History Creator / ImanVellani

* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse as [[ComicBook/MsMarvel2014 Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel]]

Iman Vellani (born September 3, 2002 in Karachi, UsefulNotes/{{Pakistan}}) is a Pakistani-Canadian actress who is currently playing Kamala Khan a.k.a. Ms. Marvel in the Creator/DisneyPlus Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse series ''[[Series/MsMarvel2022 Ms. Marvel]]'', her very first acting role.

Despite her relative inexperience, Vellani's performance as Kamala has received near-universal acclaim from critics and fans alike, bolstered by her authentic and extremely in-character love for the source material (she dressed up as Kamala for Halloween when she was 15, and has gone as far as jokingly insisting to Creator/KevinFeige that the Inhuman character Lockjaw should be made part of the series), with the character coming so naturally to her that she is not so much acting as she is just goofing off as herself.

Vellani will reprise her role as Kamala/Ms. Marvel in the 2023 film ''Film/{{The Marvels|2023}}'', alongside Creator/BrieLarson as Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel and Creator/TeyonahParris as Monica Rambeau. She is also writing her comic book counterpart in ''ComicBook/MsMarvelTheNewMutant'', alongside ''Ms. Marvel'' series writer Sabir Pirzada.

** Vellani is a huge Marvel fan with an encyclopedic knowledge of both comic-book and MCU canon. She exchanges emails with Creator/KevinFeige and has said that she comments on the sub-Reddit r/marvelstudios under an unknown throwaway account. This has led to people routinely saying hello to her in threads. She also keeps a journal absolutely stuffed with MCU trivia on her at all times which she is not at all afraid to whip out whenever she feels the filmmakers are playing fast and loose with the continuity, much to Feige's chagrin.

* IronyAsSheIsCast: Though her character Kamala Khan is characterized as a diehard Captain Marvel fangirl, Vellani herself only gave [[Film/CaptainMarvel2019 the movie]] [[https://letterboxd.com/iman_vell/film/captain-marvel/ two out of five stars on Letterboxd]] though she claimed she would “sacrifice [her] own life…for Brie Larson”.

* AscendedFangirl: Vellani is a huge Marvel fan with an encyclopedic knowledge of both comic-book and MCU canon. She exchanges emails with Creator/KevinFeige and has said that she comments on the sub-Reddit r/marvelstudios under an unknown throwaway account. This has led to people routinely saying hello to her in threads. She also keeps a journal absolutely stuffed with MCU trivia on her at all times which she is not at all afraid to whip out whenever she feels the filmmakers are playing fast and loose with the continuity, much to Feige's chagrin.

Vellani will reprise her role as Kamala/Ms. Marvel in the 2023 film ''Film/{{The Marvels|2023}}'', alongside Creator/BrieLarson as Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel and Creator/TeyonahParris as Monica Rambeau.

* AscendedFanboy: Vellani is a huge Marvel fan with an encyclopedic knowledge of both comic-book and MCU canon. She exchanges emails with Creator/KevinFeige and has said that she comments on the sub-Reddit r/marvelstudios under an unknown throwaway account. This has led to people routinely saying hello to her in threads. She also much to Kevin's chagrin keep's a journal absolutely stuffed with MCU trivia on her at all times which she is not at all afraid to whip out whenever she feels the filmmakers are playing fast and loose with the continuity .
* IronyAsSheIsCast: Though her character Kamala Khan is characterized as a diehard Captain Marvel fangirl, Vellani herself only gave [[Film/CaptainMarvel2019 the movie]] [[https://letterboxd.com/iman_vell/film/captain-marvel/ two out of five stars on Letterboxd]] though she claimed she would “sacrifice my own life…for Brie Larson”.

Vellani will reprise her role as Kamala/Ms. Marvel in the 2023 film ''The Marvels'', alongside Creator/BrieLarson as Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel and Creator/TeyonahParris as Monica Rambeau.

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** ''The Marvels'' (2023)

* AscendedFanboy: Vellani is a huge Marvel fan with an encyclopedic knowledge of both comic-book and MCU canon. She exchanges emails with Creator/KevinFeige and has said that she comments on the sub-Reddit r/marvelstudios under a unknown throwaway account. This has led to people routinely saying hello to her in threads. She also much to Kevin's chagrin keep's a journal absolutely stuffed with MCU trivia on her at all times which she is not at all afraid to whip out whenever she feels the filmmakers are playing fast and loose with the continuity .

->''We want stories from different genders and different countries and different people. I think that's'' really important ''because then people are going to understand each other. Even if they can't relate to it, you can learn from it.''

Vellani's family moved to Ontario when she was one year old, and by the time she graduated high school, she intended to become a filmmaker. All that changed when her aunt notified her of the casting call for Kamala, and Vellani impulsively decided to self-film and send in an audition tape. Her performance immediately attracted the attention of MCU casting director Sarah Halley Finn, who brought Vellani to the Marvel Studios office in Los Angeles for an in-person audition, and after a second, remote audition, she won the part. Despite her relative inexperience, Vellani's performance as Kamala has received near-universal acclaim from critics and fans alike, bolstered by her authentic and extremely in character love for the source material (she dressed up as Kamala for Halloween when she was 15, and has gone as far as jokingly insisting to Creator/KevinFeige that the Inhuman character Lockjaw should be made part of the series), with the character coming so naturally to her that she is not so much acting as she is just goofing off as herself.

* AscendedFanboy: Vellani is a huge Marvel fan with an encyclopedic knowledge of both comic-book and MCU canon. She exchanges emails with Creator/KevinFeige and has said that she comments on the sub-Reddit r/marvelstudios under a unknown throwaway account. This has led to people routinely saying hello to her in threads.

Vellani's family moved to Ontario when she was one year old, and by the time she graduated high school, she intended to become a filmmaker. All that changed when her aunt notified her of the casting call for Kamala, and Vellani impulsively decided to self-film and send in an audition tape. Her performance immediately attracted the attention of MCU casting director Sarah Halley Finn, who brought Vellani to the Marvel Studios office in Los Angeles for an in-person audition, and after a second, remote audition, she won the part. Despite her relative inexperience, Vellani's performance as Kamala has received near-universal acclaim from critics and fans alike, bolstered by her authentic love for the source material (she dressed up as Kamala for Halloween when she was 15, and has gone as far as jokingly insisting to Creator/KevinFeige that the Inhuman character Lockjaw should be made part of the series).

!! Associated tropes:

* AscendedFanboy: Vellani is a huge Marvel fan with an encyclopedic knowledge of both comic-book and MCU canon. She exchanges emails with Creator/KevinFeige and has said that she comments on the sub-Reddit r/marvelstudios under a unknown throwaway account. This has led to people routinely saying hello to her in threads.

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Iman Vellani (born September 3, 2002 in Karachi, Pakistan) is a Pakistani-Canadian actress who is currently playing Kamala Khan a.k.a. Ms. Marvel in the Creator/DisneyPlus series ''[[Series/MsMarvel2022 Ms. Marvel]]'', her first-ever acting role.

Vellani will reprise her role as Kamala/Ms. Marvel in the 2023 MCU film ''The Marvels'', alongside Creator/BrieLarson as Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel and Creator/TeyonahParris as Monica Rambeau.

* ''A Fan's Guide to Ms. Marvel'' (2022) (documentary, herself)
* ''[[Series/MsMarvel2022 Ms. Marvel]]'' (2022) (Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel)
* ''The Marvels'' (2023) (Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel)

Vellani's family moved to Ontario when she was one year old, and by the time she graduated high school, she intended to become a filmmaker. All that changed when her aunt notified her of the casting call for Kamala, and Vellani impulsively decided to self-film and send in an audition tape. Her performance immediately attracted the attention of MCU casting director Sarah Halley Finn, who brought Vellani to the Marvel Studios office in Los Angeles for an in-person audition, and after a second, remote audition, she won the part. Despite her relative inexperience, Vellani's performance as Kamala has received near-universal acclaim from critics and fans alike, bolstered by her authentic love for the source material (she dressed up as Kamala for Halloween when she was 15, and has gone as far as jokingly insisting to Kevin Feige that the Inhuman character Lockjaw should be made part of the series).

Vellani will reprise her role as Kamala/Ms. Marvel in the 2023 MCU film ''The Marvels'', alongside Brie Larson as Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel and Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau.

Vellani will reprise her role as Kamala/Ms. Marvel in the 2023 MCU film ''The Marvels'', alongside Brie Larson as Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel and Teyonah Paris as Monica Rambeau.

* ''Series/MsMarvel'' (2022) (Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel)

Vellani's family moved to Ontario when she was one year old, and by the time she graduated high school, she intended to become a filmmaker. All that changed when her aunt notified her of the casting call for Kamala, and Vellani impulsively decided to self-film and send in an audtion tape. Her performance immediately attracted the attention of MCU casting director Sarah Halley Finn, who brought Vellani to the Marvel Studios office in Los Angeles for an in-person audition, and after a second, remote audition, she won the part. Despite her relative inexperience, Vellani's performance as Kamala has received near-universal acclaim from critics and fans alike, bolstered by her authentic love for the source material (she dressed up as Kamala for Halloween when she was 15, and has gone as far as jokingly insisting to Kevin Feige that the Inhuman character Lockjaw should be made part of the series).

Vellani's family moved to Ontario when she was one year old, and by the time she graduated high school, she intended to become a filmmaker. All that changed when her aunt notified her of the casting call for Kamala, and Vellani impulsively decided to self-film and send in an audtion tape. Her performance immediately attracted the attention of MCU casting director Sarah Halley Finn, who brought Vellani to the Marvel Studios office in Los Angeles for an in-person audition, and after a second, remote audition, she won the part. Despite her relative inexperience, Vellani's performance as Kamala has received near-universal acclaim from critics and fans alike, bolstered by her authentic love for the source material (she's gone as far as jokingly insisting to Kevin Feige that the Inhuman character Lockjaw should be made part of the series).

* ''Ms. Marvel'' (2022) (Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel)

Iman Vellani (born September 3, 2002 in Karachi, Pakistan) is a Pakistani-Canadian actress who was is currently playing Kamala Khan a.k.a. Ms. Marvel in the Creator/DisneyPlus series ''[[Series/MsMarvel2022 Ms. Marvel]]'', her first-ever acting role.

Iman Vellani (born September 3, 2002 in Karachi, Pakistan) is a Pakistani-Canadian actress who was cast as Kamala Khan a.k.a. Ms. Marvel in the Creator/DisneyPlus series ''[[Series/MsMarvel2022 Ms. Marvel]]'', her first-ever acting role.

Vellani's family moved to Ontario when she was one year old, and by the time she graduated high school, she intended to become a filmmaker. All that changed when her aunt notified her of the casting call for Kamala, and Vellani impulsively decided to self-film an audtion tape. Her performance immediately attracted the attention of MCU casting director Sarah Halley Finn, who brought Vellani to the Marvel Studios office in Los Angeles for an in-person audition, and after a second, remote audition, she won the part. Despite her relative inexperience, Vellani's performance as Kamala has received near-universal acclaim from critics and fans alike, bolstered by her authentic love for the source material (she's gone as far as jokingly insisting to Kevin Feige that the Inhuman character Lockjaw should be made part of the series).

Vellani's family moved to Ontario when she was one year old, and by the time she graduated high school, she intended to become a filmmaker. All that changed when her aunt notified her of the casting call for Kamala, and Vellani impulsively decided to self-film an audtion tape. Her performance immediately attracted the attention of MCU casting director Sarah Halley Finn, who brought Vellani to the Marvel Studios office in Los Angeles for an in-person audition, and after a second, remote audition, she won the part. Despite her relative inexperience, Vellani's performance as Kamala has recieved near-universal acclaim from critics and fans alike, bolstered by her authentic love for the source material (she's gone as far as jokingly insisting to Kevin Feige that the Inhuman character Lockjaw should be made part of the series).

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