Maysoon Zayid
Movie Actress
American actress and comedian who is known for having a variety of guest appearances on shows such as Law & Order, the NBC Nightly News, and ABC's 20/20.
She made her television debut appearance on the soap opera As the World Turns. She then began her career in comedy and stand-up and in 2003. She also co-founded the New York Arab-American Comedy Festival.
She is known for being one of America's first Muslim women comedians as well as the first person ever to perform stand-up in Palestine and Jordan.
She was born and raised in New Jersey.
Her one-woman show Little American Whore was produced and directed by Kathy Najimy.