Layla Alizada made her American television debut in 1995 when she was cast to play Carol in one of the episodes of ‘Fox’ network's mystery-drama series ‘Strange Luck.’ She made her film debut in the 1999 John McTiernan-directed historical fiction action film ‘The 13th Warrior.’ In the same year, she was also seen in a Canadian police procedural television series titled ‘Cold Squad.’