Samantha Tamania Anne Cecilia Mumba (born 18 January 1983) is a Grammy Award-nominated Irish singer, songwriter, actress, and occasional model. Her first album was released in 2000 and achieved international success. As well as being a singer, she is also an actress; her most notable role was Mara in the 2002 film The Time Machine. She has also appeared in a number of Irish independent films. Personal life Mumba was born in Dublin, Ireland. Her father, Peter Mumba, is a Zambian aircraft engineer and her mother Barbara is an Irish woman who works as a cabin crew member with the Irish airline Aer Lingus. Her brother, Omero Mumba, is an actor. He is also heard in the Mumba song 'The Boy', although the song was remixed and his rap was ommited.Mumba attended Dublin's Billie Barry Stage School from the ages 3 to 15. In 1998, Mumba was cast as the lead in The Hot Mikado, a jazzy production based on Gilbert and Su