- Born in Pakistan, she later moved with her family to Ontario, Canada.
- Iman Vellani landed the role of Ms. Marvel via WhatsApp. Speaking on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014), Iman said: "My aunt forwarded me a WhatsApp of the casting call. I sent in a very academic resumé and the only head shot I had. I sent in my self-tape at 3am and then the next day I get a call, 'Do you have a lawyer? We want to fly you to LA' and I was like, 'I have a math test but we'll figure this out'.".
- With her casting in Ms. Marvel (2022), she became the first Muslim to play a titular superhero in a live-action Marvel adaption.
- A big fan of the film Iron Man (2008). She can recite the first five minutes of it.
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