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Aliza Vellani (born October 30, 1991) is a Canadian 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.[1]

Aliza Vellani
Portrait of Aliza Vellani, 2016
Born	(1991-10-30) October 30, 1991 (age 30) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Education	Simon Fraser University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2006–present

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.[2] After high school, Vellani continued her training in acting, voice and dance. Vellani currently holds a BFA, Majoring in Theatre, at 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
2007–2012	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"
2021	Sweet Tooth	Rani Singh	Main cast

References

External links

• Aliza Vellani on Twitter
• Aliza Vellani at IMDb
• CBC: Little Mosque on the Prairie | Cast - Aliza Velani
• Ismailimail: Interview With Little Mosque on the Prairie’s Aliza Vellani (March 5, 2011)
• Tarlington Training: Alumni - Aliza Vellani
• TSU News: SFU Black Box Information - Cast and Creators (January 29, 2012)

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