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Archie Panjabi

Acting

Born May 31, 1972 · Edgware, Middlesex, England, UK

Also known as Archie Panabi · Archana Panjabi · アーチー・パンジャビ

Biography

Archana "Archie" Panjabi (born May 31, 1972) is a British film and television actress, best known for her roles in the movies "East Is East", "Bend It Like Beckham", and "A Mighty Heart", as well as for her portrayal of Kalinda Sharma in the CBS television series "The Good Wife". She graduated from Brunel University, England, with a degree in Management Studies (BSc).

Awards & recognition

  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series · 2010
  • Trophée Chopard

Filmography36 titles

BoJack Horseman

2014as Tilda Madison (voice)

Star Wars: The Bad Batch

2021as Depa Billaba (voice)

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

2013as Lieutenant Singh

Under the Bridge

2024as Suman Virk

Life on Mars

2006as Maya Roy

The Fall

2013as Tanya Reed Smith

I Know This Much Is True

2020as Dr. Patel

I Origins

2014as Priya Varma

The Good Wife

2009as Kalinda Sharma

Hijack

2023as Zahra Gahfoor

Shetland

2013as Asha Israni

Silent Witness

1996

Snowpiercer

2020as Asha

Blindspot

2015as Nas Kamal

The Widower

2014as Simone Banerjee

The Thin Blue Line

1995as Nazia Habib

Bull

2016as Arti Cander

The Constant Gardener

2005as Ghita Pearson

Canterbury Tales

as Clare

The Bill

1984

A Good Year

2006as Gemma

Traitor

2008as Chandra Dawkin

Run

2020as Fiona Hatwal

Departure

2019as Kendra O'Malley

East Is East

1999as Meenah Khan

Doctor Who

2024as The Rani

A Mighty Heart

2007as Asra Q. Nomani

Next of Kin

as Dr. Mona Harcourt

In the Beginning

as Basya, Pharaoh's Daughter

Bend It Like Beckham

2002as Pinky Bhamra

San Andreas

2015as Serena Johnson

Code 46

2003as Check In

The Infidel

2010as Saamiya Nasir

I Could Never Be Your Woman

2007as Casting Girl

Spy(ies)

2009as Anna

Catch the Wind

2026as Dr. Jean