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{{short description|British actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Zuleikha Robinson
| image = Zuleikha Robinson Full Body.jpg
| caption = Robinson in 2020
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1977|6|29}}
| birth_place = [[London]], England
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 8
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 1996–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Sean Doyle|2009|2014|end=divorced}}
| relatives = [[Alastair Robinson]] (brother)
}}

'''Zuleikha Robinson''' (born 29 June 1977) is a British actress. She first came to attention as Yves Adele Harlow, a mysterious thief on the 2001 series ''[[The Lone Gunmen (TV series)|The Lone Gunmen]]''. She has appeared in the films ''[[Hidalgo (film)|Hidalgo]]'' (2004), ''[[The Merchant of Venice (2004 film)|The Merchant of Venice]]'' (2004) and ''[[The Namesake (film)|The Namesake]]'' (2006). Robinson later was a regular cast member on the series ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'' (2009–10), the political thriller ''[[Homeland (TV series)|Homeland]]'' (2012) and the drama ''[[The Following]]'' (2015). In 2019, she joined the cast of ''[[Law & Order: SVU]]'' for their [[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 21)|21st season]], in the recurring role of Assistant District Attorney Vanessa Hadid.

==Early life==
Robinson was born in [[London]] and brought up in [[Thailand]], [[Singapore]] and [[Malaysia]] by an Indian-Burmese mother and an [[England|English]] father. She is also of [[Scotland|Scottish]] and [[Iran]]ian descent.<ref name="biography">{{Cite news|url=http://www.zuleikharobinsononline.com/biography/ |title=Zuleikha Robinson |date=2005 |publisher=Zuleikha Robinson Online|access-date=5 August 2013}}</ref><ref name="telegraph">{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050530/asp/calcutta/story_4803225.asp |first=Reshmi |last=Sengupta |title=Living up to her namesake... |date=30 May 2005 |newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)]] |access-date=6 May 2009}}</ref><ref name=ESmag>Evening Standard Magazine (11 December 2009)</ref><ref name="Interview">{{Cite news|url=http://www.zuleikharobinsononline.com/articles/interview.html/ |first=Erica|last=Abeel |title=Zuleikha Robinson |date=2005 |publisher=Zuleikha Robinson Online|access-date=30 December 2014}}</ref> She is a graduate of the [[American Academy of Dramatic Arts]] in [[Los Angeles]]. She is the sister of British [[botanist|field botanist]] Dr. [[Alastair Robinson]].<ref name=ESmag />

==Career==
Robinson has made her film debut in the 2000 experimental film ''[[Timecode (film)|Timecode]]''. She gained attention on the 2001 series ''[[The Lone Gunmen (TV series)|The Lone Gunmen]]'', part of [[The X-Files (franchise)|''The X-Files'' franchise]]. She played Yves Adele Harlow, a mysterious thief who often aided (and sometimes hindered) the starring trio.

Robinson's first lead role brought her to [[Morocco]], playing a 19th-century Arabian princess named Jazira, opposite [[Viggo Mortensen]] and [[Omar Sharif]], in Disney's $80 million Western epic ''[[Hidalgo (film)|Hidalgo]]'' (2004), directed by [[Joe Johnston]]. The film tells the story of long-distance endurance horse rider, [[Frank Hopkins]].<ref name="biography"/><ref name="Interview"/> In 2006, she played a [[Bengali people|Bengali]] character called Moushumi Mazumdar in [[Mira Nair]]'s acclaimed film ''[[The Namesake (film)|The Namesake]]'', based on the [[The Namesake (novel)|book of the same name]].

In 2007, Robinson had a supporting role in the [[HBO]] series ''[[Rome (TV series)|Rome]]'', and the following year played Eva Marquez, a [[New York City Police Department|NYPD]] detective, in the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] police drama ''[[New Amsterdam (2008 TV series)|New Amsterdam]]''. Robinson joined the cast of ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'' in 2009 during its [[Lost (season 5)|fifth season]], as recurring character [[Ilana Verdansky]],<ref name=lost>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/Lost-Gives-New-17566.aspx |title=''Lost'' Gives ''New Amsterdam'' Star New Role |magazine=[[TV Guide]] |author=Mitovich, Matt |date=4 September 2008 |access-date=22 December 2008}}</ref> and was promoted to series regular for the [[Lost (season 6)|sixth season]]. In 2012, she was cast in the second season of ''[[Homeland (TV series)|Homeland]]'' in a recurring role as Roya Hammad. Robinson also played a supporting role in the drama thriller film ''[[The Boy (2015 film)|The Boy]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.fangoria.com/new/first-poster-for-spectrevisionchiller-films-sxsw-premiere-the-boy/ |title=The Boy cast also includes CLOVERFIELD’s Mike Vogel, Zuleikha Robinson and WE ARE WHAT WE ARE’s Bill Sage;|magazine=[[Fangoria]] |author=Mitovich, Matt |date=4 September 2008 |access-date=22 December 2008}}</ref>

In 2014, Robinson was cast in ''[[Intelligence (U.S. TV series)|Intelligence]]'' as Amelia Hayes, Gabriel's wife and a former CIA field officer.

In 2016, Robinson was cast as [[Lady Capulet]] in the ABC period drama ''[[Still Star-Crossed]]'' produced by [[ShondaLand]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/03/still-star-crossed-zuleikha-robinson-cast-female-lead-lashana-lynch-1201717529/|title='Still Star-Crossed': ABC Pilot Casts Zuleikha Robinson, Finds Female Lead - Deadline|author=Nellie Andreeva|work=Deadline|access-date=10 March 2016}}</ref>

Since 2019, she has a recurring role on ''[[Law & Order: SVU]]'' as Assistant District Attorney Vanessa Hadid, bureau chief of sex crimes at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.

==Personal life==
Robinson was married to [[short film]] director Sean Doyle from 2009 to 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tvovermind.com/zuleikha-robinson/ |title=10 Things You Didn’t Know About Zuleikha Robinson |first=Aiden |last=Mason |website=[[Zap2it#History|TVOvermind]] |date=December 2019 |access-date=2020-08-17}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1999
| ''Benefactor: Scenes from an Arrangement ''
| Hope Crowley
|Short film
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Timecode (film)|Timecode]]''
| Lester Moore's Assistant
|
|-
| 2002
| ''Slash''
| Suzie
|
|-
| 2004
|''[[Hidalgo (film)|Hidalgo]]''
| Jazira
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[The Merchant of Venice (2004 film)|The Merchant of Venice]]''
| [[The Merchant of Venice#Characters|Jessica]]
|
|-
| 2006
| '' [[The Namesake (film)|The Namesake]]''
| Moushumi Mazumdar
|
|-
| 2009
| '' Fist Full of Love''
|
| Short film, also writer
|-
| 2014
| '' [[Ask Me Anything (film)|Ask Me Anything]]''
| Afreen
|
|-
| 2015
| '' [[The Boy (2015 film)|The Boy]]''
|Mom
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[American Fable]]''
| Vera
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2001
| '' [[The Lone Gunmen (TV series)|The Lone Gunmen]]''
| Yves Adele Harlow
| Series regular, 13 episodes
|-
| 2002
| '' [[The X Files]] ''
| Yves Adele Harlow / Lois Runce
| Episode: "Jump the Shark"
|-
| 2007
| '' [[Rome (TV series)|Rome]]''
| Gaia
| Recurring role, 7 episodes
|-
| 2008
| '' [[New Amsterdam (2008 TV series)|New Amsterdam]]''
| Eva Marquez
|Series regular, 8 episodes
|-
| 2009–10
| '' [[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]''
| [[Ilana Verdansky]]
| Series regular, 16 episodes<br>Nominated — [[Monte-Carlo Television Festival|Monte Carlo TV Festival Award for Outstanding Actress - Drama Series]] (2010)
|-
| 2012
| '' [[Homeland (TV series)|Homeland]]''
| Roya Hammad
| Recurring role, 9 episodes<br>Nominated — [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]] (2013)
|-
| 2013
| '' [[The Mentalist]]''
| Dr. Sonia Kidd
|Episode: "Red in Tooth and Claw"
|-
| 2013
| '' [[Covert Affairs]]''
| Bianca Manning
|Recurring role, 4 episodes
|-
| 2014
| '' [[Intelligence (U.S. TV series)|Intelligence]]''
| Amelia Vaughn
|Recurring role, 3 episodes
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Once Upon a Time in Wonderland]] ''
| Amara
|Recurring role, 4 episodes
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Kingdom (2014 TV series)|Kingdom]] ''
| Allison
|Recurring role, 3 episodes
|-
| 2015
|''[[The Following]]''
| Gwen
| Series regular, 15 episodes
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Still Star-Crossed]]''
| [[Lady Capulet]]
| Series regular, 7 episodes
|-
| 2017
| ''[[The Exorcist (TV series)|The Exorcist]]''
| Mouse
| Series regular, 10 episodes
|-
| 2019–present
| ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
| Bureau Chief Assistant DA Vanessa Hadid
| Recurring role
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{IMDb name|id=0733196|name=Zuleikha Robinson}}

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