Sam Rahmani

Sam Rahmani was born in London, England to Iraqi parents and grew up between Canada and Jordan. She started acting at age 11 when she played a small role in Guys & Dolls and stayed involved in theatre throughout high school and university. She's trained at the Vancouver Academy of Dramatic Arts and at the esteemed William Esper Studio in NYC. Sam recently broke out into television and film; her most recent work includes "Child Bride" which screened at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner. She also plays Lamma in the new television series "Little America", streaming on Apple TV+. She's made an appearance on The CW's "Charmed" and plays the role of Zadi in the new Hulu Original comedy "Woke", alongside Lamorne Morris, Sasheer Zamata and Blake Anderson. Her upcoming projects include a drama short with award-winning director Mostafa Keshvari, and a leading role in the upcoming feature film "Pomegranate" where she plays a recent Muslim Iraqi immigrant trying to assimilate in the United States and among other Iraqi-Americans. Sam is fluent in Arabic and speaks both Iraqi and Levantine dialects. She also speaks French and is a self-proclaimed Francophile.