Iris West

Iris West-Allen
Iris West-Allen in The Flash vol.5 #70 (May 2019). Art by Howard Porter.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Showcase #4 (October 1956)
Created by	Robert Kanigher Carmine Infantino
In-story information
Full name	Iris Ann West-Allen
Species	Metahuman[citation needed]
Team affiliations	Galaxy Broadcasting System Central City Picture News
Supporting character of	The Flash

Iris West-Allen is a fictional character, a supporting character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She has been the main love interest and later wife of Barry Allen, the alter ego of the Silver Age version of the superhero The Flash, and the aunt and grandmother, respectively, of the Modern Age variations of the characters Wally West and Bart Allen.^[1]

On television, she has appeared in various adaptations in other media; the character has been portrayed by Paula Marshall in the 1990 CBS television series and by Candice Patton in the 2014 The CW television series along with appearances in other Arrowverse shows. In the DC Extended Universe feature films, she was portrayed by Kiersey Clemons in Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) and The Flash (2023).