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Medina Senghore: Who is She? All Facts To Know

by Kate Longmen
March 3, 2023
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Medina Senghore

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  • Medina Senghore is an African -American who was born to a Gambian Muslim father and an American Christian mother in Cambridge Massachusettes.
  • The 48 year-old studied Chemical engineering and later studied Law
  • The actress is married to Kareem Collie and is blessed with two children.

Medina Senghore is a 48 year-old  African-American who is an actress, lawyer, and engineer. She is known for her notable works like Those Who Wish Me Dead, Keeping Company, and The Walking Dead. 

Besides her appearance in several films, she started her career as an attorney before she became a become a professional actress. She has come to be known for appearing in mostly darkly comedic fantasy.

Medina Senghore's Personal Profile

  • Full Name: Medina Senghore
  • Age: 48 year-old
  • Place of birth: Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • Parents: Mustapha and Vivian
  • Nationality: African- American
  • Ethnicity: Mixed
  • Sexuality: Straight
  • Marital Status: Married
  • Spouse: Kareem Collie
  • Children: 2

Medina Senghore’s Early life, Family, and Education 

Medina Senghore
Medina Senghore (Image Source Instagram)

Medina Senghore was born in 1977 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Her exact date of birth is still unknown to the public.

She was raised by a Gambian Muslim father, Mustapha, and a traditionally Christian mother, Vivian on Long Island Brentwood, New York in the States. Her parents moved to New York when she was still an infant because her mother had a teaching job there.

Medina Senghore attended Brentwood High school and her parents were fond of getting summer programs for her. Aside from academia, she started acting in the school clubs, till she graduated.

After high school, she furthered her education in chemical engineering and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering.

Next, Medina went to Harvard University where she studied Law and became an attorney. Not done, she attended Julliard School where she obtained a master of fine arts degree.

She Started Her Career as a Lawyer Before Turning Into Acting    

After graduating from Harvard, she became an attorney and started working in a law firm. This did not dampen her passion for acting. She was fortunate that there was an acting school close to her firm.

The actress juggled her career as an attorney during the daytime and her passion, rehearsing scripts and auditioning for plays in the evenings and weekends.

When she was set, Medina resigned and then enrolled in an acting school, Julliard School where, as stated, she sharpened her skills and got a master of fine arts degree.

She had her first debut in Syfy’s Happy series which was based on a graphic novel. She acted the role of Amanda, a single mother whose 8- year-old daughter, Hailey is kidnapped.

Also, she appeared in The Walking Dead and subsequently Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021) and keeping Company (2021). Before these, she was in Clone Hunter, Life’s Passing Me By, Cap, and Alien Uprising.

She worked on Indie films and won Best Supporting Actress at reel independence Film.

The 48 year-old is married to Kareem Collie Before Her Rise in Fame

hore and her Husband Kareem Collie
The Actress and her Husband Kareem Collie (Image source)

Medina is married to Graphic Designer, Kareem Collie who she met during a friend’s party in Manhattan in August 2002.

The couple didn’t date immediately, due to some principles Medina had about dating a friend’s ex. They remained friends till 2003 when they started dating.

They later went their separate ways but were still in touch and in 2008 they started dating again.

Kareem proposed in May 2009 at the Highline in Manhattan and they got married the following year on October 16, by a Seventh-day Adventist minister and assisted by an Imam. The reception was held at Riverpark in Manhattan.

Medina has two children from her marriage to Kareem Collie.

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What is Medina’s Net Worth?

Medina Senghore’s net worth is currently estimated to be around $3 million. She made her fortune from her career as an actress and former attorney.

With the average salary of an attorney in the united states approximated to be around $12,410 per month, and about $ 148,910 a year, it is believed that she made good money while practicing.

Also in relation to her earnings, she has appeared in quite a number of Tv shows and her recent film, Those who wished me dead made $ 23.5 million at the box office.

Medina Senghore enjoys the career of being an actress; right from her childhood, it has always been her passion to act.

Although her career didnt start fully until her later life, she enjoys every bit of it. In recent times, Medina is part of 51% of workers who started their career as a regular profession but later switched from one job to another. Since her switch in career, she has been doing quite well and getting a lot of recognition from her roles. The actress in years to come might appear in more films and TV shows and win an award like Monique and Lupita Nyongo who have won Academy Awards.

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