Acting

Sakina Jaffrey

Born 1962-02-14 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Credits

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Avatar: Seven Havens
as Agam (voice)
2026
Super Troopers 3
as Mehta
2026
Deli Boys
as Seema
2025
Goosebumps: The Vanishing
as Dr. Ramona Pamani
2025
Before
as Gail
2024
Ms. Marvel
as Auntie Shirin
2022
The Hating Game
as Helen
2021
Mayor of Kingstown
as Leticia Marks
2021
Ghosts
as Champa
2021
Soul
as Doctor (voice)
2020
Little Voice
as Vilina
2020
Snowpiercer
as Mrs. Headwood
2020
Defending Jacob
as Lynn Canavan
2020
Sunnyside
as Alisha Modi
2019
Prodigal Son
as Dr. Elaine Brown
2019
Late Night
as Molly's Mom
2019
Dark Was the Night
as Jane
2018
The Equalizer 2
as Fatima
2018
Lost in Space
as Captain Kamal
2018
Red Sparrow
as Trish Forsythe
2018
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
as Dr. Malini Soni
2017
American Gods
as Mama-Ji
2017
Claire in Motion
as Maya
2017
Timeless
as Agent Denise Christopher
2016
Billions
as Daevisha 'Dave' Mahar
2016
Blindspot
as Dr. Susan Albright
2015
Mr. Robot
as Antara Nayar
2015
Madam Secretary
as Chondita Samant
2014
Sleepy Hollow
as Sheriff Leena Reyes
2013
Sleepy Hollow
as Sheriff Leena Reyes (uncredited)
2013
House of Cards
as Linda Vasquez
2013
The Domino Effect
as Serena
2012
The Mindy Project
as Sonu Lahiri
2012
Girls
as Gynecologist
2012
The Understudy
as Nurse
2012
Homeland
as Dr. Meyer
2011
Breakaway
as Livleen Singh
2011
Blue Bloods
as Mrs. Demir
2010
The Toe Tactic
as Lacticia Utt
2009
The Ode
as Parin
2008
Definitely, Maybe
as School Mom
2008
What Goes On
as Asha
2007
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
as Manager
2007
The Nanny Diaries
as Sima
2007
Where God Left His Shoes
as Doctor
2007
Hiding Divya
as Dr. Sharma
2006
Heroes
as Mrs. Suresh
2006
The Manchurian Candidate
as Mysterious Arabic Woman
2004
Raising Helen
as Nilma Prasad
2004
Ash Tuesday
as June
2003
Revolution #9
as Dr. Ray
2002
The Truth About Charlie
as Sylvia
2002
The Guru
as Young Woman in Dance Class
2002
The Mystic Masseur
as Suruj Mooma
2001
Chutney Popcorn
as Sarita
2001
Cotton Mary
as Rosie
1999
Third Watch
as Dr. Hickman
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Geeta Chanoor
1999
Sex and the City
as Rama Patel
1998
Daylight
as Kit's Passenger #1
1996
The Indian in the Cupboard
as Lucy
1995
Masala
as Rita Solanki
1991
Law & Order
as Roya Koutal
1990
Law & Order
as Dr. Balikrishan
1990
Slaves of New York
as Wilfredo's Receptionist
1989
The Perfect Murder
as Neena Lal (introducing)
1988
There She Goes
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I'm Dead Right?
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