She starred in the movies Being Flynn in 2012 and Rob the Mob in 2014. Her best known role has come starring as Poussey Washington in the TV series Orange Is the New Black. Samira appeared in 50 episodes of Orange is the New Black during the show’s run between 2013 and 2017. Wiley won a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2015 for Orange Is the New Black. Starting in 2017, Samira began appearing in the critically acclaimed Hulu series The Handmaid’s Tale. Samira is a lesbian and became engaged to Orange Is the New Black writer Lauren Morelli in 2016. They married in 2017.