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).[1]
Yasmeen Fletcher | |
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Born | Yasmeen Tori Fletcher |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2019–present |
Fletcher was born in Orange County, California to parents Troy, a pool contractor and Maysoun, a defense attorney.[2] She is of Lebanese descent on her mother's side.[3][4] From the age of three, she grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada with her younger sister. After commuting between Las Vegas and California for a number of years, the family officially relocated to La Crescenta at the end of 2018.[5]
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,[6] and Carly in the family sci-fi Let Us In.
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).[7]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2019 | Ham on Rye | Yasmeen | |
2019 | Andi Mack | Kaitlin | 2 episodes |
2020 | Upside-Down Magic | Chandra | Disney Channel Original Movie |
2021 | Let Us In | Carly | |
2022 | Ms. Marvel | Nakia Bahadir | |
TBA | The Graduates | Romie | |
Year | Song | Artist | Notes |
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2019 | "Foreign" | Jovan Armand | |
"I'm Alone" | Jarid Root | ||