Sakina Jaffrey
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.
Movie Appearances
Raising Helen
as Nilma Prasad
2004
The Nanny Diaries
as Sima
2007
The Hating Game
as Helen
2021
Cotton Mary
as Rosie
1999
Breakaway
as Livleen Singh
2011
The Toe Tactic
as Lacticia Utt
2009
The Indian in the Cupboard
as Lucy
1995
Definitely, Maybe
as School Mom
2008
Masala
as Rita Solanki
1991
Ash Tuesday
as June
2003
Claire in Motion
as Maya
2017
There She Goes
TBA
Chutney Popcorn
as Sarita
2001
Red Sparrow
as Trish Forsythe
2018
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
as Dr. Malini Soni
2017
Dark Was the Night
as Jane
2018
The Ode
as Parin
2008
The Equalizer 2
as Fatima
2018
Late Night
as Molly's Mom
2019
The Manchurian Candidate
as Mysterious Arabic Woman
2004
TV Appearances
Third Watch
as Dr. Hickman
1999
Law & Order
as Roya Koutal
1990
House of Cards
as Linda Vasquez
2013
Heroes
as Mrs. Suresh
2006
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Geeta Chanoor
1999
Snowpiercer
as Mrs. Headwood
2020
Sleepy Hollow
as Sheriff Leena Reyes
2013
Blue Bloods
as Mrs. Demir
2010
Sleepy Hollow
as Sheriff Leena Reyes (uncredited)
2013
Mr. Robot
as Antara Nayar
2015
The Mindy Project
as Sonu Lahiri
2012
Blindspot
as Dr. Susan Albright
2015