Maysoon zayid biography
Maysoon zayid biography
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Maysoon Zayid
American actress
Maysoon Zayid (Arabic: ميسون زايد) is an American actress and comedian. Of Palestinian descent, she is known as one of America's first Muslim women comedians.
Early life
Zayid was born in New Jersey in [1] She described herself in a BBC interview as "a PalestinianMuslim virgin with cerebral palsy, from New Jersey, who is an actress, comedian and activist".[2] Zayid has been a resident of Cliffside Park, New Jersey.[3] Zayid earned her BFA in acting from Arizona State University.[4]
Career
Zayid started her acting career by appearing on the popular soap opera As the World Turns for two years, as well as making guest appearances on Law & Order, NBC Nightly News and ABC's 20/20.[4]
During her early acting experiences, she found her disability and ethnicity repeatedly limiting to her advancement.[1] Zayid then turned to stand-up and began appearing at New York's top clu