Aliza Vellani
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Aliza Vellani is a Canadian television actress, who currently plays the role of Layla Siddiqui in Little Mosque on the Prairie
. Born in Vancouver
to immigrants from East Africa
. Vellani is a university student at Simon Fraser University who has trained extensively in both acting and dancing, including with the Vancouver drama school Tarlington Training.
Little Mosque is her first professional role.
Little Mosque on the Prairie
Little Mosque on the Prairie is a Canadian sitcom on CBC, created by Zarqa Nawaz and produced by WestWind Pictures. It is filmed in Toronto, Ontario and Indian Head, Saskatchewan...
. Born in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
to immigrants from East Africa
East Africa
East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easterly region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. In the UN scheme of geographic regions, 19 territories constitute Eastern Africa:...
. Vellani is a university student at Simon Fraser University who has trained extensively in both acting and dancing, including with the Vancouver drama school Tarlington Training.
Little Mosque is her first professional role.