackie, John Krasinski, Jason Mitchell
Roles Vanessa
Rating72% 3.6497853.6497853.6497853.6497853.649785
En juillet 1967, d'importantes émeutes ont lieu à Détroit dans le Michigan, pour protester contre la ségrégation raciale aux États-Unis et la guerre du Viêt Nam. La police de Détroit reçoit des plaintes à propos de pillages, d'incendies et de tirs d'armes à feu pendant plusieurs jours. Les forces de l'ordre et la population Afro-Américaine sont sous pression et chaque situation est susceptible de dégénérer dangereusement. C'est dans ce contexte que les forces de l’ordre encerclent l’Algiers Motel d’où semblent provenir des détonations, et où va se dérouler l'affaire du Motel Algiers. Dans ce chaos, Melvin Dismukes, un agent de sécurité privé afro-américain, tente de survivre tout en protégeant — bien mal — ses semblables. Persuadés d'avoir été visés, mus par le racisme, le sadisme et un sentiment d'impunité les policiers vont terroriser, frapper violemment, injurier les clients de l'hôtel pendant une grande partie de la nuit et en tuer trois. Justice ne sera jamais rendue.
Nerve
Nerve (2016)

Directed by Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Adventure, Crime
Actors Dave Franco, Emma Roberts, Kimiko Glenn, Juliette Lewis, Marc John Jefferies, Seth Rogen
Roles Azhar
Rating65% 3.2620253.2620253.2620253.2620253.262025
Une lycéenne se retrouve plongée dans un dangereux jeu en ligne. Bientôt ses moindres faits et gestes sont observés et manipulés par une communauté...
Nerve
Nerve (2016)
, 1h36
Directed by Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Adventure, Crime
Themes Films about computing, Jeu, Films about television, Transport films, L'usurpation d'identité, Films about automobiles, La téléréalité, Films about video games, Road movies, Chase films, Escroquerie
Actors Emma Roberts, Dave Franco, Juliette Lewis, Emily Meade, Miles Heizer, Kimiko Glenn
Roles Azhar
Rating65% 3.2613453.2613453.2613453.2613453.261345
Nerve est un jeu en ligne sur mobile qui propose deux options : être « voyeur » : payer pour regarder les joueurs accomplir leurs défis et leur en proposer d’autres ou « joueur » : gagner de l’argent en accomplissant des missions. Les joueurs doivent réaliser des défis, de plus en plus dangereux. Vee, une adolescente new-yorkaise timide et effacée, est poussée par ses amis à jouer au jeu pour prendre plus de risques dans sa vie. Son premier défi, un baiser de 5 secondes, va lui faire rencontrer Ian, un autre joueur et gagner 100$. À la suite de multiples demandes de voyeurs, les deux jeunes vont devoir faire équipe pour réaliser leurs défis suivants. Mais plus le jeu avance, plus les défis sont dangereux et louches. Vee et Ian n'auront aucun autre choix que celui de mettre leurs vies en danger, sous les regards de la communauté de spectateurs de Nerve.
Rob the Mob
Directed by Raymond De Felitta
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Michael Pitt, Andy García, Aida Turturro, Frank Whaley, Ray Romano, Michael Rispoli
Roles Agent Annie Bell
Rating62% 3.1479953.1479953.1479953.1479953.147995
The film opens with two small-time crooks Tommy Uva (Pitt) and Rosie DeToma (Arianda) getting high and robbing a florist on Valentine's Day. Tommy holds up the cashier with a pistol while Rosie waited in the car she inherited from her father. Tommy is arrested and sent to prison for 18 months. In the meantime, Rosie gets a job at a debt collection agency run by Dave Lovell (Dunne), who went to jail for bilking major companies out of $800,000 through fraudulent invoices. Lovell reformed his life and mainly hires ex-cons at his firm. He is happy to give Tommy a job and a second chance. Tommy is restless and instead of following the call script, he often counsels people on how to defraud Lovell's company.
Being Flynn, 1h42
Directed by Paul Weitz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about writers, Films about families
Actors Robert De Niro, Paul Dano, Olivia Thirlby, Julianne Moore, Eddie Rouse, Lili Taylor
Roles Asha
Rating63% 3.197883.197883.197883.197883.19788
Nick Flynn (Dano) is an aspiring writer who works at a homeless shelter where his estranged father Jonathan (De Niro) is a client. Jonathan, an alcoholic ex-con and self-proclaimed "master storyteller", left Nick's mother Jody (Moore) years earlier to raise Nick on her own. She eventually committed suicide, for which Nick feels responsible. Jonathan gets into fights with the other clients, and Nick is tempted to throw him out. Nick and Jonathan get into an intense argument, during which Jonathan tells Nick that they are the same. The stress of seeing his father again drives Nick to drink heavily and abuse drugs, costing him his relationship with his girlfriend and coworker, Denise (Olivia Thirlby).
The Sitter
The Sitter (2011)
, 1h21
Directed by David Gordon Green
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Jonah Hill, Max Records, Ari Graynor, J. B. Smoove, Sam Rockwell, Method Man
Roles Tina
Rating55% 2.799932.799932.799932.799932.79993
The movie opens with Noah Griffith (Jonah Hill) giving oral sex to his girlfriend Marisa (Ari Graynor). Noah is a suspended college student who lives with his divorced mother and also can't even keep a job.