Maryam Basir is an American actress and model.

Life and career

Basir was born in

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and raised in

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. Her brother is director

Qasim Basir Qasim Basir is an American filmmaker. He wrote and directed '' Mooz-lum'' (2011) starring Danny Glover and Nia Long about an African-American Muslim family and how their lives are changed by the September 11 attacks. The film received nominations ...

. She graduated from

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and later moved to New York City to pursue her acting and modeling career. She began appearing in small movies, such as horror films ''Fright Club'' (2006) and '' Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet'' (2009). She also made guest starring appearances on television series ''

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'', '' Are We There Yet?'', ''

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'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' and '' The Chi''. Basir appeared in films ''

Mooz-lum ''Mooz-lum'' is a 2011 American independent film written and directed by Qasim "Q" Basir and stars Danny Glover, Nia Long, and Evan Ross. ''Mooz-lum'' (i.e. "Muslim") tells the story of an African American Muslim family whose lives are changed b ...

'' (2010), ''

A Boy. A Girl. A Dream. ''A Boy. A Girl. A Dream.'' is a 2018 American romantic drama film directed by Qasim Basir, who wrote the screenplay with Samantha Tanner. The film stars Omari Hardwick and Meagan Good. Synopsis On the night of the 2016 Presidential election, ...

'' (2018) and ''

To Live and Die and Live ''To Live and Die and Live'' is a 2023 American drama film written and directed by Qasim Basir and starring Amin Joseph. Cast * Amin Joseph as Muhammad Abdullah *Skye P. Marshall *Omari Hardwick *Cory Hardrict * Maryam Basir *Dana Gourrier *Tr ...

'' (2023), all directed by her brother,

. In 2020, she starred in the BET romantic comedy film, ''Holiday Heartbreak''. The following year, Basir was cast in a leading role as Lacey McCullough in the Allblk legal drama series, ''Lace''. The second season aired in 2023. Basir also launched her line of cosmetics titled ''Maryam Beauty'' in 2023. In 2023, Basir played the lead alongside her ''Lace'' co-star Skyh Black in the romantic comedy-drama film, ''A Haitian Wedding'' for

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{Authority control 21st-century American actresses Living people African-American actresses American film actresses American television actresses University of Michigan alumni