Born in Tehran during the Iranian Revolution, her family moved to London shortly after
Her first TV credit was as a guest host on the children's show Early Bird
Won the Chang Pin Chu Undergraduate Research Award for her work in heart-transplant rejection and cancer research while studying at University of California Irvine
Is an official spokesperson for Amnesty International USA
Awards
2014Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:nominated