Ali was born in Vancouver, BC and grew up in a small community on Vancouver Island. After graduating from high school, Ali attended the Canadian College of Performing Arts in Victoria for two years before moving back to Vancouver to pursue her dream of becoming a successful television and film actress.
Ali has begun realizing her dream with ever increasing roles in television and screen in starring roles in the feature film, Sook-Yin Lee's Year of the Carnivore; Carl Bessai's Sisters and Brothers; and the TV series Intelligence; Harper's Island; and Hellcats.
In addition to her recent TV and Feature FIlm work, Ali maintains contact with her theatre roots and is a founding member of a developing theatre company.