Shabana Azeez

Shabana Azeez is an Australian actress born in Adelaide, South Australia. While working in administration at Mercury CX, she booked a short film audition arranged by her boss, and she later collaborated with Leela Varghese and Emma Hough Hobbs. Her breakout role came as Irene in Birdeater (2024), a performance for which critics praised her and her chemistry with Mackenzie Fearnley; the film's screening at South by Southwest helped her secure management. She gained international recognition as Victoria Javadi, a medical student, in the HBO Max drama The Pitt. She also voiced Princess Saira in Lesbian Space Princess (2025), which earned praise from The Guardian and ScreenHub. In addition, she stars in the SBS series The Airport Chaplain as Mira, an airport manager, and she was part of a comedy band named The Coconuts.