Samira Mohamed Ali

Samira was raised in Dubai with Muhammed, her UAE National father, and Helena, her mother, who originated from Portimao, Portugal. The family moved to Neath, South Wales, UK when Samira was an early teenager. Samira began modelling for international brands in 2002 and won various beauty pageants including the 2009 Miss Europen title. In 2011, Samira made her film debut in the British horror Spirital Phantoma (2012) as Gabrielle and was then cast in the horror film Molly Crows (2013) where she was nominated for an award at Cannes Film Festival for her performance as an alcoholic mother in the film. She was the first Westerner to be cast as the lead role in the Bollywood movie Badshah (2014) and in September 2014 completed filming on the action movie adaptation of the best-selling novel by Welsh author Katherine John By Any Name (2017) where she played the lead role Dr Elizabeth Santer, a bereaved psychiatric Doctor who becomes involved with a game of cat and mouse when a mystery patient takes her hostage and goes on the run. In early 2015, Samira was cast in the US hit TV series Egyptian Vice (2015) followed by lead role in the Bollywood movie BPositive (2017) which is due for release in March 2017. The film is part of a franchise which will see her as back filming early 2017 for the sequel and in 2018 for the third film. Samira is currently working on three new movies which are set for global release in 2017/2018. In all the films, Samira performs her own stunts. Samira is very passionate about the film and television industry as well as maintaining a healthy lifestyle and helping others. She is currently the UK ambassador for children's charity Cerebra and a patron for Llandough Hospital in Cardiff, South Wales.