Azita Ghanizada

Azita Ghanizada is an Afghan American actress. She was born in Kabul, Afghanistan. She, along with her family, immigrated to the United States and was raised in Northern Virginia, which is the suburbs of Washington D.C. She is the middle child of two sisters.

She began her on-air camera career, co-hosting the first season of the Style Network's "A Modern Girl's Guide To Life" (2003). She had the lead role of Chiara in the Laura Neri film "A Kiss on the Nose" (2004), a performance for which she received a film festival Best Actress nomination. Her television guest-starring roles include, "Veronica Mars", The Wedding Bells,"NUMB3RS", and "Bones". She most recently had a supporting role in the science fiction action film Blood Shot (2009), and the independent comedy, "X's and O's" (2007).

In 2008, Azita Ghanizada will join the cast of the "General Hospital" prime-time spin-off "" for season 2, as "Dr. Saira Batra," a specialist in Holistic Medicine.

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* [http://www.platonically.com/crew.html Cast listing, "X's and O's"]
* [http://www.soapcentral.com/ns/ "GH: Night Shift" - SoapCentral.com]