Sakina Jaffrey

Acting

Born February 14, 1962, 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.

Filmography

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