Samia Smith (previously Samia Ghadie) (born 13 July 1982 in Eccles, Salford, Greater Manchester) is a British actress. She made acting debut when she was 11, appearing in a single episode of Cracker. She made appearances in Children's Ward, Heartbeat, and Doctors. She starred in the children's series Life Force. She also appeared in the 2000 film There's Only One Jimmy Grimble, where she met her ex-boyfriend Ciaran Griffiths. Her big break came in 2000, when she beat Suzanne Shaw and Kimberley Walsh for the role of Maria Sutherland in Coronation Street. She has appeared in FHM's "100 sexiest women poll", and she came 52nd in 2003. In 2005 the reders of Inside Soap magazine named her Sexiest Female at the Inside Soap Awards. She became engaged to her boyfriend Matthew Smith on January 1, 2005, who is a property developer. The couple married on 10 September 2005. |
