Ali is Pakistani American. When she was born in San Diego, California, her family was living in Dubai. When she was 10 days old, she and her mother flew back home to be with Ali's father. After around four years in Dubai her family relocated to Texas. When Ali was 19 years old she moved to California to pursue her dream of becoming an actress. She has stated that while many of her family members practice Islam, her home life was flexible, which allowed her to follow any religion she would like.Ali enjoys various art forms. She was a dancer until the age of 16, and she enjoys creating material art, particularly painting using watercolors, and graffitiing furniture. She is an avid tattoo lover and thinks of her body as a canvas; she has several tattoos on her body, her first being a four-leaf clover on her ribs. Her most meaningful tattoo is that of a rose held up by three cherubs on her left knee which she got in memory of her grandmother. In 2003, she made her debut on the television show K Street. Ali appeared in a variety of TV shows and films including Faking It, Shake It Up, CSI: Miami, Missionary Man and Famous in Love.In 2017, Ali was cast in a recurring role as Dr. Dahlia Qadri in the ABC medical drama series Grey's Anatomy. In 2018, Ali appeared as Penelope in the Blumhouse supernatural thriller film Truth or Dare. In 2022, Ali starred in the role of Chloe Frazer in the Uncharted film. The film was released to mixed reviews, with Ali's performance receiving praise.

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