---
name: "Samia Shoaib"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/samia-shoaib"
fi1m_id: "samia-shoaib"
imdb_id: "nm0794658"
tmdb_id: 6439
wikidata_id: "Q3470803"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "25 June 1970"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 81
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-04T07:48:26.717006+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Samia Shoaib

## Identity

Samia Shoaib

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/samia-shoaib
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** samia-shoaib
- **IMDb ID:** nm0794658
- **TMDB ID:** 6439
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3470803
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samia_Shoaib, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3470803, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0794658/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6439

Actor. Born 25 June 1970 in Pakistan.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 25 June 1970, Pakistan
- **Active:** 1998–2000
- **Also known as:** Samia Shoab
- **Average Fi1m score:** 81, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 81 (2), 2000s 80 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 81 to 73 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Mystery 2, Thriller 2, Crime 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $683m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samia_Shoaib, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3470803, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0794658/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6439

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*Pi*](https://film.one/film/pi.md) (78)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Samia Shoaib is a Pakistani-born American actress and writer. Born on 25 June 1970 in Pakistan and raised in London, she trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and performed in stage productions including *The Tempest*, *As You Like It*, *No Exit* and *The Women*.

She later studied English and theatre at the University of California, Berkeley and George Washington University, and completed an MFA in film at Columbia University. Shoaib appeared in supporting roles in films such as *Pi* (1998) as Devi, *The Sixth Sense* (1999) as the young woman buying a ring, *Requiem for a Dream* (2000) as Nurse Mall, and *SubUrbia* (1996) as Pakeesa Choudhury, as well as television episodes of *Law & Order*, *La Femme Nikita* and *Sex and the City*. She has also written and directed short films.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, encyclopedia.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Requiem for a Dream* (2000), Fi1m 80, as Nurse Mall — [page](https://film.one/film/requiem-for-a-dream.md)
- *The Sixth Sense* (1999), Fi1m 84, as Young Woman Buying Ring — [page](https://film.one/film/the-sixth-sense.md)
- *Pi* (1998), Fi1m 78, as Devi — [page](https://film.one/film/pi.md)

## Complete filmography (13)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Next Big Thing* (2001), as Varda Abromowitz
- *The $treet* (2000), series, as Lelie Faloudi
- *Requiem for a Dream* (2000), as Nurse Mall — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/requiem-for-a-dream.md)
- *Intern* (2000), as Betsy
- *The Sixth Sense* (1999), as Young Woman Buying Ring — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-sixth-sense.md)
- *Jump* (1999), as Julie
- *Side Streets* (1998), as Dancing Party Guest
- *Pi* (1998), as Devi — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/pi.md)
- *Sex and the City* (1998), series, as Animal Nurse
- *The Object of My Affection* (1998), as Suni
- *SubUrbia* (1997), as Pakeesa Choudhury
- *La Femme Nikita* (1997), series, as Elena
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Donna Khobar — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)

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