About
Samina recently appeared as Dr. Kumar on UrbanFlixTV's new scripted series, COCAINE SISTERS. She also recurred as Professor Bennett on the debut season of Brat TV’s hit show, CHICKEN GIRLS: COLLEGE YEARS. Samina continues to act in short films (RISE AND SHINE, ANOSMIA) and played lead roles on stage in AN EVENING REPAST and VICE. She is also a company member of LOFT ENSEMBLE, an award-winning theatre company based in the NoHo Arts District, and a volunteer with FILM2FUTURE, a nonprofit that delivers professional-level filmmaking programs for under-served teenagers in Los Angeles. A former broadcast journalist and lawyer, Samina is an avid archer, dog mom and sci-fi fan.
Height: 5 ft, 3 in
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Film
The Voice of Change | Independent
Lead
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Anosmia | Independent
Lead
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Baby You Got Me Blue | Independent
Supporting
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Kiss My Putt | Somebody Once Told Me
Supporting
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Rise and Shine | Sunny Side Pictures
Supporting
Me With You, Without You | Independent
Supporting
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Friends Unlimited | Fifth Populous
Supporting
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Present Day | Blue-Eyed Dog Productions
Supporting
Believe | Independent
Supporting
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Stalk Her | Snakebyte Productions
Supporting
Lyssa | Independent
Supporting
TV & Web Series
Cocaine Sisters | UrbanflixTV
Co-Star
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Chicken Girls: College Years | Brat TV
Recurring
Dhar Mann | Dhar Mann Studios
Recurring
Digital Affairs | Lucid Lev Productions
Recurring
Theatre
An Evening Repast | Morgan-Wixson Theatre | Santa Monica, CA
Lead
Vice | Zephyr Theatre | Los Angeles, CA
Lead
Voiceover
Training
Education
Space Race | Boathouse Entertainment Inc.
Supporting (Scripted Podcast)
Beverly Hills Playhouse | Advanced Scene Study | Allen Barton
Real Voice L.A. | Commercial, Gaming & Animation | Multiple
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The Casting Director's Cut | Audition Intensive | Erica Bream & Cara Rosenbaum
The Casting Director’s Cut | Audition Intensive | Ramani Leah
Groundlings | Improv | Julie Welch
Killian's Workshop | Commercial Workshop | Killian McHugh
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Harvard University | Master in Public Administration
University of Toronto | Juris Doctor
McMaster University | Bachelor of Arts and Science
More
Background in law.
Former broadcast journalist (WXII 12 News, KIMA-TV).
Company member of Loft Ensemble Theatre Company.
Film2Future volunteer.
Standardized patient at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, UC Riverside School of Medicine and Western University of Health Sciences.
Skilled in ear prompter and teleprompter, improvisation, archery, bowling and various skating styles.
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