Samia Maxine Longchambon (née Ghadie, previously Smith; born 13 July
1982) is an English actress. She is best known for playing the role of
Maria Connor in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street since 2000.Samia
Ghadie was born in Eccles, Greater Manchester to Joseph, a
French-Lebanese shop owner and Patsy, an English actress whom he met
whilst working in Abu Dhabi. Samia lived there for a period as a
child. She has a brother named Tariq.Samia first appeared as an extra
in Coronation Street at the age of eight and 10 years later she became
a regular on the show. She made her first credited TV appearance when
she was 11 years old, appearing in an episode of Cracker ("The Big
Crunch"). She also made appearances in Children's Ward, Heartbeat,
Doctors, There's Only One Jimmy Grimble (feature film) and the
children's series Life Force.
1982) is an English actress. She is best known for playing the role of
Maria Connor in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street since 2000.Samia
Ghadie was born in Eccles, Greater Manchester to Joseph, a
French-Lebanese shop owner and Patsy, an English actress whom he met
whilst working in Abu Dhabi. Samia lived there for a period as a
child. She has a brother named Tariq.Samia first appeared as an extra
in Coronation Street at the age of eight and 10 years later she became
a regular on the show. She made her first credited TV appearance when
she was 11 years old, appearing in an episode of Cracker ("The Big
Crunch"). She also made appearances in Children's Ward, Heartbeat,
Doctors, There's Only One Jimmy Grimble (feature film) and the
children's series Life Force.
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