Zenobia Shroff

Personal context

Summary

Zenobia Shroff is an Indian-born American actor and comedian known for The Big Sick and for playing Muneeba Khan in Ms. Marvel. Her solo show How to Succeed as an Ethnically Ambiguous Actor draws on experiences with typecasting and limited roles for South Asian actors. Shroff has called the Muslim American family’s leading role in Ms. Marvel historically significant and described it as shifting representation on television. Her public record shows commentary on South Asian and Muslim representation; no public party campaigning or formal advocacy affiliations are on record.