Samora Smallwood is a Canadian actress and writer from Windsor, Ontario and Newfoundland. 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).
Early life She attended the University of Windsor in the early 2000s, and graduated in 2008 with a general Bachelor of Arts.
Career On television, Samora has appeared 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.
In 2023 she began appearing in a recurring role as Monica Hill in the Hallmark Channel drama series, The Way Home.
In 2024, she appeared in two episodes in a minor role in the Apple TV+ miniseries, The Big Cigar, and later was cast as one of the supporting characters in the Bell Fibe TV drama series, Disrepair.
In 2026, Smallwood self-nominated her webseries Coming Home for four Canadian Screen Awards, but she ultimately did not win in any of the categories.
Smallwood was also called out on social media by several industry professionals for her negative gossip-mongering behind the scenes about other productions she worked on.
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).
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes2013Club UtopiaFelicia2014TormentedRoberta2015I Wish You LoveBobby2019Queen of the Morning CalmSarah
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2013Karma's A B*tchMariaEpisode: "Stolen Lives"2013Murder in ParadiseNamiaEpisode: "French Kiss of Death"2014TeenagersMrs. Diaz2 episodes2017Designated SurvivorRadar OfficerEpisode: "Two Ships"2018The ShelterErin4 episodes2018The ExpanseUN Naval Attache2 episodes2018ShadowhuntersUniformed OfficerEpisode: "Erchomai"2018Frankie Drake MysteriesRuthEpisode: "Dressed to Kill"2019Hudson & RexLizzie WestbrookEpisode: "Fearless Freaks"2019Star Trek: DiscoveryLt. Amin2 episodes2019American GodsFBI Agent #2Episode: "Moon Shadow"2019TokensJenn the CostumerEpisode: "Finding Cinderella"2019Star Trek: Short TreksLt. AminEpisode: "Q&A"2019, 2021CoronerShelley / Lisa Grigson2 episodes2020Remember Me, Mommy?Marie CummingsTelevision film2020A Christmas BreakJudy Cole2021Good WitchDr. Monica McBride4 episodes2021Death She WroteLila DeMarcoTelevision film2021Murdoch MysteriesViola TreatlyEpisode: "Love or Money"2021Angel Falls ChristmasDr. Dawn JacksonTelevision film2022The Kings of NapaDr. Maddi Brewer4 episodes2023–presentThe Way HomeMonica HillRecurring role2025DisrepairErica ThomasMiniseries2025Coming HomeSammy SmallsMiniseries
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