Nala — The Lion King II: Simba's Pride Character Profile

About Nala

Brave lioness and Simba's childhood friend turned queen.

Nala — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Other

Abilities

Hunting, Combat, Tracking, Leadership

• Strength: 8/10
• Intelligence: 7/10
• Charisma: 7/10
• Morality: 9/10
• Influence: 7/10

Nala appears in 5 titles

• The Lion King (1994) — character page
• The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998)
• The Lion King 1½ (2004) — character page
• The Lion King (2019) — character page
• Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Moira Kelly

Appears in

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Nala — Family Mother — Kiara (Neve Campbell)

  Nala is Kiara's mother and supports her emotional judgment.

  Kiara is explicitly introduced as Simba and Nala's daughter. Nala later persuades Simba to let Kovu remain with the Pridelanders.

• Nala — Romantic Spouses — Simba (Matthew Broderick)

  Simba and Nala rule together as a royal couple.

  The opening identifies Simba as King and Nala as Queen, and identifies Kiara as their daughter.

Explore the full interactive character relationship map of The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

More characters from The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

• Simba (Matthew Broderick)
• Kiara (Neve Campbell)
• Kovu (Jason Marsden)
• Timon (Nathan Lane)
• Young Vitani (voice) (Lacey Chabert)
• Pumbaa (Ernie Sabella)
• Nuka (Andy Dick)
• Young Kovu (voice) (Ryan O'Donohue)
• Adult Vitani (voice) (Meredith Scott Lynn)
• Zazu (voice) (Edward Hibbert)
• Simba (singing voice) (Cam Clarke)
• Adult Kiara (singing voice) (uncredited) (Liz Callaway)