Azita Ghanizada

ABOUT AZITA GHANIZADA

Afghan-American actress known to audiences as Rachel Pirzad on Syfy's Alphas. She has also appeared on episodes of How I Met Your Mother , Entourage and Bones .

Before beginning her career in acting, she studied communications and English at Virginia Tech .

She had her first recurring television role as Dr. Saira Batra on General Hospital: Night Shift.

She was born in Afghanistan and raised in northern Virginia.

She had a small role in an episode of the Kyra Sedgwick series The Closer .