Travina Springer

Travina Springer is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for her roles in the NBC drama The Irrational and the Disney+ series Ms. Marvel.

Life and career Because Springer's father served in the military, she lived in many different places growing up, before settling in Florida. She began studying ASL in high school and is fluent in the language. She was raised Baptist, but as an undergraduate at Florida State University, Malcolm X's autobiography struck a chord with her and she converted to Islam shortly thereafter.

Springer gained wider prominence on the Disney+ miniseries Ms. Marvel (2022) in the role of Kamala Khan's sister-in-law Tyesha Hill, a Muslim convert who wears a hijab. Her on-screen husband Aamir Khan is played by her friend Saagar Shaikh, who she worked with previously on the web series Unfair & Ugly. The parallel to Springer's own experience as a convert is part of what drew her to the role.