Iman Vellani

About

Iman Vellani (born August 2002) is a Canadian actress and comics writer. She starred as Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Vellani has also appeared as Khan in other Disney productions and has co-written two Ms. Marvel limited series.

Of Pakistani background, Vellani was born on 12 August 2002 in Karachi to a Sindhi family. She moved to Canada when she was a year old, and was raised as an Ismaili Muslim. She graduated from Unionville High School in Markham, Ontario. Vellani was selected as a member of the TIFF Next Wave Committee at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. Before being cast in Ms. Marvel at the end of her last year of high school, Vellani had planned to attend the Ontario College of Art & Design University with a focus on integrated media.

In September 2020, it was revealed Vellani was cast in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) as the Marvel Comics superhero Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel for the titular Marvel Studios and Disney+’s streaming television miniseries. Vellani’s aunt had forwarded her a casting call for the role; she submitted a self-tape before being asked to audition in Los Angeles; and…