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Introduction : Who is Amatus Sami Karim?
- Brimming with artistic talent but often overshadowed by the fame of her Oscar nominated husband, Mahershala Ali, Amatus Sami Karim is a star in her own right.
- A talented musician, composer & actress, she appeared in the short film ‘Girl’s Time’ in 2016.
- Amatus’ client list includes major networks and producers: HBO, Fox, Universal Music Group, Pepsi and more notable organizations.
- The multi-talented woman has even designed for 345 Prospect Inc. & had her own clothing line in Barney’s Co-op.
Life as Mahershala Ali Wife :
- Wife to the well-known ‘Moonlight’ & ‘The Hunger Games’ actor, Amatus now lives with her husband in Venice, California.
- The happy couple met through their mutual friend, Aliya Latif while studying at Tisch over 20 years ago.
- While the pair have known each other a long time, it is not clear when the friends became lovers.
- They were married in 2013 & in December 2016 the couple publicly announced that their first child was on the way.
- Their daughter, Bari Najma Ali was born on February 22, 2017.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Amatus grew up on the Southside of Chicago with her Islamic family.
- Her father was jazz musician and Imam. Cabrini Green Project, a public housing project, sat on her doorstep.
- Already a prominent talent, she moved to New York and began her studies at the Tisch School of Arts.
- After graduating, the talented woman secured a place at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. She spent one year in London studying acting at this prestigious school.
Strong Woman in the Face of Adversity :
- Within a 4 year period, Amatus lost her brother, cousin and roommate, in 3 separate gun violence attacks!
- Instead of going to pieces, she was able to channel her pain and experience into her work.
- The inspirational woman wrote that ‘life gave her complexity and she made a quilt: music, acting and design.’
- She later even contributed to a documentary on gun violence, funded by the Leeway Foundation, the documentary focused on the effects on the victims families.
Amatus Sami Karim Net Worth & Music Career Growth :
- Amatus has an impressive musical career & her work has previously been described as ‘edgy,’ combining aspects of hip-hop, electronic, jazz and soul.
- She got her breakthrough after composing the soundtrack for Dominique Morrisseau’s stage play ‘Sunset Baby’ in 2012 – the Labyrinth Theatre Company production won an Obie in 2014.
- Her debut EP, Broken Compass was made up of 5 tracks that convey her own experiences of New York and Chicago.
- In 2015, Amatus composed the music for the documentary ‘Daisy and Max.’
- She has also worked with The Georgia Shakespeare Theatre Company, Rooftop Film, PBS and Ford Foundation and musicians, Roy Hargrove and Meshell Ndegeocello, to name just a few.
- Her works also feature in the soundtrack for the 2009 documentary ‘New Muslim Cool.’
Height and Trivia :
- Amatus’ awestruck husband revealed that his wife delivered their baby daughter without an epidural.
- She criticises today’s music, saying American music, has not been able to seep into people’s experience as much as it’s supposed to.