Aliza Vellani

Aliza Vellani (born October 30, 1991) is a Canadian television actress based in British Columbia. Vellani is best known for her roles as Layla Siddiqui on CBC's hit series Little Mosque on the Prairie, Marcy in the CW series iZombie and Sandeep in the revival season of the Fox series The X-Files.[1]

Aliza Vellani
Born (1991-10-30) October 30, 1991
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present

Vellani was born in Vancouver to Indian immigrants from East Africa. She began her training at an early age at Tarlington Training[2] while she attended York House School. After high school, Vellani continued her training in acting, voice and dance. Vellani currently holds a BFA, Majoring in Theatre, at Simon Fraser University.

Her additional credits include Nickelodeon's The Troop and Disney's Geek Charming. In 2007 and 2008, Vellani won the BC and National Istar Awards for Arts and Culture.[3]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Emma Zara Short
2017 WoodMan Lady in Blue Short
2018 All Kinds of Weather Preet Short, completed
2019 Kim Possible Gossiping Mom Completed
20?? The Art of Racing in the Rain Assistant Post-production

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2007–2012 Little Mosque on the Prairie Layla Siddiqui Recurring role
2009 The Troop Sarame "Pajama Game... of Death"
2010 The Cult Janice TV film
2011 Geek Charming Another Random Girl TV film
2014 Motive Dr. Gita Ambreen "Angels with Dirty Faces"
2014 Rush Nurse Joy "Where Is My Mind?"
2015 Exposed Coach TV film
2015 iZombie Marcy "Pilot", "The Exterminator"
2015 Mistresses Counselor Sarah "Into the Woods"
2015 Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told Nilofer TV film
2015 Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream Nilofer TV film
2015–16 The X-Files Nurse Sandeep "My Struggle", "My Struggle II"
2016 Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery Patty TV film
2016 Supernatural Beth Roberts "American Nightmare"
2017 The Flash Shelia Agnani "Mixed Signals"
2017-present Marvel Super Hero Adventures Ms. Marvel (voice) Recurring role
2017 Hit the Road Naima "School Spirit"
2017 Doomsday Young Scientist TV film
2017–18 Mech-X4 Soldier / Lt. Verma Recurring role
2018 Blurt Mrs. McCann TV film
2018 Riverdale Mrs. Haggly "The Wrestler", "The Noose Tightens"
2018 Colony Recruitment Officer "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place"

References
  1. Warner, Allison (February 1, 2016). "Exclusive Interview with The X-Files' Aliza Vellani". talknerdywithus.com.
  2. "Tarlington Training Success Stories". Archived from the original on 2008-10-01. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
  3. "Aliza Vellani on CBC's "Little Mosque on the Prairie"". Ismailimail. 30 October 2009.
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