Iman Vellani

Iman Vellani
Born
Iman Vellani

August 2002
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
EducationUnionville High School (high school)[1]
OccupationActor
Years active2019–present

Iman Vellani (born 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).

She was born in Karachi, Pakistan and moved to Canada with her family when she was one-year old.[2] Her parents raised her as a Ismaili Muslim.[3]

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. "'Ms. Marvel' Introduces a New Hero (and a New Actress)". The New York Times. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
  3. "Houston fans see themselves in 'Ms. Marvel' actress Iman Vellani, Marvel's first Muslim superhero". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved September 7, 2025.

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