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	'''Anjali Jay''' (born 9 ~~November 1970~~) is an Indian actress, writer and dancer. She trained as a dancer (Bharatanatyam and Contemporary) and has performed since the age of 7. Jay has had an extensive career in theatre, including working with the Royal Shakespeare company and in movies such as ''[[Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb]]'', ''[[Blind Dating]]'', and ''[[The Age of Adaline]]''. She played Djaq in the BBC television series ''[[Robin Hood (2006 TV series)\|Robin Hood]]'' , and has had long-running roles in ''[[Supergirl (TV series)\|Supergirl]]'' (CW) and ''[[Salvation (TV series)\|Salvation]]'' (CBS).		'''Anjali Jay''' (born 9 August 1975) is an Indian actress, writer and dancer. She trained as a dancer (Bharatanatyam and Contemporary) and has performed since the age of 7. Jay has had an extensive career in theatre, including working with the Royal Shakespeare company and in movies such as ''[[Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb]]'', ''[[Blind Dating]]'', and ''[[The Age of Adaline]]''. She played Djaq in the BBC television series ''[[Robin Hood (2006 TV series)\|Robin Hood]]'' , and has had long-running roles in ''[[Supergirl (TV series)\|Supergirl]]'' (CW) and ''[[Salvation (TV series)\|Salvation]]'' (CBS).

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	[[Category:Mount Carmel College, Bangalore alumni]]		[[Category:Mount Carmel College, Bangalore alumni]]


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{{short description|Indian actress, writer and dancer (born 1970)}}
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| name = Anjali Jay
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| birth_name = Anjali Jay
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1970|11|9}}
| native_name = ಅಂಜಲಿ ಜಯದೇವ್
| native_name_lang = kn
| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], [[India]]
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2006–present
}}

'''Anjali Jay''' (born 9 November 1970) is an Indian actress, writer and dancer. She trained as a dancer (Bharatanatyam and Contemporary) and has performed since the age of 7. Jay has had an extensive career in theatre, including working with the Royal Shakespeare company and in movies such as ''[[Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb]]'', ''[[Blind Dating]]'', and ''[[The Age of Adaline]]''. She played Djaq in the BBC television series ''[[Robin Hood (2006 TV series)|Robin Hood]]'' , and has had long-running roles in ''[[Supergirl (TV series)|Supergirl]]'' (CW) and ''[[Salvation (TV series)|Salvation]]'' (CBS).

== Personal life ==
Jay was born in [[India]] and grew up in [[Bangalore]]. She attended Sophia High School until 1986. She graduated with a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] degree from [[Mount Carmel College, Bangalore|Mount Carmel College]] in 1991. Jay is trained in [[Bharatanatyam]] and contemporary dance. She went to [[UK|Britain]] on a Charles Wallace Scholarship for her [[Master of Arts|MA]] degree in Dance Theatre at the [[Laban (college)|Laban Centre]]. After graduating, she performed a season with the Shobana Jaysingh Dance Company.

==Career==
Jay appeared opposite [[Chris Pine]] in ''[[Blind Dating]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/review/a177500/blind-dating.html#~pjBmb7saFQt2cs|title = Blind Dating|last = Rawson-Jones|first = Ben|date = 17 September 2009|work = Digital Spy|access-date = 26 July 2015 }}</ref> Jay was praised by [[Jack Shaheen|Jack G. Shaheen]] for her "heroic" portrayal of an Arab Muslim woman, Djaq, in the ''[[Robin Hood (2006 TV series)|Robin Hood TV series]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.aucegypt.edu/GAPP/CairoReview/Pages/articleDetails.aspx?aid=742|title = Hollywood's Bad Arabs|last = Shaheen|first = Jack G.|date = 25 January 2015|work = The Cairo Review of Global Affairs|access-date = 26 July 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150731121058/http://www.aucegypt.edu/GAPP/CairoReview/Pages/articleDetails.aspx?aid=742|archive-date = 31 July 2015|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/504753/Anjali-Jay/biography|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151123235609/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/504753/Anjali-Jay/biography|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 November 2015|department = Movies & TV Dept.|work = [[The New York Times]]|publisher = [[Baseline (database)|Baseline]] & [[All Movie Guide]]|date = 2015|title = Anjali Jay|accessdate = 26 July 2015}}</ref>

==Acting credits==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Blind Dating]]''
| Leeza Raja
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb]]''
| Shepseheret
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2015
| ''[[The Age of Adaline]]''
| Cora
|
|-
| ''[[The 9th Life of Louis Drax]]''
| Macy
|
|-
| rowspan="1"| 2017
| ''[[Power Rangers (film)|Power Rangers]]''
| Maddy Hart
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/PowerRangersMovie2017/photos/a.926576797436468.1073741828.926575510769930/984467718314042/?type=1&theater|title=Anjali Jay cast as Maddy Hart; a... – Power Rangers Movie – 2017 – Facebook}}</ref>
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Brahms: The Boy II]]''
| Dr. Lawrence
|
|-
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2003
| ''[[The Inspector Lynley Mysteries]]''
| Shala Malik
| Episode: "Deception on His Mind"
|-
| 2005
| [[Doctors (2000 TV series)|''Doctors'']]
| Susie Sharma
| Episode: "Trophy Life"
|-
| 2006–2007
| [[Robin Hood (2006 TV series)|''Robin Hood'']]
| Djaq
| 22 episodes
|-
| 2009
| [[The Fixer (2008 TV series)|''The Fixer'']]
| Madulika
| Episode: series 2, episode 6
|-
| 2012
| [[Supernatural (American TV series)|''Supernatural'']]
| Dr. Kashi
| Episode: "Heartache"
|-
| 2014–2015
| [[Continuum (TV series)|''Continuum'']]
| Jacqueline (Escher's secretary)
| 8 Episodes
|-
| 2017
| ''[[A Midsummer's Nightmare (film)|A Midsummer's Nightmare]]''
| Agent Radlas
| TV movie
|-
| 2017
| [[iZombie (TV series)|''iZombie'']]
| Carey Gold
| 6 Episodes
|-
| 2017–2020
|''[[Supergirl (TV series)|Supergirl]]''
| Selena
| 11 Episodes
|-
| 2018
| ''[[The X-Files]]''
| Dr. Joyet
| Episode: "[[My Struggle III]]"
|-
| 2018
| ''[[The Good Doctor (TV series)|The Good Doctor]]''
| Oncologist
| Episode: "More"
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Salvation (TV series)|Salvation]]''
| Dr. Rosetta Stendahl
| 7 episodes
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Debris (TV series)|Debris]]''
| Priya Ferris
|
|}

===Radio===
* ''[[The Making of a Marchioness]]'' (2007) as Hester
* ''Goan Flame'' (2000)

===Theatre===
* ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' (2006; UK tour) as Juliet
* ''The Jungle Book'' (2004–05; UK tour) as Bagheera/ Dulia
* ''[[Anne of Green Gables]]'' (2004; Lilian Bayliss Theatre) as Katie Maurice
* ''[[Midnight's Children]]'' (2003; [[Royal Shakespeare Company]]) as Jamila.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children|last = Rushdie|first = Salman|publisher = Modern Library|year = 2003|isbn = 0812969030|pages = 1}}</ref>
* ''Tales of the Arabian Nights'' (2000; UK tour)
* ''Border Crossings production of Mappa Mundi'' (2000; Courtyard Theatre, Hereford)
* ''[[The Maids]]''
* ''Dance Like A Man'' as Latah
* ''Vesuvius'' (1997; The Nehru Centre of the High Commission of India, London)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|1420538}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110228050000/http://www.popculturemadness.com/Entertainment/2007/Blind-Dating.html Profile]

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