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Samora Smallwood (born 5 December) is a Canadian actress who played Lieutenant Amin in the Star Trek: Discovery second season episodes "Such Sweet Sorrow" and "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2" and the Star Trek: Short Treks episode "Q&A".

She is a niece of Joey Smallwood, a Canadian politician who served as Premier of Newfoundland and is sometimes called a "Father of Confederation".

Smallwood appeared in guest roles on several television series, including Suits, Designated Survivor (with Zoe McLellan, Brian McNamara, Jake Epstein, and Ali Hassan), The Expanse (with Shawn Doyle, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Nick E. Tarabay, Jonathan Whittaker, Raven Dauda, and Sean Connolly Affleck), Shadowhunters (with Harry Shum, Jr., Conrad Coates, and Luke Marty), Frankie Drake Mysteries (with Grace Lynn Kung), Hudson & Rex (with Raven Dauda), American Gods (starring Yetide Badaki, with André Dae Kim and Rong Fu, developed by Bryan Fuller, directed by Chris Byrne), Coroner (starring Roger Cross, with Grace Lynn Kung, Clare McConnell, Ellora Patnaik, and Saad Siddiqui), and Murdoch Mysteries.

She had recurring roles in the seventh season of Good Witch (with Katherine Barrell, Lindsay Owen Pierre, and Kyana Teresa) and Tokens (with Tara Strong and Russell Yuen). In 2023, she had a recurring role in The Way Home.

She also appeared in the independent drama films I Wish You Love (2015) and Queen of the Morning Calm (2019), and the TV movies Daughter Dearest (2020), A Christmas Break (2020), and Angel Falls Christmas (2021, with Joy Castro). She starred in the 2021 drama TV movie Death She Wrote, which featured Emmanuel Kabongo and Aldrin Bundoc in the cast.

Smallwood also lent her voice to the video games Far Cry 6 (2021, with Conrad Pla, Linsday Owen Pierre, Conrad Coates, Carlos Albornoz, Luke Marty, Troy Baker, Russell Yuen, Patrick Kwok-Choon, Greg Bryk, Kyle Gatehouse, and Mimi Côté) and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (2023, with Andreas Apergis, Patrick Kwok-Choon, Hanneke Talbot, Carlos Albornoz, Oyin Oladejo, Ana Sani, and Kimberly-Ann Truong).

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