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{{short description|British Indian actress}}
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| name               = Sarita Choudhury
| name         = Sarita Choudhury
| image             = Sarita Choudhury by David Shankbone.jpg
| image         = Sarita Choudhury in 2009.jpg
| caption           = Choudhury at the 2010 [[Tribeca Film Festival]]
| caption       = Choudhury in 2009
| birth_name         = Sarita Catherine Louise Choudhury
| birth_name   = Sarita Catherine Louise Choudhury
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1966|8|18}}
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1966|8|18|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Wikidata|url=https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q445995|access-date=7 May 2025}}</ref>
| birth_place       = [[Blackheath, London|Blackheath]], London, England
| birth_place   = [[Blackheath, London]], United Kingdom
| death_date        =
| education    = [[Queen's University at Kingston]] ([[Ontario]], Canada)
| death_place        =  
| occupation   = Actress
| nationality        = British
| years_active = 1990–present
| occupation         = Actress
| children     = 1
| years_active       = 1990–present
| children           = 1<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 13, 2010 |title=Sarita Choudhury to shift her base to India |work=[[Gulf News]] |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]] |url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/sarita-choudhury-to-shift-her-base-to-india-1.681462 |access-date=9 September 2020}}</ref>
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'''Sarita Catherine Louise Choudhury''' (born 18 August 1966) is an English actress, best known for her role in the [[Mira Nair]]-directed feature film ''[[Mississippi Masala]]'' (1992).<ref>{{Cite web |title=I only do nudity when I trust the director |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/apr/20sarita.htm |publisher=[[Rediff]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-15|title=Sarita Choudhury: 'My career has never been up and up'|url=https://lifestyle.livemint.com//how-to-lounge/movies-tv/sarita-choudhury-my-career-has-never-been-up-and-up-111602737643609.html|access-date=2021-06-14|website=Mintlounge|language=en}}</ref> In the late 1990s, Choudhury added to her repertoire with supporting roles in the thriller ''[[A Perfect Murder]]'' (1998), ''[[3 A.M. (2001 film)|3 A.M.]]'' (2001), and the [[John Cassavetes]] remake ''[[Gloria (1999 American film)|Gloria]]'' (1999). In 2002, she starred in ''[[Just a Kiss (film)|Just a Kiss]]''. She played a lesbian virgin in [[Spike Lee]]'s ''[[She Hate Me]]'' (2004) and acted as Anna Ran in ''[[Lady in the Water]]'', a 2006 thriller by [[M. Night Shyamalan]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Willmore |first=Alison |date=19 November 2013 |title=Sarita Choudhury on Getting Involved in the Spy Side of 'Homeland' |url=http://www.indiewire.com/2013/11/sarita-choudhury-on-getting-involved-in-the-spy-side-of-homeland-32838/ |publisher=[[IndieWire]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sarita Choudhury Talks Working with Tom Hanks in A Hologram for the King: It Made My Parents 'Proud' |url=http://www.people.com/article/tom-hanks-sarita-choudhury-a-hologram-for-the-king |website=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref> She also played Egeria in ''[[The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2]]'' (2015) and co-starred with [[Tom Hanks]] in the 2016 film ''[[A Hologram for the King (film)|A Hologram for the King]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sarita Choudhury: I feel like if I don't go to India once a year, I lose my sense of roots - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/english/hollywood/news/sarita-choudhury-i-feel-like-if-i-dont-go-to-india-once-a-year-i-lose-my-sense-of-roots/articleshow/45046995.cms|access-date=2021-06-14|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
'''Sarita Catherine Louise Choudhury''' ({{IPA|bn|ʃorita t͡ʃou̯dʱuɾi}}; born 18 August 1966)<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 September 2010 |title=Actor Sarita Choudhury, who shot to fame with "Mississippi Masala", "Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love" and "Lady in the Water", will be in Kolkata on Saturday. Sarita, who is half Bengali by descent, has her family in Kolkata. She will be next seen in the film titled "For Real". |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/actor-sarita-choudhury-who-shot-to-fame-with-mississippi-masala-kama-sutra-a-tale-of-love-and-lady-in-the-water-will-be-in-kolkata-on-saturday-sarita-who-is-half-bengali-by-descent-has-her-family-in-kolkata-she-will-be-next-seen-in-the-film-titled-for-real-/articleshow/6528345.cms |access-date=10 November 2025 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> is a British actress who has appeared in film and on television. Choudhury made her screen debut starring in the romantic drama film ''[[Mississippi Masala]]'' (1991). She later appeared in numerous American and international film productions, including ''[[A Perfect Murder]]'' (1998), [[Spike Lee]]'s ''[[She Hate Me]]'' (2004), ''[[Lady in the Water]]'' (2006), ''[[Midnight's Children (film)|Midnight's Children]]'' (2012), and ''[[The Green Knight (film)|The Green Knight]]'' (2021).


== Early life ==
Choudhury played the leading roles in a number of films, notably the historical erotic romance ''[[Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love]]'' (1996), the drama ''[[For Real (film)|For Real]]'' (2009), and the supernatural horror film ''[[Evil Eye (2020 film)|Evil Eye]]'' (2020). On television, she starred as Mira Berenson in the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] thriller series ''[[Homeland (TV series)|Homeland]]'' (2011–2017), and as Kith Lyonne in the [[Netflix]] superhero series, ''[[Jessica Jones (TV series)|Jessica Jones]]'' (2019). In 2021, Choudhury began starring as Seema Patel in the [[Max (streaming service)|HBO Max]] comedy-drama series, ''[[And Just Like That...]]'', and in 2024 as Moldaver/Miss Williams in the [[Fallout (American TV series)|''Fallout'' TV series]].
Choudhury was born in [[Blackheath, London|Blackheath]], London, England, and is of half [[Indian people|Indian]] [[Bengali people|Bengali]] and half [[British people|British]] [[English People|English]] descent. Her parents, Julia Patricia (née Spring) of English descent, and Prabhas Chandra Choudhury, a scientist of Indian Bengali descent, married in 1964 in [[Lucea, Jamaica|Lucea]], [[Jamaica]]. She studied economics and film at [[Queen's University at Kingston|Queen's University]] in [[Kingston, Ontario]], Canada. She has one younger brother, Kumar Michael Choudhury, and one older brother, Chandra Paul Choudhury.<ref>{{Cite web |year=2013 |title=From Queen's to Homeland |url=http://www.queensu.ca/alumnireview/queen-s-homeland |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102120857/http://www.queensu.ca/alumnireview/queen-s-homeland |archive-date=2 January 2015 |access-date=2 January 2015 |publisher=Queen's University}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sarita Choudhury |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002004/}}</ref>
 
== Early life and education ==
Choudhury was born in [[Blackheath, London]], to English and [[Bengalis|Bengali]] parents.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/44544/sarita-choudhury/|title=Sarita Choudhury|publisher= [[Penguin Random House]]|accessdate=13 February 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/and-just-like-that-sarita-choudhury-interview|title=And Just Like That Star Sarita Choudhury on South Asian Inclusion, Cultural Stereotypes and Seema's Journey|work=[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]] |first=Jabeen|last=Waheed|date=22 June 2023|accessdate=13 February 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sarita Choudhury {{!}} Penguin Random House |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/44544/sarita-choudhury |access-date=10 November 2025 |website=PenguinRandomhouse.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Her father was a scientist, and she grew up in Jamaica and Italy.<ref name =queens2013/>
 
She studied economics and film at [[Queen's University at Kingston|Queen's University]] in [[Kingston, Ontario]], Canada, graduating in 1989. Her older brother, Paul Choudhury, also studied at Queen's.<ref name =queens2013 >{{Cite web |year=2013 |title=From Queen's to Homeland|first =Ken |last =Cuthbertson |url=http://www.queensu.ca/alumnireview/queen-s-homeland |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102120857/http://www.queensu.ca/alumnireview/queen-s-homeland |archive-date=2 January 2015 |access-date=2 January 2015 |publisher= [[Queen's University at Kingston]] |quote =''Queen's Alumni Review'', 2013, Issue #3  }}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Choudhury starred opposite [[Denzel Washington]] in the 1990 film ''[[Mississippi Masala]]'', for which she received her [[Screen Actors Guild]] (SAG) card.<ref name="TVGuide">"How Did You Get Your SAG-AFTRA Card?" ''[[TV Guide]]''. 13 January 2014. p. 10.</ref> She was still working as a waitress in [[Manhattan's East Village]] to make ends meet while the film was in theatres.<ref name="TVGuide" /> After her debut film ''Mississippi Masala'' became an art house hit, Sarita Choudhury acted as a Pakistani country-western singer in ''Wild West'' (1992), a Chilean maid who is raped in Bille August's adaptation of ''[[The House of the Spirits (film)|The House of the Spirits]]'', and a lesbian mother in ''[[Fresh Kill]]''.
Choudhury made her big screen debut starring opposite [[Denzel Washington]] in the 1991 romantic drama film ''[[Mississippi Masala]]'' directed by [[Mira Nair]], for which she received her [[Screen Actors Guild]] (SAG) card.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sarita Choudhury: I Feel Like If I Don't Go to India Once a Year, I Lose My Sense of Roots |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/english/hollywood/news/sarita-choudhury-i-feel-like-if-i-dont-go-to-india-once-a-year-i-lose-my-sense-of-roots/articleshow/45046995.cms|access-date=14 June 2021|work =[[The Times of India]] |date=6 November 2014 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="TVGuide">{{Cite magazine|title=How Did You Get Your SAG-AFTRA Card?|magazine=[[TV Guide (magazine)|TV Guide]]|date=13 January 2014|page=10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=I Only Do Nudity When I Trust the Director |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/apr/20sarita.htm |publisher=[[Rediff]]}}</ref> She was still working as a waitress in Manhattan's [[East Village, Manhattan|East Village]] to make ends meet while the film was in theatres.<ref name="TVGuide" /> The film was positively received by critics. After ''Mississippi Masala'' became an art-house hit, Choudhury acted as a Pakistani country-western singer in the British comedy film ''[[Wild West (1992 film)|Wild West]]'' (1992), a Chilean maid who is raped in Bille August's adaptation of ''[[The House of the Spirits (film)|The House of the Spirits]]'', and a lesbian mother in the experimental film ''[[Fresh Kill]]'' directed by [[Shu Lea Cheang]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-04-19-ca-60396-story.html|title=Vital 'Fresh Kill' Dissects Life's Absurdities|first=Kevin|last=Thomas|date=19 April 1996| work = [[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>


Choudhury appeared on ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'' for five episodes during the 1998–99 season as Dr. Kalyani, a medical examiner. Choudhury played the role of the King's mistress, Helen Pardis, in the NBC drama ''[[Kings (U.S. TV series)|Kings]]''. The series was based upon the Biblical story of [[David|King David]] but set in modern times. Her character's Biblical counterpart was [[Rizpah]], a concubine of [[Saul|King Saul]].
[[File:Sarita Choudhury by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|upright|Choudhury at the 2010 [[Tribeca Film Festival]]]]
After appearing in the American comedy film ''[[The Perez Family]]'' and the made-for-television drama ''[[Down Came a Blackbird]]'' in 1995, Choudhury starred as Tara, the Indian princess in the historical erotic romance film ''[[Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love]]'' (1996) directed by Nair. The film generated controversy at the time of its release and was banned in India due to its erotic theme and sexual content.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-and-current-affairs/story/top-9-films-banned-in-india-255450-2015-06-03|title=9 Films Banned in India That You Will Really Want to Watch|website= [[India Today]] |date=3 June 2015 }}</ref> The following years, she acted primarily in American productions, notable playing the recurring role on the NBC police drama series ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'' for five episodes during the 1998–99 season as Dr. Kalyani, a medical examiner. In 1998, she appeared in the crime thriller film ''[[A Perfect Murder]]'' and the romantic drama film ''[[Restless (1998 film)|Restless]]''. The following year, she had a minor role in the thriller film ''[[Gloria (1999 American film)|Gloria]]'' directed by [[Sidney Lumet]]. She had recurring roles on the short-lived television dramas ''[[Deadline (2000 TV series)|Deadline]]'' (2000) and ''[[100 Centre Street]]'' (2001–2002), and later appeared in the comedy films ''[[It Runs in the Family (2003 film)|It Runs in the Family]]'' (2003) and ''[[She Hate Me]]'' (2004).


She worked with independent film director Sona Jain in ''[[For Real (film)|For Real]]''. In an interview with ''[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]]'' she said, "After ''Mississippi Masala'' and ''Kama Sutra'' I started getting offers in New York... doing theatres... I just went with the flow. One fine day, I thought that I haven't been back to [[India]], haven't shot there and that's something I wanted to. There were [[Bollywood]] offers but it was not until Sona's script that made me look at India."<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 September 2010 |title=People want escapism by Mathures Paul |url=http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=341640&catid=47 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130060512/http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=341640&catid=47 |archive-date=30 November 2010 |website=The Statesman}}</ref> The film had a commercial release in September 2010.
In 2005, Choudhury starred in the independent political drama film ''[[The War Within (film)|The War Within]]'' and the following year appeared in the psychological thriller ''[[Lady in the Water]]'' by [[M. Night Shyamalan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lady_in_the_water|title=Lady in the Water - Rotten Tomatoes|date=21 July 2006| publisher = [[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> In 2007, she played the role of the King's mistress, Helen Pardis, in the NBC short-lived drama series ''[[Kings (American TV series)|Kings]]''. The series was based upon the Biblical story of [[David|King David]] but set in modern times. Her character's Biblical counterpart was [[Rizpah]], a concubine of [[Saul|King Saul]]. She worked with independent-film director Sona Jain in the 2009 drama film ''[[For Real (film)|For Real]]''. In an interview with ''[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]]'', she said, "After ''Mississippi Masala'' and ''Kama Sutra'' I started getting offers in New York... doing theatres... I just went with the flow. One fine day, I thought that I haven't been back to India, haven't shot there and that's something I wanted to. There were [[Bollywood]] offers but it was not until Sona's script that made me look at India."<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 September 2010 |title=People Want Escapism by Mathures Paul |url=http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=341640&catid=47 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130060512/http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=341640&catid=47 |archive-date=30 November 2010 |website=The Statesman}}</ref> The film had a commercial release in September 2010.
In 2011, Choudhury was cast as [[Saul Berenson]]'s wife, Mira, in the Showtime political thriller series, ''[[Homeland (TV series)|Homeland]]''. She was promoted to series regular during the [[Homeland season 3|third season]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Willmore |first=Alison |date=19 November 2013 |title=Sarita Choudhury on Getting Involved in the Spy Side of 'Homeland' |url=http://www.indiewire.com/2013/11/sarita-choudhury-on-getting-involved-in-the-spy-side-of-homeland-32838/ |publisher=[[IndieWire]]}}</ref> Along with cast, she received [[Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Award]] nomination for [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]]. After ''Homeland'', she co-starred in the romantic comedy-drama film, ''[[Learning to Drive (film)|Learning to Drive]]'' (2014), and played Egeria, the Capitol's Minister of Interior in ''[[The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1]]'' (2014) and ''[[The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2]]'' (2015). In 2015–2016, she appeared as the Deputy White House Political Director Sophia Varma in the NBC crime drama series ''[[Blindspot (TV series)|Blindspot]]''. In 2016, she starred opposite [[Tom Hanks]] in the comedy-drama film ''[[A Hologram for the King (film)|A Hologram for the King]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sarita Choudhury Talks Working with Tom Hanks in A Hologram for the King: It Made My Parents 'Proud' |url=http://www.people.com/article/tom-hanks-sarita-choudhury-a-hologram-for-the-king |website=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref>


She appears as character [[Saul Berenson]]'s wife, Mira in the TV series ''[[Homeland (TV series)|Homeland]]''.
Choudhury appeared in the independent films ''[[The Last Photograph]]'' (2017) and ''[[After Louie]]'' (2018), and was a regular cast member during the third and final season of Hulu drama series ''[[The Path (TV series)|The Path]]'' in 2018. In 2019, she starred as Kith Lyonne in the Netflix series ''[[Jessica Jones (TV series)|Jessica Jones]]'' and the following year appeared in the Hulu miniseries ''[[Little Fires Everywhere (miniseries)|Little Fires Everywhere]]''. In 2020, she played the leading role in the supernatural horror film ''[[Evil Eye (2020 film)|Evil Eye]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/evil_eye_2020|title=Evil Eye - Rotten Tomatoes|date=13 October 2020|website=rottentomatoes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite interview |first =Sarita |last =Choudhury |date=15 October 2020|title=Sarita Choudhury: 'My career has never been up and up' |url=https://lifestyle.livemint.com//how-to-lounge/movies-tv/sarita-choudhury-my-career-has-never-been-up-and-up-111602737643609.html|access-date=14 June 2021|website=Mintlounge|language=en}}</ref> She also starred in the Spanish drama film ''[[It Snows in Benidorm]]'' (2020), and appeared in the science fiction drama ''[[After Yang]]'' and ''[[The Green Knight (film)|The Green Knight]]'' (2021).
In 2011, she appeared in the joint British/French TV series ''[[Death in Paradise (TV series)|Death in Paradise]]''. Choudhury also had a brief cameo the 2013 comedy ''[[Admission (film)|Admission]]''. She appeared in the films ''[[The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1]]'' (2014) and ''[[The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2]]'' (2015), as President Snow's assistant, Egeria. In 2015, she appears as the Deputy White House Political Director Sophia Varma in the American crime drama ''[[Blindspot (TV series)|Blindspot]]''.
 
In 2021, Choudhury joined the cast of [[HBO Max]] comedy-drama series ''[[And Just Like That...]]'', a ''[[Sex and the City (television series)|Sex and the City]]'' revival series.<ref name="ManhattanSexandTheCity">{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tv/sarita-choudhury-joins-sex-and-the-city-revival-drama-series-will-play-manhattan-real-estate-broker-101626332651421.html|title=Sarita Choudhury joins Sex and the City revival drama series, will play Manhattan real estate broker|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=15 July 2021|accessdate=4 December 2021}}</ref> She plays Seema Patel, a real estate broker who becomes a new friend for [[Carrie Bradshaw]]. Choudhury received wide press coverage for her performance in the series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/and-just-like-that-season-two-seema-analysis.html|title=Blow Her, Don't Shrink Her|first=Angelica Jade|last=Bastién|date=28 June 2023|website=Vulture}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/friendships-impacted-by-new-relationships|title=As The Only Single One Among My Friends, Seema Patel Is My New Heroine|date=9 August 2023|website=British Vogue}}</ref> Some of critics dubbed her as "the new [[Samantha Jones (Sex and the City)|Samantha Jones]]".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/a44208927/sarita-choudhury-and-just-like-that-interview/|title=AJLT's Sarita Choudhury On Samantha Comparisons, Woke Criticism, And Team Aidan Or Big|date=19 June 2023|website=ELLE}}</ref> ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' named her the best part of the series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/sarita-choudhury-is-the-best-part-of-and-just-like-that-1850682484|title=Seema is the only And Just Like That... character true to SATC's ethos|date=1 August 2023|website=The A.V. Club}}</ref> After her ''And Just Like That...'' performance, HBO Max announced that Choudhury would star in and produce the family drama series ''The Colony'' based on the 2019 film ''[[Stray Dolls]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/sarita-choudhury-the-colony-drama-hbo-max-stray-dolls-duo-based-on-film-1235000822/|title=Sarita Choudhury To Star In 'The Colony' Drama In Works At HBO Max From 'Stray Dolls' Duo Based On Their Film|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=12 April 2022}}</ref>
 
== Personal life ==
Choudhury has one daughter, named Maria.<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 September 2010 |title=Sarita Choudhury to Shift Her Base to India |work=[[Gulf News]] |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]] |url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/sarita-choudhury-to-shift-her-base-to-india-1.681462 |access-date=9 September 2020}}</ref>


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
=== Films ===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Film roles
|-
|-
!Year
!Year
!Title
!Title
!Role
!Role
!Notes
!class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Mississippi Masala]]'' || Meena ||
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Wild West (1992 film)|Wild West]]'' || Rifat ||
|-
|-
|1991
| 1993 || ''[[The House of the Spirits (film)|The House of the Spirits]]'' || Pancha Garcia ||
|''[[Mississippi Masala]]''
|-
|Meena
| 1994 || ''[[Fresh Kill]]'' || Shareen Lightfoot ||
|
|-
| 1995 || ''[[The Perez Family]]'' || Josette ||
|-
|-
|1992
| 1996 || ''[[Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love]]'' || Tara, the Queen ||
|''[[Wild West (film)|Wild West]]''
|Rifat
|
|-
|-
|1993
| rowspan="3" | 1998 || ''[[High Art]]'' || Joan || Uncredited
|''[[The House of the Spirits (film)|The House of the Spirits]]''
|Pancha Garcia
|
|-
|-
|1994
|| ''[[A Perfect Murder]]'' || Raquel Martinez ||
|''[[Fresh Kill]]''
|Shareen Lightfoot
|
|-
|-
|1995
|| ''[[Restless (1998 film)|Restless]]'' || Jane Talwani ||
|''[[The Perez Family]]''
|Josette
|
|-
|-
|1996
| 1999 || ''[[Gloria (1999 American film)|Gloria]]'' || Angela ||
|''[[Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love]]''
|Tara, the Queen
|
|-
|-
|1997
| 2000 || ''Come On'' || Sarita ||
|''Dinner Party''
|Rosie
|Short film
|-
|-
|1997
| rowspan="2" | 2001 || ''[[3 A.M. (2001 film)|3 A.M.]]'' || Box ||
|''Story of the Red Rose''
|Infanta
|Short film
|-
|-
|1998
|| ''Trigger Happy'' || Alison ||
|''[[High Art]]''
|Joan
|Uncredited
|-
|-
|1998
| rowspan="2" | 2002 || ''[[Just a Kiss (film)|Just a Kiss]]'' || Colleen ||
|''[[A Perfect Murder]]''
|Raquel Martinez
|
|-
|-
|1998
|| ''Refuge'' || Girl ||
|''[[Restless (1998 film)|Restless]]''
|Jane Talwani
|
|-
|-
|1999
| rowspan="2" | 2003 || ''Rhythm of the Saints'' || Mariela ||
|''[[Gloria (1999 American film)|Gloria]]''
|Angela
|
|-
|-
|2000
|| ''[[It Runs in the Family (2003 film)|It Runs in the Family]]'' || Suzie ||
|''Come On''
|Sarita
|
|-
|-
|2001
| rowspan="4" | 2004 || ''Marmalade'' || Angela ||
|''[[3 A.M. (2001 film)|3 A.M.]]''
|Box
|
|-
|-
|2001
|| ''[[She Hate Me]]'' || Song ||
|''Trigger Happy''
|Alison
|
|-
|-
|2002
|| ''The Breakup Artist'' || Mona ||
|''[[Just a Kiss (film)|Just a Kiss]]''
|Colleen
|
|-
|-
|2002
|| ''Indocumentados'' || Mrs. Guerrero ||
|''Refuge''
|Girl
|
|-
|-
|2003
| rowspan="2" | 2005 || ''[[The War Within (film)|The War Within]]'' || Farida S. Choudhury ||
|''Rhythm of the Saints''
|Mariela
|
|-
|-
|2003
|| ''L'est de la brúixola'' || Dabashree ||
|''[[It Runs in the Family (2003 film)|It Runs in the Family]]''
|Suzie
|
|-
|-
|2004
| 2006 || ''[[Lady in the Water]]'' || Anna Ran ||
|''Exactly''
|Lily
|Short film
|-
|-
|2004
| 2008 || ''[[The Accidental Husband]]'' || Sunny ||
|''Marmalade''
|Angela
|
|-
|-
|2004
| rowspan="2" | 2009 || ''[[Entre nos]]'' || Preet ||
|''[[She Hate Me]]''
|Song
|
|-
|-
|2004
|| ''[[For Real (film)|For Real]]'' || Priya ||
|''The Breakup Artist''
|Mona
|
|-
|-
|2004
| 2011 || ''[[Aazaan]]'' || Menon ||
|''Indocumentados''
|Mrs. Guerrero
|
|-
|-
|2005
| rowspan="4" | 2012 || ''[[Gayby]]'' || Ushma ||
|''[[The War Within (film)|The War Within]]''
|Farida S. Choudhury
|
|-
|-
|2005
|| ''[[Generation Um...]]'' || Lily ||
|''L'est de la brúixola''
|Dabashree
|
|-
|-
|2006
|| ''[[Midnight's Children (film)|Midnight's Children]]'' || [[Indira Gandhi]] ||
|''[[Lady in the Water]]''
|Anna Ran
|
|-
|-
|2006
|| ''BMW: Bombay's Most Wanted'' || ||
|''Lady in a Box''
|Ms. Pullman
|Short film
|-
|-
|2008
| rowspan="2" | 2013 || ''[[Admission (film)|Admission]]'' || Rachel ||
|''Woman in Burka''
|Sarita
|Short film
|-
|-
|2008
|| ''[[Innocence (2013 film)|Innocence]]'' || Dr. Vera Kent ||
|''[[The Accidental Husband]]''
|Sunny
|
|-
|-
|2009
| rowspan="4" | 2014 || ''The Disinherited'' || Anna ||
|''[[Entre nos]]''
|Preet
|
|-
|-
|2009
|| ''[[Learning to Drive (film)|Learning To Drive]]'' || Jasleen ||
|''For Real''
|Priya
|
|-
|-
|2009
|| ''[[The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1]]'' || Egeria ||
|''Coup de Grâce''
|
|Short film
|-
|-
|2011
|| ''Roman Buildings'' || Sarita ||
|''[[Aazaan]]''
|Menon
|
|-
|-
|2012
| rowspan="2" | 2015 || ''[[The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2]]'' || Egeria ||
|''[[Gayby]]''
|Ushma
|
|-
|-
|2012
|| ''Sweets'' || Sweets ||
|''[[Generation Um...]]''
|Lily
|
|-
|-
|2012
| 2016 || ''[[A Hologram for the King (film)|A Hologram for the King]]'' || Zahra ||
|''[[Midnight's Children (film)|Midnight's Children]]''
|Prime Minister
|
|-
|-
|2012
| rowspan="2" | 2017 || ''[[The Last Photograph]]'' || Hannah ||
|''BMW: Bombay's Most Wanted''
|
|
|-
|-
|2012
|| ''[[After Louie]]'' || Maggie ||
|''Monarchs and Men''
|Nadzia
|Short film
|-
|-
|2013
| rowspan="2" | 2020 || ''[[Evil Eye (2020 film)|Evil Eye]]'' || Usha Kharti ||  
|''[[Admission (film)|Admission]]''
|Rachel
|
|-
|-
|2013
|| ''[[It Snows in Benidorm]]'' || Alex ||  
|''[[Innocence (2013 film)|Innocence]]''
|Dr. Vera Kent
|
|-
|-
|2013
| rowspan="2" | 2021 || ''[[After Yang]]'' || Cleo ||
|''Give Into the Night''
|Veena
|Short film
|-
|-
|2014
|| ''[[The Green Knight (film)|The Green Knight]]'' || Mother ||  
|''The Disinherited''
|Anna
|
|-
|-
|2014
| 2025 || ''[[Three Goodbyes]]'' || Gastroenterologist ||<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kiang |first1=Jessica |title=‘Three Goodbyes’ Review: Alba Rohrwacher Dazzles in Isabel Coixet’s Humane, Heartfelt Drama |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/reviews/three-goodbyes-review-alba-rohrwacher-1236544515/ |access-date=25 October 2025 |work=Variety |date=13 October 2025}}</ref>
|''[[Learning to Drive (film)|Learning To Drive]]''
|Jasleen
|
|-
|-
|2014
|}
|''[[The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1]]''
 
|Egeria
=== Short films ===
|
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
|2014
!Year
|''Roman Buildings''
!Title
|Sarita
!Role
|
!class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
|-
|2015
| rowspan="2" | 1997 || ''Dinner Party'' || Rosie ||
|''Love Comes Later''
|
|Short film
|-
|-
|2015
|| ''Story of the Red Rose'' || Infanta ||
|''[[The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2]]''
|Egeria
|
|-
|-
|2015
| 2004 || ''Exactly'' || Lily ||
|''Sweets''
|Sweets
|
|-
|-
|2016
| 2006 || ''Lady in a Box'' || Ms. Pullman ||
|''[[A Hologram for the King (film)|A Hologram for the King]]''
|Zahra
|
|-
|-
|2016
| 2008 || ''Woman in Burka'' || Sarita ||
|''Wake O Wake''
|Lila
|Short film
|-
|-
|2017
| 2009 || ''Coup de Grâce'' || ||
|''[[The Last Photograph]]''
|Hannah
|
|-
|-
|2017
| 2012 || ''Monarchs and Men'' || Nadzia ||
|''After Louie''
|Maggie
|
|-
|-
|2019
| 2013 || ''Give Into the Night'' || Veena ||
|''Human Terrain''
|Adelah Nasser
|Short film
|-
|-
| 2020
| 2015 || ''Love Comes Later'' || ||
| ''[[Evil Eye (2020 film)|Evil Eye]]''
| Usha Kharti
|  
|-
|-
| 2020
| 2016 || ''Wake O Wake'' || Lila ||
| ''[[It Snows in Benidorm]]''
|Alex
|  
|-
|-
|2021
| 2019 || ''Human Terrain'' || Adelah Nasser ||
|''[[After Yang]]''
|Cleo
|
|-
|-
| 2021
| 2020 || ''[[Here Comes Frieda]]'' || Yvonne ||
| ''[[The Green Knight (film)|The Green Knight]]''
| Morgan le Fey
|  
|-
|-
|}
|}


=== Television===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Television roles
|-
|-
!Year
!Year
!Title
!Title
!Role
!Role
!Notes
!class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
|-
|1995
| 1995
|''[[Down Came a Blackbird]]''
| ''[[Down Came a Blackbird]]''
|Myrna
| Myrna
|TV Movie
| Television film
|-
|-
|1997
| 1997
|''[[Subway Stories]]''
| ''[[Subway Stories]]''
|Humera
| Humera
|TV Movie; Segment: "Honey-Getter"
| Television film; segment: "Honey-Getter"
|-
|-
|1998–1999
| 1998–1999
|''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]''
| ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]''
|Dr. Kalyani
| Dr. Kalyani
|Recurring
| Recurring
|-
|-
|2000–2001
| 2000–2001
|''Deadline''
| ''Deadline''
|Sahira Ondaatje
| Sahira Ondaatje
|3 episodes
| 3 episodes
|-
|-
|2001–2002
| 2001–2002
|''[[100 Centre Street]]''
| ''[[100 Centre Street]]''
|Julia Brooks
| Julia Brooks
|Recurring
| Recurring
|-
|-
|2004
| rowspan="2"|2004
|''[[Law & Order]]''
| ''[[Law & Order]]''
|Nadira Harrington
| Nadira Harrington
|Episode: "Paradigm"
| Episode: "Paradigm"
|-
|-
|2004
| ''PBS Hollywood Presents''
|''PBS Hollywood Presents''
| Charmaine
|Charmaine
| Episode: "Cop Shop"
|Episode: "Cop Shop"
|-
|-
|2007
| 2007
|''[[Damages (TV series)|Damages]]''
| ''[[Damages (TV series)|Damages]]''
|Sleep Therapist
| Sleep Therapist
|Episode: "She Spat at Me"
| Episode: "She Spat at Me"
|-
|-
|2009
| rowspan="3"|2009
|''[[Kings (U.S. TV series)|Kings]]''
| ''[[Kings (American TV series)|Kings]]''
|Helen Pardis
| Helen Pardis
|Recurring
| Recurring
|-
|-
|2009
| ''[[The Philanthropist (TV series)|The Philanthropist]]''
|''[[The Philanthropist (TV series)|The Philanthropist]]''
| Rhada Shivpuri
|Rhada Shivpuri
| Episode: "Kashmir"
|Episode: "Kashmir"
|-
|-
|2009
| ''Possible Side Effects''
|''Possible Side Effects''
| Callie
|Callie
| Television film
|TV Movie
|-
|-
|2010
| rowspan="3"|2010
|''[[Mercy (TV series)|Mercy]]''
| ''[[Mercy (TV series)|Mercy]]''
|Dr. Carrozzi
| Dr. Carrozzi
|Episode: "Wake Up, Bill"
| Episode: "Wake Up, Bill"
|-
|-
|2010
| ''[[The Good Wife]]''
|''[[The Good Wife]]''
| Simran Verma
|Simran Verma
| Episode: "Mock"
|Episode: "Mock"
|-
|-
|2010
| ''[[Bored to Death]]''
|''[[Bored to Death]]''
| Lakshmi
|Lakshmi
| Episode: "Forty-Two Down!"
|Episode: "Forty-Two Down!"
|-
|-
|2011
| rowspan="2"|2011
|''[[Bar Karma]]''
| ''[[Bar Karma]]''
|Sarita
| Sarita
|Episode: "Man Walks Out of a Bar"
| Episode: "Man Walks Out of a Bar"
|-
|-
|2011
| ''[[Death in Paradise (TV series)|Death in Paradise]]''
|''[[Death in Paradise (TV series)|Death in Paradise]]''
| Avita
|Avita
| Episode: "Music of Murder"
|Episode: "Music of Murder"
|-
|-
|2011–2017
| 2011–2017
|''[[Homeland (TV series)|Homeland]]''
| ''[[Homeland (TV series)|Homeland]]''
|Mira Berenson
| Mira Berenson
|Recurring
| Main role season 3; recurring (seasons 1, 4); guest (seasons 2, 6)
|-
|-
|2015–2016
| 2015–2016
|''[[Blindspot (TV series)|Blindspot]]''
| ''[[Blindspot (TV series)|Blindspot]]''
|Sofia Varma
| Sofia Varma
|Recurring
| Recurring
|-
|-
|2016
| rowspan="2"|2016
|''[[Elementary (TV series)|Elementary]]''
| ''[[Elementary (TV series)|Elementary]]''
|Gira Pal
| Gira Pal
|Episode: "A Study in Charlotte"
| Episode: "A Study in Charlotte"
|-
|-
|2016
| ''[[Divorce (TV series)|Divorce]]''
|''[[Divorce (TV series)|Divorce]]''
| Courtney
|Courtney
| Episode: "Church"
|Episode: "Church"
|-
|-
|2016
| 2016–2017
|''Recon''
| ''[[Madam Secretary (TV series)|Madam Secretary]]''
|Farrah
| Prime Minister Jaya Verma
|TV Pilot
| 2 episodes
|-
|-
|2016–2017
| rowspan="3"|2018
|''[[Madam Secretary (TV series)|Madam Secretary]]''
| ''[[The Path (TV series)|The Path]]''
|Prime Minister Jaya Verma
| Lilith
|2 episodes
| Main role (season 3)
|-
|-
|2018
| ''[[Instinct (American TV series)|Instinct]]''
|''[[The Path (TV series)|The Path]]''
| Mayor Myers
|Lilith
| 2 episodes
|Main cast (Season 3)
|-
|-
|2018
| ''[[Strangers (2018 TV series)|Strangers]]''
|''[[Instinct (U.S. TV series)|Instinct]]''
|
|Mayor Myers
| 3 episodes
|2 episodes
|-
|-
|2018
| rowspan="2"|2019
|''[[Strangers (2018 TV series)|Strangers]]''
| ''[[Jessica Jones (TV series)|Jessica Jones]]''
|
| Kith Lyonne
|3 episodes
| Main role ([[Jessica Jones season 3|season 3]])
|-
|-
|2019
| ''[[Modern Love (TV series)|Modern Love]]''
|''[[Jessica Jones (TV series)|Jessica Jones]]''
| Therapist
|Kith Lyonne
| Episode: "Rallying to Keep the Game Alive"
|Main cast ([[Jessica Jones (season 3)|Season 3]])
|-
|-
|2020
| rowspan="2"|2020
|''Mira, Royal Detective''
| ''[[Mira, Royal Detective]]''
|Great-Aunt Rupa (voice)
| Great-Aunt Rupa (voice)
|
|
|-
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Little Fires Everywhere (miniseries)|Little Fires Everywhere]]''
| ''[[Little Fires Everywhere (miniseries)|Little Fires Everywhere]]''
| Anita Rees
| Anita Rees
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|-
| 2021
| 2021
| ''[[Law and Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
| ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
| Vanessa Blake
| Vanessa Blake
| Episode "In the Year We All Fell Down" (Season 22, Episode 12) <ref>http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20210405nbc12/</ref>
| Episode: "In the Year We All Fell Down"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20210405nbc12/ |title = Listings - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit on NBC {{!}} TheFutonCritic.com}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2021
| 2021–2025
| ''[[And Just Like That...]]''
| ''[[And Just Like That...]]''
|Seema Patel
| Seema Patel
|
| Main role
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Ramy (TV series)|Ramy]]''
| Olivia
| Guest; 3 episodes
|-
| 2024–2026
| ''[[Fallout (American TV series)|Fallout]]''
| Lee Moldaver
| 6 episodes
|}
|}
== See also ==
* [[Indians in the New York City metropolitan area]]


== References ==
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Sarita Choudhury
Choudhury in 2009
Born
Sarita Catherine Louise Choudhury

(1966-08-18) 18 August 1966 (age 59)[1]
Blackheath, London, United Kingdom
EducationQueen's University at Kingston (Ontario, Canada)
OccupationActress
Years active1990–present
Children1

Sarita Catherine Louise Choudhury (bn; born 18 August 1966)[2] is a British actress who has appeared in film and on television. Choudhury made her screen debut starring in the romantic drama film Mississippi Masala (1991). She later appeared in numerous American and international film productions, including A Perfect Murder (1998), Spike Lee's She Hate Me (2004), Lady in the Water (2006), Midnight's Children (2012), and The Green Knight (2021).

Choudhury played the leading roles in a number of films, notably the historical erotic romance Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996), the drama For Real (2009), and the supernatural horror film Evil Eye (2020). On television, she starred as Mira Berenson in the Showtime thriller series Homeland (2011–2017), and as Kith Lyonne in the Netflix superhero series, Jessica Jones (2019). In 2021, Choudhury began starring as Seema Patel in the HBO Max comedy-drama series, And Just Like That..., and in 2024 as Moldaver/Miss Williams in the Fallout TV series.

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

Choudhury was born in Blackheath, London, to English and Bengali parents.[3][4][5] Her father was a scientist, and she grew up in Jamaica and Italy.[6]

She studied economics and film at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, graduating in 1989. Her older brother, Paul Choudhury, also studied at Queen's.[6]

Career[edit | edit source]

Choudhury made her big screen debut starring opposite Denzel Washington in the 1991 romantic drama film Mississippi Masala directed by Mira Nair, for which she received her Screen Actors Guild (SAG) card.[7][8][9] She was still working as a waitress in Manhattan's East Village to make ends meet while the film was in theatres.[8] The film was positively received by critics. After Mississippi Masala became an art-house hit, Choudhury acted as a Pakistani country-western singer in the British comedy film Wild West (1992), a Chilean maid who is raped in Bille August's adaptation of The House of the Spirits, and a lesbian mother in the experimental film Fresh Kill directed by Shu Lea Cheang.[10]

Choudhury at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival

After appearing in the American comedy film The Perez Family and the made-for-television drama Down Came a Blackbird in 1995, Choudhury starred as Tara, the Indian princess in the historical erotic romance film Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996) directed by Nair. The film generated controversy at the time of its release and was banned in India due to its erotic theme and sexual content.[11] The following years, she acted primarily in American productions, notable playing the recurring role on the NBC police drama series Homicide: Life on the Street for five episodes during the 1998–99 season as Dr. Kalyani, a medical examiner. In 1998, she appeared in the crime thriller film A Perfect Murder and the romantic drama film Restless. The following year, she had a minor role in the thriller film Gloria directed by Sidney Lumet. She had recurring roles on the short-lived television dramas Deadline (2000) and 100 Centre Street (2001–2002), and later appeared in the comedy films It Runs in the Family (2003) and She Hate Me (2004).

In 2005, Choudhury starred in the independent political drama film The War Within and the following year appeared in the psychological thriller Lady in the Water by M. Night Shyamalan.[12] In 2007, she played the role of the King's mistress, Helen Pardis, in the NBC short-lived drama series Kings. The series was based upon the Biblical story of King David but set in modern times. Her character's Biblical counterpart was Rizpah, a concubine of King Saul. She worked with independent-film director Sona Jain in the 2009 drama film For Real. In an interview with The Statesman, she said, "After Mississippi Masala and Kama Sutra I started getting offers in New York... doing theatres... I just went with the flow. One fine day, I thought that I haven't been back to India, haven't shot there and that's something I wanted to. There were Bollywood offers but it was not until Sona's script that made me look at India."[13] The film had a commercial release in September 2010.

In 2011, Choudhury was cast as Saul Berenson's wife, Mira, in the Showtime political thriller series, Homeland. She was promoted to series regular during the third season.[14] Along with cast, she received Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. After Homeland, she co-starred in the romantic comedy-drama film, Learning to Drive (2014), and played Egeria, the Capitol's Minister of Interior in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014) and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015). In 2015–2016, she appeared as the Deputy White House Political Director Sophia Varma in the NBC crime drama series Blindspot. In 2016, she starred opposite Tom Hanks in the comedy-drama film A Hologram for the King.[15]

Choudhury appeared in the independent films The Last Photograph (2017) and After Louie (2018), and was a regular cast member during the third and final season of Hulu drama series The Path in 2018. In 2019, she starred as Kith Lyonne in the Netflix series Jessica Jones and the following year appeared in the Hulu miniseries Little Fires Everywhere. In 2020, she played the leading role in the supernatural horror film Evil Eye.[16][17] She also starred in the Spanish drama film It Snows in Benidorm (2020), and appeared in the science fiction drama After Yang and The Green Knight (2021).

In 2021, Choudhury joined the cast of HBO Max comedy-drama series And Just Like That..., a Sex and the City revival series.[18] She plays Seema Patel, a real estate broker who becomes a new friend for Carrie Bradshaw. Choudhury received wide press coverage for her performance in the series.[19][20] Some of critics dubbed her as "the new Samantha Jones".[21] The A.V. Club named her the best part of the series.[22] After her And Just Like That... performance, HBO Max announced that Choudhury would star in and produce the family drama series The Colony based on the 2019 film Stray Dolls.[23]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Choudhury has one daughter, named Maria.[24]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Films[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Notes
1991 Mississippi Masala Meena
1992 Wild West Rifat
1993 The House of the Spirits Pancha Garcia
1994 Fresh Kill Shareen Lightfoot
1995 The Perez Family Josette
1996 Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love Tara, the Queen
1998 High Art Joan Uncredited
A Perfect Murder Raquel Martinez
Restless Jane Talwani
1999 Gloria Angela
2000 Come On Sarita
2001 3 A.M. Box
Trigger Happy Alison
2002 Just a Kiss Colleen
Refuge Girl
2003 Rhythm of the Saints Mariela
It Runs in the Family Suzie
2004 Marmalade Angela
She Hate Me Song
The Breakup Artist Mona
Indocumentados Mrs. Guerrero
2005 The War Within Farida S. Choudhury
L'est de la brúixola Dabashree
2006 Lady in the Water Anna Ran
2008 The Accidental Husband Sunny
2009 Entre nos Preet
For Real Priya
2011 Aazaan Menon
2012 Gayby Ushma
Generation Um... Lily
Midnight's Children Indira Gandhi
BMW: Bombay's Most Wanted
2013 Admission Rachel
Innocence Dr. Vera Kent
2014 The Disinherited Anna
Learning To Drive Jasleen
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 Egeria
Roman Buildings Sarita
2015 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 Egeria
Sweets Sweets
2016 A Hologram for the King Zahra
2017 The Last Photograph Hannah
After Louie Maggie
2020 Evil Eye Usha Kharti
It Snows in Benidorm Alex
2021 After Yang Cleo
The Green Knight Mother
2025 Three Goodbyes Gastroenterologist [25]

Short films[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Dinner Party Rosie
Story of the Red Rose Infanta
2004 Exactly Lily
2006 Lady in a Box Ms. Pullman
2008 Woman in Burka Sarita
2009 Coup de Grâce
2012 Monarchs and Men Nadzia
2013 Give Into the Night Veena
2015 Love Comes Later
2016 Wake O Wake Lila
2019 Human Terrain Adelah Nasser
2020 Here Comes Frieda Yvonne

Television[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Notes
1995 Down Came a Blackbird Myrna Television film
1997 Subway Stories Humera Television film; segment: "Honey-Getter"
1998–1999 Homicide: Life on the Street Dr. Kalyani Recurring
2000–2001 Deadline Sahira Ondaatje 3 episodes
2001–2002 100 Centre Street Julia Brooks Recurring
2004 Law & Order Nadira Harrington Episode: "Paradigm"
PBS Hollywood Presents Charmaine Episode: "Cop Shop"
2007 Damages Sleep Therapist Episode: "She Spat at Me"
2009 Kings Helen Pardis Recurring
The Philanthropist Rhada Shivpuri Episode: "Kashmir"
Possible Side Effects Callie Television film
2010 Mercy Dr. Carrozzi Episode: "Wake Up, Bill"
The Good Wife Simran Verma Episode: "Mock"
Bored to Death Lakshmi Episode: "Forty-Two Down!"
2011 Bar Karma Sarita Episode: "Man Walks Out of a Bar"
Death in Paradise Avita Episode: "Music of Murder"
2011–2017 Homeland Mira Berenson Main role season 3; recurring (seasons 1, 4); guest (seasons 2, 6)
2015–2016 Blindspot Sofia Varma Recurring
2016 Elementary Gira Pal Episode: "A Study in Charlotte"
Divorce Courtney Episode: "Church"
2016–2017 Madam Secretary Prime Minister Jaya Verma 2 episodes
2018 The Path Lilith Main role (season 3)
Instinct Mayor Myers 2 episodes
Strangers 3 episodes
2019 Jessica Jones Kith Lyonne Main role (season 3)
Modern Love Therapist Episode: "Rallying to Keep the Game Alive"
2020 Mira, Royal Detective Great-Aunt Rupa (voice)
Little Fires Everywhere Anita Rees 3 episodes
2021 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Vanessa Blake Episode: "In the Year We All Fell Down"[26]
2021–2025 And Just Like That... Seema Patel Main role
2022 Ramy Olivia Guest; 3 episodes
2024–2026 Fallout Lee Moldaver 6 episodes

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Wikidata". Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "Actor Sarita Choudhury, who shot to fame with "Mississippi Masala", "Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love" and "Lady in the Water", will be in Kolkata on Saturday. Sarita, who is half Bengali by descent, has her family in Kolkata. She will be next seen in the film titled "For Real"". The Times of India. 10 September 2010. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Sarita Choudhury". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  4. ↑ Waheed, Jabeen (22 June 2023). "And Just Like That Star Sarita Choudhury on South Asian Inclusion, Cultural Stereotypes and Seema's Journey". Glamour. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
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