Samora Smallwood

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Samora Smallwood
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Smallwood in 2019
Occupation(s)Actress, writer
Years active2010–present
Website https://www.samorasmallwood.com/

Samora Smallwood (aka Samora Gloria Smallwood da Graca) is a Canadian actress and writer from Windsor, Ontario and Newfoundland. She attended the University of Windsor in the early 2000s, and graduated in 2008 with a general Bachelor of Arts. [1] Samora won a Canadian Screen Award at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022 for her performance in the Lifetime television film Death She Wrote (2021). [2]

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Career

Smallwood's first on-screen acting role was as an extra in a 2010 short film. She is the founder of The Actors Work Studio in Toronto.

On television, Samora guest starred on Designated Survivor , The Expanse , Star Trek: Discovery and Murdoch Mysteries . She also had a recurring roles on Hallmark Channel fantasy series Good Witch in 2021, and Oprah Winfrey Network prime time soap opera The Kings of Napa in 2022. [3] [4]

In 2023 she began appearing in a recurring role as Monica Hill in the Hallmark Channel drama series, The Way Home . [5]

In 2024, she co-starred in the Apple TV+ miniseries, The Big Cigar , and later was cast as one of the principal characters in the Bell Fibe TV drama series, Disrepair. [6] That year, she also founded her own production company called Hold One Entertainment and signed a deal with Bell Fibe to write, direct, and star in her own six episode series titled Coming Home. [7]

Accolades

In 2022, Smallwood won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Lead Actress in a Television Film or Miniseries at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022 for her performance in the Lifetime television film Death She Wrote (2021). [2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013Club UtopiaFelicia
2014TormentedRoberta
2015I Wish You LoveBobby
2019 Queen of the Morning Calm Sarah

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Karma's A B*tch MariaEpisode: "Stolen Lives"
2013Murder in ParadiseNamiaEpisode: "French Kiss of Death"
2014 Teenagers Mrs. Diaz2 episodes
2017 Designated Survivor Radar OfficerEpisode: "Two Ships"
2018The ShelterErin4 episodes
2018 The Expanse UN Naval Attache2 episodes
2018 Shadowhunters Uniformed OfficerEpisode: "Erchomai"
2018 Frankie Drake Mysteries RuthEpisode: "Dressed to Kill"
2019 Hudson & Rex Lizzie WestbrookEpisode: "Fearless Freaks"
2019 Star Trek: Discovery Lt. Amin2 episodes
2019 American Gods FBI Agent #2Episode: "Moon Shadow"
2019 Tokens Jenn the CostumerEpisode: "Finding Cinderella"
2019 Star Trek: Short Treks Lt. AminEpisode: "Q&A"
2019, 2021 Coroner Shelley / Lisa Grigson2 episodes
2020Remember Me, Mommy?Marie CummingsTelevision film
2020A Christmas BreakJudy Cole
2021 Good Witch Dr. Monica McBride4 episodes
2021Death She WroteLila DeMarcoTelevision film
2021 Murdoch Mysteries Viola TreatlyEpisode: "Love or Money"
2021Angel Falls ChristmasDr. Dawn JacksonTelevision film
2022 The Kings of Napa Dr. Maddi Brewer4 episodes
2023–present The Way Home Monica HillRecurring role

References

  1. "University of Windsor Faculty of Arts and Sciences". June 11, 2008.
  2. 1 2 "Tim Rozon, Ayisha Issa, Kaniehtiio Horn and Tallboyz win during Night 4 of the 2022 Canadian Screen Awards | TV, eh?". www.tv-eh.com. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
  3. "Samora Smallwood Talks THE KINGS OF NAPA and Telling Resonant Stories". January 27, 2022.
  4. "Samora Smallwood – The Kings of Napa". Starry Constellation Magazine. February 1, 2022.
  5. Moser, Zachary (2024-03-31). "The Way Home Cast & Character Guide: Who Plays Who In The 2023 Hallmark Channel Show". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
  6. Whittock, Jesse (March 5, 2024). "Matthew Sauvé Addiction Drama Series 'Disrepair' Lands Series Order At Bell Canada Streaming Channel TV1".
  7. Whittock, Jesse (2024-09-03). "'Death She Wrote' Actress Samora Smallwood Launches Production Company Hold One Entertainment With Rom-Com Series 'Coming Home'". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-10-16.