Archie Panjabi

51 · Born: May 31, 1972

Personal Details

Official Socials

Height 5' 2"

Born May 31, 1972 Edgware, Middlesex, England, UK

Parents

Padma Panjabi
Govind Panjabi

Biography

Archana "Archie" Panjabi is a British film and television actress, best known for her roles in the movies "East Is East", "Bend It Like Beckham", and "A Mighty Heart", as well as for her portrayal of Kalinda Sharma in the CBS television series "The Good Wife". She graduated from Brunel University, England, with a degree in Management Studies (BSc).

Career

acting

2024

Under the Bridge

Under the Bridge as Suman Virk

2023

Hijack as Zahra Gahfoor

2021

Star Wars: The Bad Batch

Star Wars: The Bad Batch as Depa Billaba (voice)

2020

Run as Fiona

I Know This Much Is True

I Know This Much Is True as Dr. Patel

2019

Departure as Kendra O'Malley

2018

Next of Kin as Dr. Mona Harcourt

2016

Power Monkeys as Preeya

Blindspot as Nas Kamal

Shetland as Asha Israni

2015

San Andreas as Serena Johnson

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Lieutenant Singh

2014

I Origins as Priya Varma

The Widower as Simone Banerjee

The Fall as Tanya Reed Smith

2010

The Happiness Salesman

The Happiness Salesman as Karen

The Infidel as Saamiya Nasir

2009

Spy(Ies) as Anna

The Good Wife as Kalinda Sharma

Personal Affairs

Personal Affairs as Jane Lesser

2008

Traitor as Chandra Dawkin

2007

A Mighty Heart as Asra Q. Nomani

2006

A Good Year as Gemma

Life on Mars as Maya Roy

2005

Chromophobia as Sarita

The Constant Gardener

The Constant Gardener as Ghita Pearson

A Very Social Secretary

A Very Social Secretary as Ashley

2004

Postman Pat's Magic Christmas

Postman Pat's Magic Christmas as Postman Pat

Yasmin as Yasmin Husseini

Sea of Souls as Megan Sharma

2002

The Secret as Nadia's Probation Officer

Bend It Like Beckham

Bend It Like Beckham as Pinky Bhamra

White Teeth as Alsana

2001

Ivor the Invisible

Ivor the Invisible as Leila (voice)

2000

In the Beginning

In the Beginning as Basya, Pharaoh's Daughter

Brand Spanking New Show

1999

East Is East as Meenah Khan

1996

The Thin Blue Line

The Thin Blue Line

1981

Postman Pat as Meera Baines (voice)