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Sakina Jaffrey

Acting

Born February 14, 1962 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Filmography45 titles

Mr. Robot

2015as Antara Nayar

Defending Jacob

2020as Lynn Canavan

Soul

2020as Doctor (voice)

Prodigal Son

2019as Dr. Elaine Brown

Ghosts

2021as Champa

House of Cards

2013as Linda Vasquez

Mayor of Kingstown

2021as Leticia Marks

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999as Geeta Chanoor

Third Watch

1999as Dr. Hickman

Billions

2016as Daevisha 'Dave' Mahar

Blue Bloods

2010as Mrs. Demir

Homeland

2011as Dr. Meyer

Lost in Space

2018as Captain Kamal

Snowpiercer

2020as Mrs. Headwood

Blindspot

2015as Dr. Susan Albright

Sleepy Hollow

2013as Sheriff Leena Reyes

Heroes

2006as Mrs. Suresh

Sex and the City

1998as Rama Patel

The Hating Game

2021as Helen

Little Voice

2020as Vilina

Law & Order

1990as Roya Koutal

Timeless

2016as Agent Denise Christopher

American Gods

2017as Mama-Ji

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

2007as Manager

Madam Secretary

2014as Chondita Samant

Definitely, Maybe

2008as School Mom

The Equalizer 2

2018as Fatima

Where God Left His Shoes

2007as Doctor

Red Sparrow

2018as Trish Forsythe

The Meyerowitz Stories

2017as Dr. Malini Soni

The Manchurian Candidate

2004as Mysterious Arabic Woman

The Indian in the Cupboard

1995as Lucy

Late Night

2019as Molly's Mom

Girls

2012as Gynecologist

The Nanny Diaries

2007as Sima

Deli Boys

2025as Seema

Ms. Marvel

2022as Auntie Shirin

The Mindy Project

2012as Sonu Lahiri

Ash Tuesday

2003as June

Daylight

1996as Kit's Passenger #1

Dark Was the Night

2018as Jane

The Guru

2002as Young Woman in Dance Class

The Truth About Charlie

2002as Sylvia

Claire in Motion

2017as Maya

The Understudy

2012as Nurse