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Canadian actress (born 1991)
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Aliza Vellani
Portrait of Aliza Vellani, 2016
Born (1991-10-30) October 30, 1991 (age 33)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
EducationSimon Fraser University
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present

Aliza Vellani (born October 30, 1991) is a Canadian film and television actress based in British Columbia. Vellani is most recently known for her role as Rani Singh in the Netflix series, Sweet Tooth. Her other credits include Layla Siddiqui on CBC's 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.

Early life and education

Vellani was born in Vancouver to Indian immigrants from East Africa. She began her training at an early age while she attended York House School. In 2007 and 2008, Vellani won the BC and National Istar Awards for Arts and Culture. After high school, Vellani continued her training in acting, voice and dance. Vellani holds a BFA, majoring in Theatre, from Simon Fraser University.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Emma Zara Short
2017 WoodMan Lady in Blue Short
2018 All Kinds of Weather Preet Short
2019 Kim Possible Gossiping Mom
2019 The Art of Racing in the Rain Assistant
2020 Operation Christmas Drop Sally

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2007–12 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"
2017-2020 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"
2021; 2023 Sweet Tooth Rani Singh Main cast (seasons 1–2)

References

  1. Warner, Allison (February 1, 2016). "Exclusive Interview with The X-Files' Aliza Vellani". talknerdywithus.com.
  2. "Aliza Vellani on CBC's "Little Mosque on the Prairie"". Ismailimail. 30 October 2009.
  3. "SFU Black Box Information". theatrestudentunion.com. 2012-01-29. Archived from the original on 2013-02-03. Retrieved 2012-06-12.

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