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{{short description|American actress (born 1962)}}
{{BLP sources|date=January 2008}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2013}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Sakina Jaffrey 2014.jpg
| caption = Jaffrey at the 2014 [[Montclair Film Festival]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|2|14|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[New York City, New York]], [[U.S.]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1988–present
}}

'''Sakina Jaffrey''' (born February 14, 1962) is an American actress.

==Early life==
Jaffrey was born in New York City, the youngest daughter of Indian-born parents, actress and food and travel writer [[Madhur Jaffrey]], and actor [[Saeed Jaffrey]]. Her parents divorced when she was three years old, and she grew up estranged from her father, who subsequently moved to the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite news|title=The three faces of Saeed Jaffrey|newspaper=Toronto Star|date=February 2, 1992|author=Sid Adilman|page=C1}}</ref>

Jaffrey picked up her love of Chinese culture from her elder sister, Meera. She graduated from [[Vassar College]] in 1984, with a major in [[Mandarin Chinese|Chinese Language]] and Literature at the college, originally planning to be a translator before she became an actress.<ref>{{cite news|title=Actress Sakina Jaffrey: Getting Used to the Red Carpet|newspaper=Boca Raton News|date=July 4, 2004|author=Kay Renz|page=8V}}</ref>

She lives in [[Nyack, New York]] with her husband, Francis Wilkinson, a journalist, and their two children, Cassius and Jamila.

==Career==
{{BLP unsourced section|date=April 2016}}
Jaffrey appeared with her father in the film [[Masala (1991 film)|''Masala'']] (1991) and with her mother in ''[[The Perfect Murder (1988 film)|The Perfect Murder]]'' (1988). In 2002, she appeared in ''[[The Truth About Charlie]]'' starring [[Mark Wahlberg]]. Her children Cassius and Jamila appear with her in ''[[Raising Helen]]'' (2004) and in ''[[The Ode]]'' (2008).

She starred as Linda Vasquez, the [[White House Chief of Staff]], in the [[Netflix]] series ''[[House of Cards (American TV series)|House of Cards]]'' (2013). In 2014, it was announced that she would be appearing in the second season of [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]'s television series ''[[Sleepy Hollow (TV series)|Sleepy Hollow]]'' as Leena Reyes, the new sheriff.

From 2016 to 2018, she had a starring role in the [[NBC]] television series ''[[Timeless (TV series)|Timeless]]'' as Homeland Security Agent Denise Christopher.

She also starred as Malini Soni in ''[[The Meyerowitz Stories]]'', a 2017 comedy-drama film directed by [[Noah Baumbach]] and costarring [[Dustin Hoffman]] and [[Adam Sandler]].

==Filmography==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1988 || ''[[The Perfect Murder (1988 film)|The Perfect Murder]]'' || Neena Lal ||
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Slaves of New York]]'' || Willfredo's receptionist ||
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Masala (1991 film)|Masala]]'' || Rita Solanki ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[The Indian in the Cupboard (film)|The Indian in the Cupboard]]'' || Lucy ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Daylight (1996 film)|Daylight]]'' || Kit's passenger #1 ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Chutney Popcorn]]'' || Sarita ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Cotton Mary]]'' || Rosie ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Revolution No. 9]]'' || Dr. Ray ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[The Mystic Masseur]]'' || Suruj Mooma ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[The Guru (2002 film)|The Guru]]'' || Young Woman in Dance Class ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[The Truth About Charlie]]'' || Sylvia ||
|-
| 2003 || ''Ash Tuesday'' || June ||
|-
| 2003 || ''American Made'' || {{n/a}} || Short film
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Raising Helen]]'' || Nilma Prasad ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[The Manchurian Candidate (2004 film)|The Manchurian Candidate]]'' || Mysterious Arabic Woman ||
|-
| 2006 || ''Hiding Divya'' || Dr. Sharma ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Where God Left His Shoes]]'' || Doctor ||
|-
| 2007 || ''Dharini'' || Kiran || Short film
|-
| 2007 || ''Waking Dreams'' || Rajani ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[The Nanny Diaries (film)|The Nanny Diaries]]'' || Sima ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Before the Devil Knows You're Dead]]'' || Manager ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Definitely, Maybe]]'' || School Mom ||
|-
| 2008 || ''The Toe Tactic'' || Lacticia Utt ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[The Understudy (2008 film)|The Understudy]]'' || Nurse ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[The Ode]]'' || Parin ||
|-
| 2009 || ''Company Retreat'' || Sareeta ||
|-
| 2010 || ''Nevermind Nirvana'' || Dr. Sarita Matto || Television film
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Breakaway (2011 film)|Breakaway]]'' || Livleen Singh ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[The Domino Effect]]'' || Serena ||
|-
| 2013 || ''The Necklace'' || Sunita || Short film
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Claire in Motion]]'' || Maya ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[The Meyerowitz Stories]]'' || Dr. Soni ||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Red Sparrow]]'' || Trish Forsyth ||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Behold My Heart]]'' || Jane ||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[The Equalizer 2]]'' || Fatima ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Late Night (film)|Late Night]]'' || Mrs. Patel ||
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Soul (2020 film)|Soul]]'' || Doctor || Voice role
|-
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year || Title || Role || Notes
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Law & Order]]'' || Dr. Balikrishan || Episode: "Endurance"
|-
| 2003–05 || ''[[Third Watch]]'' || Dr. Hickman || 16 episodes
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Sex and the City]]'' || Rama Patel || Episode: "Splat!"
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Law & Order]]'' || Roya Koutal || Episode: "Caviar Emptor"
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Heroes (U.S. TV series)|Heroes]]'' || Mrs. Suresh || 2 episodes
|-
| 2007 || ''What Goes On'' || Asha || Episode: "Blue"
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' || Geeta Chanoor || Episode: "Outsider"
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Blue Bloods (TV series)|Blue Bloods]]'' || Mrs. Demir || Episode: "Thanksgiving"
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Girls (TV series)|Girls]]'' || Gynecologist || Episode: "Vagina Panic"
|-
| 2013–18 || ''[[House of Cards (American TV series)|House of Cards]]'' || Linda Vasquez || 19 episodes
|-
| 2014–15 || ''[[Sleepy Hollow (TV series)|Sleepy Hollow]]'' || Sheriff Leena Reyes|| 5 episodes
|-
| 2014–18 || ''[[Madam Secretary (TV series)|Madam Secretary]]'' || Chondita Samant || 2 episodes
|-
| 2015–17 || ''[[Mr. Robot]]'' || Antara Nayar || 7 episodes
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Halal in the Family]]'' || Fatima Qu'osby || 4 episodes
|-
| 2015–16 || ''[[The Mindy Project]]'' || Sonu Lahiri || 6 episodes
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Blindspot (TV series)|Blindspot]]'' || Susan Albright || Episode: "Cease Forcing Enemy"
|-
| 2016–18 || ''[[Timeless (TV series)|Timeless]]'' || Agent Denise Christopher || 26 episodes
|-
| 2017
| ''[[The Problem with Apu]]''
| Herself
| Documentary film
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Homeland (TV series)|Homeland]]''
| Dr. Meyer
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2019
| ''[[American Gods (TV series)|American Gods]]''
| [[Kali|Mama-Ji]]
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Lost in Space (2018 TV series)|Lost in Space]]''
| Captain Kamal
| 5 episodes
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Defending Jacob (miniseries)|Defending Jacob]]''
| Lynn Canavan
| Main role
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Snowpiercer (TV series)|Snowpiercer]]''
| Dr Headwood
| Season 2
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Association
! Category
! Nominated work
! Result
|-
| 2015 || [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] || [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]] || ''[[House of Cards (American TV series)|House of Cards]]'' || {{nom}}
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0415529}}

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[[Category:American film actresses]]
[[Category:American television actresses]]
[[Category:American actresses of Indian descent]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Actresses from New York City]]
[[Category:Vassar College alumni]]
[[Category:People from Manhattan]]
[[Category:21st-century American actresses]]
[[Category:20th-century American actresses]] [[Category:American people of Indian descent]]
[[Category:American people of Punjabi descent]]
[[Category:People from Nyack, New York]]

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