Samina was born into a Kashmiri family in Lahore, but was raised in Karachi, Sindh Pakistan. After graduating in commerce she chose to pursue a career in acting. After many successful years of acting in television dramas and minor roles in television advertisements Samina was cast in starring roles in several films. She married Usmaan Peerzada, a fellow media personality, in 1975. The couple have two daughters, Anum and Amal. Their younger daughter Amal is a miniature artist.

Filmography

• 2025Deemak — Kulsoom
• 2023Huey Tum Ajnabi
• 2018Motorcycle Girl — Julie June
• 2018The Valley — Didi
• 2017Noor — Waleed's Step-Mother
• Rewind with Samina Peerzada — Herself - Host, Presenter, Creator
• Ghaao — Zarqa
• Durr-e-Shehwar — Durr-e-Shehwar (old)
• Shehr-e-Zaat — Falak's Grandmother
• Zindagi Gulzar Hai — Rafiya Murtaza
• Kaafir — Mehwish
• Mera Naseeb — Salima
• Dastaan — Saliha/Bibi (Bano's mother)
• Ishq Gumshuda — Parizaad
• Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan — Shakeela Abbas
• 2008Mutthi Bhar Mitti
• 2003Shararat — Director
• 1999Inteha — Director, Producer
• 1997Golden Rose — Nawab's Wife
• 1992Pabandi
• 1990Bulandi
• 1988Bazar-e-Husn
• 1988Mukhra
• 1980The Blood of Hussain — General's Daughter

Appearances as themselves (1)

• Lux Style Awards — Self