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Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 14, 1962
Place of Birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Sakina Jaffrey
1.3 Popularity
Biography
Sakina Jaffrey (born February 14, 1962) is an American actress. Her best known roles include Linda Vasquez in the Netflix original series House of Cards and Denise Christopher in the NBC series Timeless. She is the daughter of actor Saeed Jaffrey and actress/cookbook writer Madhur Jaffrey.
Known For
Credits
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Super Troopers 3: Winter Soldiers
2026
0.0
Deli Boys
as Seema
2025
6.6
Goosebumps: The Vanishing
as Dr. Ramona Pamani
2025
6.8
Before
as Gail
2024
6.4
Ms. Marvel
as Auntie Shirin
2022
6.3
The Hating Game
as Helen
2021
7.3
Mayor of Kingstown
as Leticia Marks
2021
7.9
Ghosts
as Champa
2021
7.9
Soul
as Doctor (voice)
2020
8.1
Little Voice
as Vilina
2020
7.3
Snowpiercer
as Mrs. Headwood
2020
7.4
Defending Jacob
as Lynn Canavan
2020
8.3
Sunnyside
as Alisha Modi
2019
5.2
Prodigal Son
as Dr. Elaine Brown
2019
8.1
Late Night
as Molly's Mom
2019
6.4
Dark Was the Night
as Jane
2018
5.5
The Equalizer 2
as Fatima
2018
6.8
Lost in Space
as Captain Kamal
2018
7.5
Red Sparrow
as Trish Forsythe
2018
6.5
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
as Dr. Malini Soni
2017
6.5
American Gods
as Mama-Ji
2017
7.1
Claire in Motion
as Maya
2017
4.5
Timeless
as Agent Denise Christopher
2016
7.2
Billions
as Daevisha 'Dave' Mahar
2016
7.8
Blindspot
as Dr. Susan Albright
2015
7.4
Mr. Robot
as Antara Nayar
2015
8.3
Madam Secretary
as Chondita Samant
2014
7.0
Sleepy Hollow
as Sheriff Leena Reyes
2013
7.4
Sleepy Hollow
as Sheriff Leena Reyes (uncredited)
2013
7.4
House of Cards
as Linda Vasquez
2013
8.0
The Domino Effect
as Serena
2012
5.0
The Mindy Project
as Sonu Lahiri
2012
6.3
Girls
as Gynecologist
2012
6.3
The Understudy
as Nurse
2012
0.0
Homeland
as Dr. Meyer
2011
7.6
Breakaway
as Livleen Singh
2011
5.4
Blue Bloods
as Mrs. Demir
2010
7.8
The Toe Tactic
as Lacticia Utt
2009
4.0
The Ode
as Parin
2008
2.0
Definitely, Maybe
as School Mom
2008
6.9
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What Goes On
as Asha
2007
0.0
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
as Manager
2007
7.1
The Nanny Diaries
as Sima
2007
6.4
Where God Left His Shoes
as Doctor
2007
6.6
Hiding Divya
as Dr. Sharma
2006
0.0
Heroes
as Mrs. Suresh
2006
7.5
The Manchurian Candidate
as Mysterious Arabic Woman
2004
6.5
Raising Helen
as Nilma Prasad
2004
6.1
Ash Tuesday
as June
2003
5.8
Revolution #9
as Dr. Ray
2002
4.2
The Truth About Charlie
as Sylvia
2002
4.8
The Guru
as Young Woman in Dance Class
2002
5.3
The Mystic Masseur
as Suruj Mooma
2001
5.0
Chutney Popcorn
as Sarita
2001
5.0
Cotton Mary
as Rosie
1999
4.3
Third Watch
as Dr. Hickman
1999
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Geeta Chanoor
1999
7.9
Sex and the City
as Rama Patel
1998
7.4
Daylight
as Kit's Passenger #1
1996
6.1
The Indian in the Cupboard
as Lucy
1995
6.5
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Masala
as Rita Solanki
1991
4.7
Law & Order
as Roya Koutal
1990
7.4
Law & Order
as Dr. Balikrishan
1990
7.4
Slaves of New York
as Wilfredo's Receptionist
1989
5.1
The Perfect Murder
as Neena Lal (introducing)
1988
5.9
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There She Goes
N/A
0.0
I'm Dead Right?
N/A
0.0