Sam Bailey

Samantha Bailey (born 1989) is an American writer, producer, director, and actress. She is known for the web series You're So Talented and Brown Girls.

Career Bailey was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois in the Logan Square neighborhood. She began stage acting as a teenager and received her bachelor's degree from Columbia College Chicago.

After graduation, Bailey began acting professionally in the city's theatre community. You're So Talented was nominated for a Gotham Award in 2015.

In 2017 she co-produced the web series Brown Girls with poet Fatimah Asghar, which starred two young women coming to terms with queer identity, and navigating career and relationships.

Bailey has directed episodes of the television series Alone Together, First Wives Club, East of La Brea, Grown-ish, Loosely Exactly Nicole, and Dear White People, for which she was also a writer and producer.

Personal life Bailey resides in Los Angeles.

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