Nazneen Contractor

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Nazneen Contractor
Nazneen Contractor, 2009
Born	(1982-08-26) 26 August 1982 (age 43) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2000–present
Spouse	Carlo Rota ​ (m. 2010)​
Children	2

Nazneen Contractor (born August 26, 1982) is a Canadian actress known for her role as Layla Hourani on CBC's The Border, Zara Hallam on Ransom and as Kayla Hassan on 24 in 2010. She also guest-starred in the Letterkenny International Women’s Day special as Professor Tricia.

Contractor was born in Bombay to Parsi 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.[1]

After the Canadian drama series The Border finished production in 2009, she moved to Los Angeles and married British-born actor Carlo Rota on April 1, 2010.[2] They have a son and a daughter.[1]

Nazneen Contractor is a granddaughter of Meher Rustom Contractor (1918-1992), an Indian puppeteer and author.

Indian cinematographer, photographer, and author Navroze Contractor (1944 – 2023) was Nazneen's uncle.

• Nazneen Contractor at IMDb
• Article about Nazneen from the University of Toronto magazine