Mahaley Patel (née Hessam; born September 30, 1987) is an American actress best known for appearances in the films '' Easy A'', '' The DUFF'', and '' Our Show''.

Personal life

Patel was born in

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, Georgia, as Mahaley Hessam. Her parents are Harriet and Tawab Hessam. Her father is from

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

. She married

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actor Ravi Patel on November 8, 2015, with whom she has a daughter named Amelie, born 2016. She owns a

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named Coco and, in her spare time, volunteers as a youth mentor with Red Eye Inc. She attended high school at Laurel Springs High School and college at

Emory University Emory University is a private research university in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1836 as "Emory College" by the Methodist Episcopal Church and named in honor of Methodist bishop John Emory, Emory is the second-oldest private institution of ...

and then

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. Patel is also an honors graduate of UCLA. Patel attended UCLA where she got her first big break in '' Easy A''. Patel co-founded MaHolland Productions, which specializes in producing and developing socially relevant content. Patel has had the same acting coach since she was in high school and said Lisina Stoneburner is one of the first people whom she calls when she lands a role. As of 2018, Patel attends Pepperdine University, and is working on her degree that specializes in marriage and family therapy.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Patel, Mahaley Living people 1987 births American people of Afghan descent American television actresses American film actresses Actresses from Atlanta University of California, Los Angeles alumni 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses