Yasmeen Fletcher
{{Short description|American Actress}}
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| birth_name = Yasmeen Tori Fletcher
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| birth_place = Orange County, California, U.S.
| occupation = Actress, musician
| yearsactive = 2019–present
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Yasmeen Tori Fletcher is an American actress and musician. She is best known for her role as Nakia Bahadir in the Disney+ series Ms. Marvel (2022).{{Cite web|url=https://theface.com/culture/my-media-diet-miss-marvels-yasmeen-fletcher-marvel-cinematic-universe-disney--super-heroes-diversity-muslim-arab-south-asian-cast-inclusivity-online-culture-media-habits|title=My Media Diet: Ms. Marvel's Yasmeen Fletcher|journal=The Face|first=Didem|last=Gokpinar|date=9 June 2022|accessdate=18 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618173701/https://theface.com/culture/my-media-diet-miss-marvels-yasmeen-fletcher-marvel-cinematic-universe-disney--super-heroes-diversity-muslim-arab-south-asian-cast-inclusivity-online-culture-media-habits |archive-date=June 18, 2022}}
Early life
Fletcher was born in Orange County, California to parents Troy, a pool contractor and Maysoun, a defense attorney.{{Cite web|url=https://wwd.com/eye/people/yasmeen-fletcher-ms-marvel-disney-plus-show-1235208477/|title=Yasmeen Fletcher's Marvel Fangirl Dreams Are Coming True|journal=WWD|first=Leigh|last=Nordstrom|date=17 June 2022|accessdate=18 June 2022}} She is of Lebanese descent on her mother's side.{{Cite web|url=https://www.whowhatwear.com/yasmeen-fletcher-ms-marvel-interview|title=Ms. Marvel Actress Yasmeen Fletcher Has a Secret Power of Her Own|journal=Who What Wear|first=Jessica|last=Baker|date=15 June 2022|accessdate=18 June 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/yasmeen-fletcher-ms-marvel-interview-48858926/|title=Yasmeen Fletcher on Bringing "Ms. Marvel"'s Nakia to Life|journal=Popsugar|first=Victoria|last=Edel|date=16 June 2022|accessdate=18 June 2022}} From the age of three, she grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada, with her younger sister. After commuting between Las Vegas and California for 12 years, the family officially relocated to La Crescenta, California, at the end of 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.naludamagazine.com/interview-with-actress-and-singer-yasmeen-fletcher/|title=Interview with actress and singer Yasmeen Fletcher|journal=Naluda Magazine|date=13 February 2020|accessdate=18 June 2022}}{{Cite web |title=Interview with Yasmeen Fletcher {{!}} Into the Wild |url=https://wildelements.com/blogs/stories/into-the-wild-with-yasmeen-fletcher |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=Wild Elements |language=en}}
Career
Fletcher made her debut in 2019 with roles in the film Ham on Rye and as Kaitlin, Buffy's (Sofia Wylie) basketball teammate in season 3 of the Disney Channel comedy-drama Andi Mack. Fletcher then played Chandra in the Disney Channel Original Movie Upside-Down Magic, an adaptation of the Scholastic book series of the same name,{{cite web|last=Petski|first=Denise|title=Disney Channel Sets Cast For 'Upside-Down Magic' Movie As Production Begins|url=https://deadline.com/2019/08/disney-channel-cast-upside-down-magic-move-production-begins-1202670434/|journal=Deadline|date=August 19, 2019|access-date=2019-08-20}} and Carly in the family sci-fi Let Us In.{{Cite web |last=Gawaran |first=Alyssa |date=2023-05-06 |title=Ms. Marvel Cast: Other Places You’ve Seen the Actors Before |url=https://movieweb.com/ms-marvel-cast-other-roles/ |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=MovieWeb |language=en}}
In December 2020, it was revealed Fletcher had joined the main cast of the 2022 Disney+ Marvel series Ms. Marvel as Nakia Bahadir, a school friend of the titular character, also known as Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani).{{Cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/disney-plus-ms-marvel-yasmeen-fletcher-kamala-friendship-nakia/|title=Ms. Marvel Star Yasmeen Fletcher Speaks Out on Kamala's Friendship With Nakia in Disney+ Show|website=ComicBook|first=Aaron|last=Perine|date=3 June 2022|accessdate=18 June 2022}}
Filmography
{{Pending films key}}
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2019
| Yasmeen |
| 2019
| Kaitlin |
| 2020
| Chandra |
| 2021
| Carly |
| 2022 |
| 2023
| Romie |
| TBA
|{{Pending film|American Spirit}} |Melody |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|8151675}}
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Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:Actresses from California
Category:Actresses from Las Vegas
Category:American film actresses
Category:American people of Lebanese descent
Category:American television actresses
Category:American women musicians