Nala — The Lion King 1½ Character Profile

About Nala

Brave lioness and Simba's childhood friend who helps him embrace his destiny.

Nala — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Other

Abilities

Hunting, Combat, Diplomacy, Tracking

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

Nala appears in 5 titles

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

Character Facts

Played by

Moira Kelly

Appears in

The Lion King 1½ (2004)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Nala — Conflict Romantic Rival — Timon (Nathan Lane)

  Timon temporarily treats Nala as a threat to his chosen family.

  Timon believes his friendship with Pumbaa and Simba is threatened, so he and Pumbaa attempt to sabotage Simba and Nala's romance.

• Nala — Conflict Romantic Rival — Pumbaa (Ernie Sabella)

  Pumbaa participates in protecting the trio's established social arrangement.

  Pumbaa joins Timon's attempts to interfere with the developing romance between Simba and Nala.

• Nala — Social Childhood Friend — Simba (Matthew Broderick)

  Their longstanding friendship becomes a romantic relationship.

  Nala appears and reunites with Simba, and the two develop a romance that Timon and Pumbaa try to sabotage.

Explore the full interactive character relationship map of The Lion King 1½

More characters from The Lion King 1½

• Timon (Nathan Lane)
• Pumbaa (Ernie Sabella)
• Mom (Julie Kavner)
• Uncle Max (Jerry Stiller)
• Zazu (voice) (Edward Hibbert)
• Simba (Matthew Broderick)
• Additional Voices (voice) (Del Roy)
• Additional Voices (voice) (Bill Farmer)
• Additional Voices (voice) (Chris Sanders)
• Young Simba (voice) (Matt Weinberg)
• Additional Voices (voice) (Corey Burton)
• Additional Voices (voice) (Jeff Bennett)