Iman Vellani

Iman Vellani
  

Iman Vellani (/ɪˈmɑːn vəˈlɑːni/; born August 12, 2002) is a Pakistani-born Canadian actress. She is known for the Disney miniseries Ms. Marvel (2022) as the protagonist Kamala Khan, a role she will reprise in the film The Marvels (2023).

Early life
Born in Karachi, Pakistan, Vellani moved to Canada when she was a year old, and was raised in the Ismaili faith, a branch of Shia Islam. 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.


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