 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".