Samira El Ouassil (born 1984 in Munich) is a German author, journalist, actress, and columnist, known for her work at DER SPIEGEL and her books on the power of stories and myths, such as "Erzählende Affen." She studied communication studies, German studies, philosophy, and political science at the LMU, completed acting training, and was politically active with the PARTEI, where she ran as the chancellor candidate. El Ouassil is a versatile media talent who also works as a ghostwriter, speaker, and in satire formats like Walulis sieht fern.