Azita Ghanizada
Born: 1979-11-17 in Kabul, Afghanistan
Known For: Acting
Biography
Azita Ghanizada is an Afghan American actress in the United States who has appeared in a number of television series. She was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, her family fled her native country to the US and were granted asylum to remain. She was raised in Northern Virginia and is the middle child of two sisters. Ghanizada began her on-air camera career being featured in several National Commercials. In the Laura Neri film A Kiss on the Nose (2004), Ghanizada played the lead role of Chiara, a performance for which she received a film festival best actress nomination. Her television guest-starring roles include How I Met Your Mother, Entourage, Veronica Mars, The Wedding Bells, NUMB3RS, Bones, Psych and Castle. She most recently had a supporting role in the science fiction action film Blood Shot (2009), and the independent comedies, "You, Only Better" (2009). In 2008, Ghanizada joined the cast of the General Hospital prime-time spin-off General Hospital: Night Shift for season 2 as Dr. Saira Batra, a specialist in holistic medicine. In 2009, Ghanizada played Kelly, a Prada sales girl on HBO's Entourage (season 6, episode 2) and joined the cast of the television pilot Tough Trade from Weeds creator Jenji Kohan, and executive producer T Bone Burnett. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Filmography
2025
- Suits LA as Rosalyn Noori
- The Vortex as Shirin B
2022
- Quantum Leap as Layla Adel
- KillRoy Was Here as Sarah
2021
- We Broke Up as Roya
2019
- Good Trouble as Kendra Zahir
- Our Friend as Elizabeth
- Draupadi Unleashed as Masumi
2018
- 9-1-1 as Kelly Wesson
- Magnum P.I. as Maxine Gilbert
- Station 19 as Ms. Reed
2016
- Complete Unknown as Ramina Brayton
2015
- Ballers as Saphia Mena
2012
- Elementary as Dr. Sepi Chamanara
2011
- Body of Proof as Annabelle Kip
- Alphas as Rachel Pirzad
- Up All Night as Natasha
2009
- Castle as Mistress Sapphire
- NCIS: Los Angeles as Rochelle Stanton
- Why Men Go Gay in L.A.
2008
- The Mentalist as Defiance Schneiderman
2007
- X's & O's as Anita
2006
- Psych as Mina
2005
- Bones as Girlfriend
- How I Met Your Mother as Sexy Female Cop
- The Closer as Neighbor
- Ghost Whisperer as Charee
- Numb3rs as Prita
2004
- Veronica Mars as Amira Krimani
- Entourage as Kelly