Imani Pullum is a young American actress who gave a powerful performance in the 3rd installment of the HULU show, The Orville: New Horizons.
Created by Seth Macfarlane, Pullum plays a character named Topa, who was born into the Moclan species in the series
Since the Moclan species has only male members, her character Topa undergoes reassignment surgery.
Imani has earned herself a no of fans and supporters for playing a role that broaches several sensitive topics in such an exquisite way.
She got her big break by landing herself in the national touring company of The Lion King, where she played the role of Nala.
Aside from acting, the actress is also an avid dancer and has been dancing for years.
How Old is Imani Pullum?
The Orville Actress Imani Pullum is only 19 years old with the talent to speak way far off the years she has lived.
Imani celebrated her 19th birthday this year in August. Her mom was seen showering her with affection on her 19th through her Instagram handle.
Imani began acting when she was just four years old, starting off by doing only commercials for majority of her childhood.
Starting that early in her life allowed her to learn and grow as an actor with a prospective future in acting.
She landed on her role as Topa in The Orville: New Horizons when she was 16 years old but when COVID hit the show was put on a pause and started again when she was 17.
The show ended up being released on HULU when she was just stepping into her 18th.
The Orville Topa Actress’s Career Timeline Throughout The Years
Starting her career when she was only four years old, Imani Pullam has come a long way to star as the lead for the HULU show The Orville: New Horizons.
Pullam, In a video chat session with The BGN publication, mentioned that she started doing commercials only in her early years and then put a stop to it so that she could join the dancing.
Her passion for dancing led her to spend her childhood years in the Debby Allen Dance Academy, where she was chosen for the high-ability Red Bird program.
The pivotal moment in her career came when her aunt sent her an audition national touring company of The Lion King. since it was an open call, she went for it and booked her role as Nela and joined the tour.
Although the tour took the first half of her seventh grade, her high school, West side Neighbourhood School, supported her with asynchronous WNS education.
After the tour, Imani wanted to follow acting and got herself a new agent at 13, and began doing more movies and television. Imani made her first television appearance in Nicolodeon’s reboot of All That.
In December 2019, Pullum auditioned for The Orville and bagged the role of Topa, a character discovering herself and her identity in the third season of the series.
Her acting coaches, Shelli Boone and Crystal Lee Brown of iTAPELA helped her prepare into the role of Topa.
For her next project Imani is doing a movie, Emancipation, alongside Will Smith playing his 13-year-old daughter Betsy.
Imani Pullum Bio and Wiki
19-year-old actress, Imani Pullum was born on August 07, 2003, in Los Angeles, California to Fernando Pullum(father) and Killah Be(mother).
Her father Fernando, founded the Fernando Pullum Arts and Performing Centre based in Los Angeles that provided free acting and music lessons to youth in the community.
Imani grew up going to the Hollywood Bowl. She claims to have met the late ‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman when her dad was working with him.
Her mom, Kilah, worked as a therapist. If not for acting she would have considered becoming a therapist herself.
Pullum attended the Westside Neighbourhood School in LA. She was in Theatre Arts Program in WNS, supervised by Dr. Desi Cameron. She now goes to NYU’s Tisch School of The Arts doing her major in Experimental Theatre.
In her interview with Pop Culturalist, Pullum revealed her favorite TV show is ‘Last Days of Ptolemy Grey’ and ‘The Florida Project is her favorite movie. Her favorite musical play is ‘The Lion King’.
Imani loves the book ‘Daisy Jones and the Six’ by Taylor Jenkin Reid and is a fan of Beyoncé’s music.
Does Imani Pullum Have a Boyfriend?
Imani Pullum, actress who will be in movie ‘Emancipation’ with Will Smith, has not made any claims regarding her relationship status.
However, she was seen going on a prom date with Ethan Richardson in 2021. Ethan shared a candid picture of him and Imani all ready for prom, on his Instagram.
Imani is also seen interacting with Ethan by posting comments on his posts.
Ethan Richardson is originally from Los Angeles, California like Imani hence they must have met each other during their high school days.
Imani’s suspected beau is currently attending the Hamptons University class of 2025 in Hampton, Virginia while Imani is in New York City getting her major in Theatre.