Sami Yacob-Andrus

Sami Yacob-Andrus (she/her) is overjoyed to be making her Artists Repertory Theatre debut portraying the role of Miriam Lawrence in True Story. She is a 2022 Magna Cum Laude graduate of Portland State University where she earned her degree in Liberal Studies and American Sign Language, she hopes to earn her ASL interpreting degree in the near future. Sami has been acting and singing since an early age and most recently was seen on stage as Keisha “lil bit” Cameron in PassinArt Theatre Company’s production of A Song for Coretta. Other favorite roles include the iconic role of Juliet in Romeo and Juliet with Portland Actors Ensemble, Joyce Cheeks in The No Play with PassinArt Theatre Company, Courtney in Homeless the Musical, Maggie Winslow in A Chorus Line, and Alice Wendelken in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever at Lakewood Theatre Company. In addition to theater, Sami is also a SAG-AFTRA member and has been featured in several films, commercials, and television series such as NBC’s Grimm, The Netflix original Film Metal Lords, and co-starred in the Netflix original series American Vandal as Molly Hearst.