Age: 44
female
Yasmine Aker is an actress, singer, and songwriter based out of Los Angeles, California. She was born in Dubai, United Arab Emirates to Iranian parents and later moved to Canada. She began performing at an early age, starring in school plays and community events. She sang soprano with the Voices of Bahá Choir for a performance at Carnegie Hall, New York, during the Conference of the Arts 2002. She has a passion for public service and was awarded the TD Canada Trust Scholarship for Community Leadership. Yasmine studied psychology at York University and the University of Western Ontario in London. After competing in the Miss World franchise as the titleholder, Miss London 2006, and Miss World Canada Photogenic 2006, she turned her sights back to her childhood dream of pursuing a career in film and television. She has starred in various motion pictures and television shows in Canada and the United States. Yasmine embarked on a solo singing career in 2009 with the Grammy-nominated Canadian production team KUYA, who have worked with international stars such as Alessia Cara, Nelly Furtado, Akon, and Genuwine. She has since released three albums, her latest album titled "Unvarnished". Her musical sound combines elements from her Middle Eastern roots, pop, neo-soul, and electronica. Yasmine moved to Los Angeles in 2011 to continue her work in film and television.
After joining the Justice League, Shayera tries to discover more about her past, what her dreams mean, and where her powers come from. She enlists the help of Batman, who puts her to work with the most skilled detective he knows, Detective Chip. But why is he a chimpanzee? The investigation leads to other "Hawkgirls" throughout history, the oldest known being from Ancient Egypt, while the most recent was part of the Justice Society in the last century. Leaving her with more questions than answers about herself and her powers. However, her search is interrupted when she is attacked by an old Justice Society villain, who has sworn revenge against the former Hawkgirl. And who is the man Shayera has been dreaming about?
