Acting

Sarita Choudhury

Born 1966-08-18 · Blackheath, London, England, UK

Sarita Catherine Louise Choudhury (born 18 August 1966) is an English actress. Born in Blackheath, an affluent neighborhood in London, to an English mother and a Bengali father, Choudhury was raised in Jamaica, Mexico, Italy and England due to her father's work. She landed her breakout role starring opposite Denzel Washington in Mira Nair's romantic drama film Mississippi Masala (1991) despite never formally studying acting. Since then, she has appeared in numerous American and international film productions, including A Perfect Murder (1998), Spike Lee's She Hate Me (2004), Lady in the Water (2006), Midnight's Children (2012), and The Green Knight (2021).

Credits

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The Adding Machine
as Daisy
2026
Three Goodbyes
as Doctor
2025
Fallout
as Lee Moldaver
2024
Fallout
as Kate Williams / Lee Moldaver
2024
After Yang
as Cleo
2022
And Just Like That... The Documentary
as Self
2022
And Just Like That…
as Seema Patel
2021
The Green Knight
as Mother
2021
Here Comes Frieda
as Yvonne
2020
It Snows in Benidorm
as Alex
2020
Evil Eye
as Usha
2020
Little Fires Everywhere
as Anita Rees
2020
Modern Love
as Therapist
2019
After Louie
as Maggie
2017
The Last Photograph
as Hannah
2017
Divorce
as Courtney
2016
A Hologram for the King
as Dr. Zahra Hakeem
2016
Recon
2016
Marvel's Jessica Jones
as Kith Lyonne
2015
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
as Egeria
2015
Blindspot
as Sophia Varma
2015
Sweets
as Sweets
2015
Love Comes Later
2015
Words, Maps, Secrets and Other Things
as Self - Actress
2015
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
as Self - Egeria
2015
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
as Egeria
2014
Madam Secretary
as Prime Minister Jaya Verma
2014
Learning to Drive
as Jasleen
2014
Innocence
as Dr. Vera Kent
2013
Admission
as Rachael
2013
Elementary
as Gira Pal
2012
Gayby
as Ushma
2012
Generation Um...
as Lily
2012
Death in Paradise
as Avita
2011
Homeland
as Mira Berenson
2011
The Good Wife
as Simran Verma
2009
The Philanthropist
2009
Between Us
as Preet
2009
Kings
as Helen Pardis
2009
Coup de Grâce
2009
The Accidental Husband
as Sunny
2008
Woman In Burka
as Sarita
2008
Damages
as Sleep Therapist
2007
Lady in the Water
as Anna Ran
2006
L’est de la brúixola
as Dabashree
2005
The War Within
as Farida S. Choudhury
2005
The Breakup Artist
as Mona
2004
She Hate Me
as Song
2004
Marmalade
as Angelica
2004
It Runs in the Family
as Suzie
2003
Rhythm of the Saints
as Mariela
2003
Just a Kiss
as Colleen
2002
Trigger Happy
as Alison
2001
3 A.M.
as Box
2001
Restless
as Jane Talwani
2001
100 Centre Street
as Julia Brooks
2001
Deadline
as Sahira Ondaatje
2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Vanessa Blake
1999
Gloria
as Angela
1999
High Art
as Joan
1998
A Perfect Murder
as Raquel Martinez
1998
Story of the Red Rose
as Infanta
1997
Dinner Party
as Rosie
1997
Subway Stories
as Humera (segment "Honey-Getter")
1997
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
as Tara, the Queen
1997
Fresh Kill
as Shareen Lightfoot
1996
Down Came a Blackbird
as Myrna
1995
The Perez Family
as Josette
1995
The House of the Spirits
as Pancha
1993
Wild West
as Rifat
1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Dr. Gita Kalyani
1993
Voices of the Morning
1992
Mississippi Masala
as Mina
1991
Law & Order
as Nadira Harrington
1990
Refuge
as A...
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