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Sakina Jaffrey

Date of birth: 1962-02-14

Place of birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Sakina Jaffrey

Biography

Sakina Jaffrey (born February 14, 1962) is an American actress. Her best known roles include Linda Vasquez in the Netflix original series House of Cards and Denise Christopher in the NBC series Timeless. She is the daughter of actor Saeed Jaffrey and actress/cookbook writer Madhur Jaffrey.

Movie Credits

Raising Helen
3.1

Raising Helen

2004-05-27

Helen Harris has a glamorous, big-city life working for one of New York's hottest modeling agencies.

The Nanny Diaries
3.2

The Nanny Diaries

2007-08-24

A college graduate goes to work as a nanny for a rich New York family. Ensconced in their home, she

The Hating Game
3.6

The Hating Game

2021-12-09

Resolving to achieve professional success without compromising her ethics, Lucy embarks on a ruthles

Cotton Mary
2.1

Cotton Mary

1999-12-17

A British family is trapped between culture, tradition, and the colonial sins of the past.

Breakaway
2.7

Breakaway

2011-09-30

A hockey enthusiast since 12 years of age, Toronto-based Rajvinder Singh, even went to the extent of

The Toe Tactic
2

The Toe Tactic

2009-01-29

Mona is nearly overwhelmed by grief and depression. After her father's death, she's cut herself off:

The Indian in the Cupboard
3.2

The Indian in the Cupboard

1995-07-14

A nine-year-old boy gets a plastic Indian and a cupboard for his birthday and finds himself involved

Definitely, Maybe
3.5

Definitely, Maybe

2008-02-08

When Will decides to tell his daughter the story of how he met her mother, he discovers that a secon

Masala
2.4

Masala

1991-09-06

An Indian-Canadian heroin addict becomes involved in the lives of his mother's family, watched over

Ash Tuesday
2.9

Ash Tuesday

2003-05-09

After September 11th, six Lower Manhattan residents must deal with pain on their own. Yet in doing s

Claire in Motion
2.3

Claire in Motion

2017-01-13

Claire is sure of herself, her work and family, until — like a bad dream — her husband disappears, l

There She Goes
0

There She Goes

Molly and Advay meet again twenty five years after being high school sweethearts. They seemed destin

Chutney Popcorn
2.6

Chutney Popcorn

2001-01-11

Reena is a young Indian American lesbian who lives and works in New York. Her sister Sarita, who is

Red Sparrow
3.3

Red Sparrow

2018-02-15

Prima ballerina Dominika Egorova faces a bleak and uncertain future after she suffers an injury that

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
3.2

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

2017-10-13

An estranged family gathers together in New York for an event celebrating the artistic work of their

Dark Was the Night
2.8

Dark Was the Night

2018-11-30

In the aftermath of tragedy, a woman and her teenage son must forge into uncharted territory in orde

The Ode
1

The Ode

2008-07-17

A young, gay Indian flees to Hollywood, away from an overprotective mother and memories of his fathe

The Equalizer 2
3.4

The Equalizer 2

2018-07-19

Robert McCall, who serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, embarks on a relen

Late Night
3.2

Late Night

2019-01-25

A legendary late-night talk show host's world is turned upside down when she hires her only female s

The Manchurian Candidate
3.2

The Manchurian Candidate

2004-07-30

Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terribl

The Truth About Charlie
2.4

The Truth About Charlie

2002-10-25

Regina meets charming Joshua while vacationing in Martinique, as she contemplates ending her whirlwi

The Mystic Masseur
2.5

The Mystic Masseur

2001-10-05

Circa 1940 in Trinidad, still a British Colony, lives Ganesh Ramseyor, of East Indian origin, along

Slaves of New York
2.5

Slaves of New York

1989-03-18

Meet the denizens of New York City: artists, prostitutes, saints, and seers. All are aspiring toward

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
3.5

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

2007-09-26

When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelry store, the job goes horribly wrong,

Daylight
3.1

Daylight

1996-12-06

A group of armed robbers fleeing the police head for the New Jersey Tunnel and run right into trucks

Soul
4

Soul

2020-12-25

Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful audition at th

Revolution #9
2.1

Revolution #9

2002-11-15

A handsome and successful young man with a lovely fiancée, James Jackson seems to have everything go

I'm Dead Right?
0

I'm Dead Right?

Desperate to sell her childhood home, Nikita, a queer South Asian woman, discovers what is making th

The Perfect Murder
3

The Perfect Murder

1988-08-03

Police Inspector Ghote lives a middle-class life in Bombay along with his wife, Pratima. He has been

The Guru
2.6

The Guru

2002-08-21

Bored with Bollywood movies but fascinated with their Hollywood counterparts from his youth, Ram dre

Super Troopers 3: Winter Soldiers
0

Super Troopers 3: Winter Soldiers

2026-08-06

The third installment in the Super Troopers franchise. Plot TBA.

Hiding Divya
0

Hiding Divya

2006-11-03

The story of three generations of women and the taboos created in the South Asian-American community

Where God Left His Shoes
3.3

Where God Left His Shoes

2007-04-27

When Frank, Angela, and their two children are evicted from their New York City apartment, they have

The Understudy
0

The Understudy

2012-03-16

A perennial understudy takes matters into her own hands to achieve fame at any price.

The Domino Effect
2.5

The Domino Effect

2012-10-18

If global economy came to a sudden stop what would be the effect on families worldwide? People in di