Sakina Jaffrey
With a pair of acting parents, Sakina Jaffrey's path might have seemed clear from the outset, but that wasn't the case. Growing up in New York City, Jaffrey initially didn't follow in her parents' footsteps, despite appearing in a few professional stage performances in her teen years. She went to Vassar College and studied Chinese with the hopes of becoming a translator. The pull of acting became too great, though, and in her mid-20s, she began to focus on the craft. Her first film appearance was in "The Perfect Murder" (1988) alongside her mother Madhur Jaffrey. Over the next decade, she sporadically appeared in films, ranging from the literary adaptation "The Indian in the Cupboard" (1995) to "Masala" (1991), the latter of which was her only appearance alongside her father Saeed Jaffrey. She played a major role in the Jonathan Demme thriller "The Truth About Charlie" (2002), which led to her appearing in future Demme movies, including his remake "The Manchurian Candidate" (2004). In 2003, she appeared as a recurring character on "Third Watch" (NBC 1999-2005). The rest of the decade was filled with bit parts in movies ranging from "Definitely, Maybe" (2008) to "The Nanny Diaries" (2007). In 2013, Jaffrey first played the role of Linda Vasquez on the Kevin Spacey-starring drama "House of Cards" (Netflix 2013- ). As her time there ended, she recurred on cast of "Sleepy Hollow" (Fox 2013- ) in its second season. Small runs on "Mr. Robot" (USA 2015- ) and "The Mindy Project" (Fox/Hulu 2012- ) also dotted Jaffrey's resume over the ensuing years. Those all lead to playing the main role of Agent Denise Christopher on the sci-fi drama "Timeless" (NBC 2016- ).
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Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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69% |
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The Hating Game | Helen (Character) | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Behold My Heart | Jane (Character) | - | 2018 |
52% |
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The Equalizer 2 | Fatima (Character) | $102.0M | 2018 |
45% |
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Red Sparrow | Trish Forsyth (Character) | $46.7M | 2018 |
90% |
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The Problem With Apu | Self | - | 2017 |
63% |
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Claire in Motion | Maya (Character) | - | 2016 |
17% |
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Breakaway | Livleen singh (Character) | - | 2011 |
40% |
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The Toe Tactic | Lacticia Utt (Character) | - | 2008 |
34% |
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The Nanny Diaries | Sima (Character) | $25.9M | 2007 |
25% |
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Raising Helen | Nilma Prasad (Character) | $37.5M | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | American Made | Unknown (Character) | - | 2003 |
34% |
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The Truth About Charlie | Sylvia (Character) | $5.3M | 2002 |
74% |
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Revolution No. 9 | Dr. Ray (Character) | - | 2001 |
51% |
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The Mystic Masseur | Suruj Mooma (Character) | $398.6K | 2001 |
36% |
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Cotton Mary | Rosie (Character) | $299.4K | 1999 |
87% |
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Chutney Popcorn | Sarita (Character) | $2.3K | 1999 |
No Score Yet |
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Masala | Rita Solanki (Character) | - | 1991 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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97% | 83% | Ghosts | Champa (Guest Star) | 2024 |
32% | 62% | Before | Gail (Guest Star) | 2024 |
87% | 67% | Billions | Daevisha "Dave" Mahar (Character) | 2023 |
77% | 83% | Little Voice | Vilina (Character) | 2020 |
70% | 87% | Defending Jacob | Lynn Canavan (Character) | 2020 |
36% | 57% | Sunnyside | Alisha Modi (Guest Star) | 2019 |
58% | 86% | Prodigal Son | Dr. Elaine Brown (Guest Star) | 2019 |
91% | 67% | Timeless | Agent Denise Christopher (Character) | 2016-2018 |
85% | 86% | Homeland | Dr. Meyer (Guest Star) | 2018 |
94% | 93% | Mr. Robot | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2015-2017 |
86% | 83% | The Mindy Project | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2015-2016 |
No Score Yet | 73% | Blindspot | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2016 |
74% | 73% | Sleepy Hollow | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2014-2015 |
No Score Yet | 79% | Madam Secretary | Foreign Minister Chondita Samant (Guest Star) | 2014 |
77% | 76% | House of Cards | Linda Vasquez (Character) | 2013-2014 |
89% | 76% | Girls | Gynecologist (Guest Star) | 2012 |
No Score Yet | 81% | Blue Bloods | Mrs. Demir (Guest Star) | 2011 |
66% | 75% | A Gifted Man | CJ (Guest Star) | 2011 |
78% | 83% | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Geeta Chanoor (Guest Star) | 2007 |
52% | 65% | Heroes | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |
No Score Yet | 72% | Third Watch | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Law & Order | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 2004 |
70% | 80% | Sex and the City | Rama Patel (Guest Star) | 2004 |