Azita Ghanizada

In 2016, Ghanizada appeared in the feature Complete Unknown opposite "Rachel Weisz" and "Michael Shannon", in 2017 she began production on Kevin Smith's feature film Killroy Was Here.

In 2016, Azita founded the MENA Arts Advocacy Coalition, MAAC, and began to advocate on behalf of Middle Eastern North African (MENA) and South Asian (described as "MENASA" and defined as to include those who are from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India, according to MAAC) performers. She and MAAC member, "Assaf Cohen", spent two years lobbying SAG-AFTRA to include Middle Eastern North African (MENA) as its own diverse category in the producers theatrical contracts. In 2017, their advocacy work proved successful and for the first time in 37 years, a new diversity category was introduced to the 2017 SAG-AFTRA - AMPTP TV/Theatrical contracts. In 2018, MAAC presented the first ever study on MENA performers on PrimeTime TV She actively speaks on representation and inclusion issues in the media, on social media, in business environments and on industry panels.

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 starring Sam Shepard and Cary Elwes, from Weeds creator Jenji Kohan, and executive producer T Bone Burnett. In 2010, she joined David Strathairn as a primary cast member of the American Syfy Channel series Alphas where she played Rachel Pirzad, a woman with enhanced sensory abilities. Alphas was picked up to series in 2011, but only lasted two seasons. In 2014, she filmed the comedy pilot Ellen More or Less for NBC directed by Peyton Reed.

Azita Ghanizada (born November 17, 1979) is an American actress.