Saturday, May 16, 2009

Samia Maxine Smith (née Ghadie)

Born on 13 July 1982 in Eccles, Greater Manchester
Samia Maxine Smith (née Ghadie) is an English actress of French and Lebanese descent.



She made her acting debut when she was 11, appearing in a single episode of Cracker ("The Big Crunch"). She then made appearances in Children's Ward, Heartbeat, Doctors, and the children's series, Life Force. Her big break came in 2000, when she beat Suzanne Shaw and Kimberley Walsh to the role of Maria Sutherland in Coronation Street.

She and Jennie McAlpine also recently[when?] participated in a celebrity edition of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?; they won £50,000 for charity.

Her film debut was a role of Sara in There's Only One Jimmy Grimble.

Samia was placed 52nd in the 2003 FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World, and voted sexiest female by the readers of Inside Soap magazine in 2005. In the same year she impersonated Holly Valance in a celebrity version of Stars In Their Eyes- Which she won'. She also appeared alongside her Coronation Street castmates in a celebrity version of the TV show Family Fortunes in December 2006.

# Samia won the award for Sexiest female at the 2008 British Soap Awards. She had been nominated for the award the previous year.
# Samia admits to having a crush on talk show host Jonathan Ross.
# Samia sold her wedding photographs to OK Magazine.
# Samia had to beat off competition from Suzanne Shaw and Kimberly Walsh for her role as Maria in Coronation Street.

# In 2005 the readers of Inside Soap magazine named her Sexiest Female at the Inside Soap Awards.
# She has appeared in the 2003 FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World, where she was placed 52nd.


Filmography
Actress:
1. "Coronation Street" .... Maria Sutherland / ... (471 episodes, 2000-2009)
... aka "Corrie" (UK: informal title)
... aka "The Street" (UK: informal title)
- Episode #1.7058 (2009) TV episode .... Maria Connor
- Episode #1.7059 (2009) TV episode .... Maria Connor
- Episode #1.7057 (2009) TV episode .... Maria Connor
- Episode #1.7055 (2009) TV episode .... Maria Connor
- Episode #1.7056 (2009) TV episode .... Maria Connor
(466 more)
2. "TV Burp" .... Maria Sutherland (1 episode, 2003)
... aka "Harry Hill's TV Burp" (UK: complete title)
- Episode #2.1 (2003) TV episode (as Samia Ghadie) .... Maria Sutherland
3. There's Only One Jimmy Grimble (2000) (as Samia Ghadie) .... Sara
... aka Jimmy Grimble (France)
4. "Doctors" .... Kelly Morris (1 episode, 2000)
- Game Over (2000) TV episode (as Samia Ghadie) .... Kelly Morris
5. "Life Force" (2000) TV series (as Samia Ghadie) .... Marianne
6. "Heartbeat" .... Maddy / ... (2 episodes, 1997-2000)
... aka "Classic Heartbeat" (UK: rerun title)
- Weight of Evidence (2000) TV episode (as Samia Ghadie) .... Sian Horrocks
- Substitute (1997) TV episode (as Samia Ghadie) .... Maddy
7. "Adam's Family Tree" (1997) TV series .... Jane (I) (Series 1-2) (unknown episodes, 1997-1998)
8. Bob's Weekend (1996) (as Samia Ghadie) .... Kimberley's friend
9. "Cracker" .... Rosie (1 episode, 1994)
- The Big Crunch: Part 1 (1994) TV episode (as Samia Ghadie) .... Rosie

Self:

1. "This Morning" .... Herself (7 episodes, 2003-2008)
... aka "This Morning with Richard and Judy" (UK: informal title)
- Episode dated 3 December 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 11 February 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 21 May 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 30 October 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 26 October 2005 (2005) TV episode (as Samia Ghadie) .... Herself
(2 more)
2. "Xposé" .... Herself (1 episode, 2008)
- Episode #3.38 (2008) TV episode (as Samia Smith) .... Herself
3. "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" .... Herself (1 episode, 2008)
- Episode dated 16 August 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Herself
4. Happy Birthday Brucie! (2008) (TV) .... Herself
5. "Loose Women" .... Herself (4 episodes, 2004-2007)
- Episode #12.80 (2007) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode #12.77 (2007) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode #12.43 (2007) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode #6.51 (2004) TV episode (as Samia Ghadie) .... Herself
6. The British Soap Awards 2007 (2007) (TV) .... Herself
7. "Soapstar Superstar" .... Herself / ... (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
- Episode #2.9 (2007) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode #2.4 (2007) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode #1.8 (2006) TV episode .... Herself - Audience Member
8. "All Star Family Fortunes" .... Herself (1 episode, 2006)
- Coronation Street vs. Emmerdale (2006) TV episode .... Herself
9. The British Soap Awards 2006 (2006) (TV) .... Herself - Audience Member
10. An Audience with Coronation Street (2006) (TV) .... Herself
11. "Soapstar Superstar: Bonus Tracks" .... Herself (1 episode, 2006)
- Episode #1.8 (2006) TV episode .... Herself
12. The Big Fat Quiz of the Year (2005) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself
13. Coronation Street: The Duckworth Family Album (2005) (TV) .... Herself
14. The British Soap Awards 2005 (2005) (TV) .... Herself - Audience Member
15. "Stars in Their Eyes" .... Herself / ... (3 episodes, 2003-2005)
- Live Grand Final 2005 (2005) TV episode (as Samia Ghadie) .... Herself
- Celebrity Christmas Special 2 (2003) TV episode (as Samia Ghadie) .... Herself
- Coronation Street Special 3 (2003) TV episode (as Samia Ghadie) .... Herself/Holly Valance
16. The Kids from Coronation Street (2004) (TV) (as Samia Ghadie) .... Herself
17. "GMTV" .... Herself (3 episodes, 2003-2004)
- Episode dated 30 November 2004 (2004) TV episode (as Samia Ghadie) .... Herself
- Episode dated 18 September 2003 (2003) TV episode (as Samia Ghadie) .... Herself
- Episode dated 29 April 2003 (2003) TV episode (as Samia Ghadie) .... Herself
18. "Big Brother's Little Brother" .... Herself (1 episode, 2004)
... aka "B.B.L.B." (UK: short title)
... aka "C.B.B.L.B." (UK: fifth season title)
- Episode dated 30 July 2004 (2004) TV episode (as Samia Ghadie) .... Herself
19. "Bo' Selecta!" .... Herself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode #3.6 (2004) TV episode (as Samia Ghadie) .... Herself
20. "Coronation Street: Secrets" .... Herself (3 episodes, 2003-2004)
- The Street Undressed (2004) TV episode (as Samia Ghadie) .... Herself
- Hunks (2004) TV episode (as Samia Ghadie) .... Herself
- Barmaids (2003) TV episode (as Samia Ghadie) .... Herself
21. "Richard & Judy" .... Herself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode dated 1 March 2004 (2004) TV episode (as Samia Ghadie) .... Herself
22. "I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!" .... Herself (1 episode, 2004)
... aka "I'm a Celebrity" (UK: short title)
- Episode #3.10 (2004) TV episode (as Samia Ghadie) .... Herself
23. "Astounding Celebrities" .... Herself (1 episode, 2003)
- Episode dated 23 December 2003 (2003) TV episode (as Samia Ghadie) .... Herself
24. "Children in Need" (1 episode, 2003)
- Episode dated 21 November 2003 (2003) TV episode (as Samia Ghadie)
25. "Celebrities Under Pressure" .... Herself (1 episode, 2003)
- Episode #1.2 (2003) TV episode (as Samia Ghadie) .... Herself
26. "SM:TV Live" .... Herself (1 episode, 2003)
... aka "SM:TV Gold" (UK: new title)
... aka "SM:TV" (UK: short title)
... aka "Saturday Morning Television Live" (UK: long title)
- Episode dated 8 February 2003 (2003) TV episode (as Samia Ghadie) .... Herself
27. "The Psychic Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 2002)
- Episode dated 26 September 2002 (2002) TV episode (as Samia Ghadie) .... Herself
28. It Shouldn't Happen to a... Soapstar (2002) (TV) (as Samia Ghadie) .... Herself

Born Samia Maxine Ghadie
13 July 1982 (1982-07-13) (age 26)
Eccles, Greater Manchester, England
Other name(s) Samia Ghadie
Occupation Actress
Years active 1994 – present
Spouse(s) Matthew Smith (2005–present)

Official websitehttp://www.samiaghadie.co.uk/

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