Amatus Sami-Karim Biography
Amatus Sami-Karim is the wife of Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali. She is an American musician, composer, actress, and performative conceptual artist. Amatus creates work in the mediums of music, film, and theater, with a primary focus on themes of identity, history, and popular culture.
Amatus Sami-Karim Age- Birthday
Apparently, her age is not known however, she was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Amatus Sami-Karim Height
Sami stands at a height of 5’6″ (168 cm) tall.
Amatus Sami-Karim Family
Karim was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States in an Islamic family on the Southside of Chicago. Her father was a jazz musician, as well as an Imam.
Amatus Sami-Karim Husband- Kids- Daughter
Sami-Karim first met actor Mahershala Ali, then known by his birth name Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore, while both were students at New York City’s Tisch School of the Arts. They were introduced by a mutual friend, Aliya Latif, and quickly became friends before beginning to date. The couple has been together for a long time but only recently married in 2013. On February 24, 2017, she gave birth to their only child, Bari Najma Ali.
Amatus Sami-Karim Career
Sami-Karim is a musician, composer, actress, and performative conceptual artist from the United States. Amatus creates work in the mediums of music, film, and theater, with a primary focus on themes of identity, history, and popular culture. Her debut EP, ‘Broken Compass,’ released in March 2014, was featured in a number of blogs on trend-setting music news outlets such as ‘Pigeons and Planes,’ ‘Afro Punk,’ ‘Obscure Sound,’ ‘Hollywood Playlist,’ ‘OkayPlayer,’ and ‘The Source. She has composed music for documentaries such as ‘New Muslim Cool,’ released in 2009, and ‘Daisy and Max,’ released in 2015.
She has collaborated with artists such as Meshell Ndegeocello, Roy Hargrove, and Jneiro Jarel, and has written music for PBS, the Georgia Shakespeare Festival, 651 Arts, POV, the Ford Foundation, and Rooftop Films. She was most recently nominated for a ‘Drama Desk Award’ in the category of ‘Outstanding Music in a Play’ for the Atlantic Theater Company’s production of ‘The Homecoming Queen,’ but lost to Imogen Heap. Amatus, who has appeared in short films such as ‘Girl’s Time’ and ‘Jasmine,’ is currently working on a number of projects. she first gained widespread public attention after she accompanied her husband to the red carpets of various award events in 2017. She was pregnant at the time and welcomed a daughter four days before he won an Oscar for his supporting role in ‘Moonlight’.
Amatus Sami-Karim Net Worth
Amatus has an estimated net worth of 1.5 million dollars.