Aliza Vellani was born on October 30, 1991 in Vancouver, Canada. She is a working actor best known for her series regular role as Layla Siddiqui in CBC's Little Mosque on the Prairie (2006-2012), Marcy in The CW's series iZombie (2015) and most recently as Sandeep in her recurring role in Fox's The X-Files Revival series (2016). Additionally, Aliza is a graduate from Simon Fraser University with her BFA in Theater Performance.