Vella Lovell (born September 13, 1985) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Heather Davis on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Since then she has been on Dollface and Mr. Mayor.
Filmography
- Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015-2019): Heather Davis
- The Big Sick (2017): Khadija
- She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018-2020): Mermista (voice role)
- The Christmas Chronicles (2018): Wendy
- Dollface (2019): Alison S.
- Mr. Mayor (2021-2022): Mikaela Shaw
- As We See It (2022): Salena
- Kiff (2023-present): Candle Fox (voice role)
- Animal Control (2023-present): Emily Price
Tropes about her career:
- Plays Great Ethnics: Lovell is half Black and half white and has commented on her own ethnic ambiguity, saying she's frequently been mistaken for being Middle Eastern or South Asian. She plays a Pakistani-American woman in The Big Sick, and on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (where her character matches her ethnic background) a minor character assumes she's Indian.