Nazneen Contractor Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Nazneen Contractor (born August 26, 1982) is a Canadian actress, best known for her role as Layla Hourani on CBC's The Border, and, more recently, as Kayla Hassan on 24 (season 8). She is of Gujarati Parsi descent.She married fellow Canadian actor and 24 co-star Carlo Rota on April 1, 2010.
Net Worth
$1.5 Million
Date Of Birth
August 26, 1982
Place Of Birth
Mumbai, India
Height
5' 4" (1.63 m)
Occupation
Actress
Profession
Actress
Spouse
Carlo Rota
Nicknames
Nazneen Contractor, Contractor, Nazneen
Star Sign
Virgo
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Fact
1
She and her husband, Carlo Rota have both appeared in 24 (2001), though in different seasons. Rota appeared as Morris O'Brian in seasons five to seven, while Contractor played Kayla Hassan in the show's eighth and final season.
2
Born into the ancient religion of Zoroastrianism. She is one of the 150,000 Parsis in the world.
3
Discovered in her mid teens that despite dancing up to ten times a week, she would never have the turnout muscles to have a career in ballet.
4
Got her first break at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival through an open call audition.
5
Her first professional theatre job was paying the female lead in "Pericles" at the Stratford Festival.
6
Was the first woman of Indian descent to play a lead role in a Shakespearean piece on the main stage of the Stratford Festival in 51 years of the festival's history.
7
She trained at the Birmingham Conservatory for classical training in between her first and second season at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival.
