Samia Smith
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Samia Maxine Smith (née Ghadie) (born 13 July 1982 in Eccles, Greater Manchester) is an English actress.
She made acting debut when she was 11, appearing in a single episode of Cracker. She then made appearances in Children's Ward, Heartbeat, and Doctors. She also starred in the children's series Life Force. Her big break came in 2000, when she beat Suzanne Shaw and Kimberley Walsh for the role of Maria Sutherland in Coronation Street.
Smith was placed 52nd in the 2003 FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World, and voted sexiest female by the readers of Inside Soap magazine. She also appeared as herself alongside her Coronation Street castmates on a celebrity version of the TV show Family Fortunes in December 2006.
Smith is from in Eccles, in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester. She married Matthew Smith on 10 September 2005, who is a property developer, after a seven month engagement.
Samia is of French and Lebanese descent.