Born and raised in West London, England by Nigerian Parents.

With her strong belief that "You cannot discover new waters until you have the courage to leave the shore," she moved to Paris, France for a few years after completing High School.

Samia got her first introduction to acting in a film, ‘Gazon Maudit’ with French Actress Josianne Balasko and an appetite for acting was acquired.

A prompt return to London was made in order to study, ‘The Craft.’

She won positions at the prestigious ‘Drama Center, London’with Christopher Fettes and Yat Malgrem and the Guildford School of Acting, where she attained a BA Honors in Acting.

From there the joyful adventure continued with productions such as - ‘Vengeance’,The Oval House Theater UK, ‘Macbeth’, Edinburgh Festival 1997, ‘The Bill’, ITV television.UK.

It was a part in the Theatrical production ‘LULU’ with the Almeida Theater, which toured from London UK to the Kennedy Center Washington DC that brought Samia to the United States.

She has been here ever since and loves it.