Zehra Fazal

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Zehra Fazal
Nationality American
Occupation Voice actress
Years active 2004–present

Zehra Fazal is an American voice actress, known for voicing Nadia Rizavi in Voltron: Legendary Defender and Halo and Bluebird in Young Justice: Outsiders.[1][2][3] Greg Weisman, the co-creator of Young Justice: Outsiders said "I wrote the role with her in mind. She plays Halo, but she also plays about a dozen other characters."[4]

Career

Prior to her voice acting career, Fazal, who is Muslim-American and of South Asian descent, was known for her irreverent comedy often poking fun at Muslim identity.[5] Her one-woman musical comedy show Headscarf and the Angry Bitch which she described as partly fictional and partly autobiographical, created Muslim parodies of holiday comedy songs The Ramadan Song instead of The Hanukkah Song and discussed living in America with a "hyphenated identity."[6][7] Fazal, who self describes as "the Muslim Weird Al", explains that the show explores the fact that "the definition of what it is to be Muslim is expanding and it's okay to be vocal about it."[8][9] She created the show's character, Zed Headscarf, as "her tougher, bolder, prouder side" partly in response to post-9/11 Islamaphobia she encountered.[10] Her performance won the "best solo performance award" at the Capital Fringe Festival in 2009 and was sold out throughout its New York International Fringe Festival run in 2010.[11][12]

Fazal has also portrayed Adolf Hitler in an adaptation of Yukio Mishima’s play, My Friend Hitler.[13] She studied with Japan’s Takarazuka Revue Company as a research intern in 2004. On her return to the U.S., she translated and staged Takarazuka Revue's The Rose of Versailles at Wellesley College where she was a student.[14] Fazal explains "I have a knack for taking something that already exists and making it fit into a new mold."[14] Fazal also portrayed doctor Amanda Jain in the video comedy series F#@K I Love U.

Personal life

Fazal has a B.A. from Wellesley College.[15] She speaks Japanese, French and Urdu.[16] Fazal is a passionate supporter of Paani Project, a nonprofit that works with community partners and institutions in the United States and Pakistan to help alleviate clean water inaccessibility, advocate for gender equity, and address a variety of pressing health disparities in rural South Asian communities.[17]

As a child, she was a fan of the Disney animated show Darkwing Duck; she drew on inspiration on the titular character for her performance as General Yunan on Disney's Amphibia.[18]

Filmography

Animation

List of voice performances in animation
Year Title Role Notes Source
2018 Voltron: Legendary Defender Nadia Rizavi, Hunk’s Mother [1][19]
2018–present Craig of the Creek Faraday, Shannon, Aggie (The Squashinator) [20][21]
2019–2022 Young Justice Halo, Cassandra Savage, Harper Row, Hawkwoman, Lian Nguyen-Harper, Windfall, Trajectory, Antonia "Big Words" Rodriguez, Madia Daou, Evelyn Fox [22][23][24][25]
2019 Trolls: The Beat Goes On! Celine Starburst, Timpani [22][16]
2019 Pinky Malinky Aisha Episode: "Advanced" [22][26]
2019–20 She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Mara 4 episodes [27]
2019–21 Big Hero 6: The Series Basemax, Officer Flynn [22][28]
2019 Bojack Horseman Demi, Ilana and Ilana Episode: “Surprise!” [29][30][31]
2020 Glitch Techs Zahra, Sabrina [32]
2020 Where’s Waldo? Film Director Episode: “Mumbai Dance Party” [33]
2020–2022 Amphibia General Yunan [34]
2020 Vampirina Dr. Millweed [35]
2022 Wolfboy and the Everything Factory Professor Pigment Episode: The Colors Faded
2022 Dragon Age: Absolution Tassia Main role [36]
2023 My Adventures with Superman Livewire, Additional voices 2 episodes
2023 The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday Tiffany Fluffit Christmas TV special [37]

Web series

List of appearances in web shows and series
Year Title Role Notes Source
2018–2019 Kuroba Mari (voice) Animation; 1st Voice [38]
2023 Candela Obscura Dr. Jinnah Basar Actual play; 3 episodes [39][40]

Film

List of voice performances in film
Year Title Role Notes Source
2018 The Laws of the Universe Part I Zamza English dub [41]
2020 Batman: Death in the Family Talia al Ghul Direct-to-video [42]
2022 Catwoman: Hunted Talia al Ghul, Nosferata
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe Butt-Head Fantasy Woman #1
2023 Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match Jataaka Direct-to-video [43]
Urkel Saves Santa: the Movie Suli
Craig Before the Creek Gala, Shannon the Scout, Tattoo

Video games

List of voice performances in video games
Year Title Role Notes Source
2016 Blade & Soul Soha, Jinsoyung, Sunyung English dub [16]
2016 Uncharted 4: A Thief's End French Auction Guest, Additional voices [22][16]
2016 Titanfall 2 Lifeboat & Systems AI [22][2]
2017 Final Fantasy XV Townspeople English dub [16]
2019 Apex Legends AI announcer, Narrator [22][44]
2019 Crackdown 3 Additional voices [45]
2019 League of Legends Kayle [46]
2019 Fallout 76: Wild Appalachia ARIC-4, Nia [47]
2019 Eliza Rae [48][49]
2019 Until You Fall Runesmith [50]
2019 Borderlands 3 Amara [22][51]
2019 Rage 2: Rise of the Ghosts Eden HQ AI, Metro Station Guard, Metro Station Civilian [52][53]
2019 Destiny 2: Shadowkeep [54]
2019 Indivisible Thorani [22][55][56]
2019 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Ousa [22]
2019 Shenmue III Li Feng, Niao Sun English dub [22][57]
2020 Maneater Female NPCs [22]
2020 Destiny 2: Beyond Light Guardian: Exo Female [58]
2021 Legends of Runeterra Taliyah [59]
2021 Shin Megami Tensei V Cleopatra [60]
2022 Marvel's Avengers Jane Foster / The Mighty Thor [61]
2022 Gotham Knights Noor Rashid
2024 Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Wonder Woman [62]

Awards and nominations

Year Awards Category Nominated for Result Ref.
2019 Voice Arts Awards Outstanding Promo Campaign - TV or Web, Best Voiceover Fox Sports FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 Nominated

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Outstanding Animation Character - TV or Web, Best Voiceover Young Justice Outsiders - Halo Won
Outstanding Body of Work, Best Voice Actor N/A Won

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