[1] She graduated from University of Michigan and later moved to New York City to pursue her acting and modeling career.
[2] She began appearing in small movies, such as horror films Fright Club (2006) and Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet (2009).
She also made guest starring appearances on television series 30 Rock, Are We There Yet?, Empire, Chicago P.D., Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and The Chi.
[7][8][9] The following year, Basir was cast in a leading role as Lacey McCullough in the Allblk legal drama series, Lace.
[13][14] In 2023, Basir played the lead alongside her Lace co-star Skyh Black in the romantic comedy-drama film, A Haitian Wedding for Amazon Prime Video.