Azita Ghanizada is originally from Afghanistan, but she and her family fled to the United States when she was young.
Her acting career began with commercials, and Azita made her film debut when she was cast at the lead role in A Kiss on the Nose. Since then, Azita has made appearances on General Hospital, Entourage, Weeks, How I Met your Mother, Veronica Mars, The Wedding Bells, NUMB3Rs, Bones, Psych, and Castle. She is currently a main character on Syfy's Alphas.