Sakina Jaffrey
Acting
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.
Born: February 14, 1962
Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Mr. Robot
A young programmer, Elliot, suffers from a debilitating anti-social disorder and decides that he can only connect to people by hacking them. He wields his skills as a weapon to protect the people that he cares about. Elliot finds himself in the intersection between a cybersecurity firm he works for and the underworld organizations that are recruiting him to bring down corporate America.
Defending Jacob
A family's lives are irreparably disrupted when the 14-year-old son is accused of murdering a fellow classmate.
Soul
Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful audition at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from his body and is transported to the You Seminar, a center in which souls develop and gain passions before being transported to a newborn child. Joe must enlist help from the other souls-in-training, like 22, a soul who has spent eons in the You Seminar, in order to get back to Earth.
Prodigal Son
The son of a notorious serial killer becomes an acclaimed criminal psychologist who uses his unique insight into how killers think to help the NYPD.
House of Cards
Set in present day Washington, D.C., House of Cards is the story of Frank Underwood, a ruthless and cunning politician, and his wife Claire who will stop at nothing to conquer everything. This wicked political drama penetrates the shadowy world of greed, sex and corruption in modern D.C.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
Ghosts
Samantha and Jay throw caution to the wind when they convert their recently inherited country estate into a bed-and-breakfast. Call it mislaid plans. Not only is the place falling apart, but it’s also inhabited by spirits of previous residents -- whom only Samantha can see and hear.
Third Watch
The exploits of a group of men and women who serve the City of New York as police officers, firemen, and paramedics, all working the same fictional 55th precinct during the 3pm to 11pm shift - the 'Third Watch'.
Mayor of Kingstown
In a small Michigan town where the business of incarceration is the only thriving industry, the McClusky family are the power brokers between the police, criminals, inmates, prison guards and politicians in a city completely dependent on prisons and the prisoners they contain.
Blue Bloods
A drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan is the New York Police Commissioner and heads both the police force and the Reagan brood. He runs his department as diplomatically as he runs his family, even when dealing with the politics that plagued his unapologetically bold father, Henry, during his stint as Chief.
Filmography
as Seema
as Dr. Ramona Pamani
as Gail
as Auntie Shirin
as Helen
as Leticia Marks
as Champa
as Doctor (voice)
as Vilina
as Mrs. Headwood
as Lynn Canavan
as Alisha Modi
as Dr. Elaine Brown
as Molly's Mom
as Jane
as Fatima
as Captain Kamal
as Trish Forsythe
as Dr. Malini Soni
as Mama-Ji
as Maya
as Agent Denise Christopher
as Daevisha 'Dave' Mahar
as Dr. Susan Albright
as Antara Nayar
as Chondita Samant
as Sheriff Leena Reyes
as Sheriff Leena Reyes (uncredited)
as Linda Vasquez
as Serena
as Sonu Lahiri
as Gynecologist
as Nurse
as Dr. Meyer
as Livleen Singh
as Mrs. Demir
as Lacticia Utt
as Parin
as School Mom
as Manager
as Sima
as Doctor
as Dr. Sharma
as Mrs. Suresh
as Mysterious Arabic Woman
as Nilma Prasad
as June
as Dr. Ray
as Sylvia
as Young Woman in Dance Class
as Suruj Mooma
as Sarita
as Rosie
as Dr. Hickman
as Geeta Chanoor
as Rama Patel
as Kit's Passenger #1
as Lucy
as Roya Koutal
as Dr. Balikrishan
as Wilfredo's Receptionist
as Neena Lal (introducing)