Nazneen Contractor (born August 26, 1982) is a Canadian actress known for her role as Layla Hourani on CBC's '' The Border'', and as Kayla Hassan on '' 24'' in 2010. She also guest-starred in the ''

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'' International Women’s Day special as Professor Tricia.

Early life

Contractor was born in

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parents. She and her family moved to Nigeria when she was 7 and finally settled in Toronto, where she spent the majority of her childhood and young adulthood.

Personal life

After the Canadian drama series '' The Border'' finished production in 2009, she moved to

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, U.S. and married British-born actor

Carlo Rota Carlo Dante Rota (born 17 April 1961) is a British-born Canadian actor. He has appeared in ''Little Mosque on the Prairie'' and as systems analyst Morris O'Brian on the Fox series '' 24''. He also co-starred as Emilio Solano in ''Jane the Vi ...

on April 1, 2010. They have a son and a daughter.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

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Article about Nazneen
from the

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