Iman Vellani

Iman Vellani
Vellani in 2022
Born
Iman Vellani

12 August 2002
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
EducationUnionville High School (high school)
OccupationActor
Years active2019–present

Iman Vellani (born 12 August 2002) is a Canadian actress and comic book writer. She is best known for the Disney+ miniseries Ms. Marvel as the protagonist Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel, a role she reprised in the movie The Marvels (2023).

Of Pakistani background, Vellani was born on 12 August 2002 in Karachi to a Sindhi family. She moved to Toronto, Canada when she was a year old, and was raised in an Ismaili Shia Muslim household.

References

  1. ↑ "Ms. Marvel Star Iman Vellani Went to the Same High School as Obi-Wan Kenobi's Hayden Christensen". ComicBook.com. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
  2. ↑ Itzkoff, Dave (June 6, 2022). "'Ms. Marvel' Introduces a New Hero (and a New Actress)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  3. ↑ Nolan, Emma (October 1, 2020). "Who is Iman Vellani? 'Ms. Marvel' Casts First Muslim Superhero Kamala Khan". Newsweek. Archived from the original on October 2, 2020.
  4. ↑ Khan, Coco (June 6, 2022). "'This show is so monumental!' Iman Vellani on playing Marvel's first Muslim superhero". The Guardian. Archived from the original on June 6, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Houston fans see themselves in 'Ms. Marvel' actress Iman Vellani, Marvel's first Muslim superhero". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved September 7, 2025.

Other websites