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Archana "Archie" Panjabi is an English actress. She has had various role in both UK and US television including as Mya Roy in Life on Mars and Kalinda Sharma in The Good Wife. Her portrayal earned her a Primetime Emmy Award in 2010 and an NAACP Image Award in 2012, as well as two further Emmy nominations, one Golden Globe nomination, and three Screen Actors Guild Award nominations shared with the cast. Additional notable roles include Meenah Khan in East is East (1999), Pinky Bhamra in Bend It Like Beckham (2002), Yasmin Husseini in Yasmin (2005), and Asra Nomani in A Mighty Heart (2007).
Birth Name
Archana Panjabi
Born
Wednesday, 31 May 1972
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Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Under the Bridge | Suman Virk | 2024 |
| Hijack | Zahra Gahfoor | 2023 |
| Fairytale | Dr. Jeanne | 2022 |
| Star Wars: The Bad Batch | Depa Billaba | 2021 |
| Snowpiercer | Asha | 2020 |
| I Know This Much Is True | Dr. Patel | 2020 |
| Run | Fiona / Fiona Hatwal | 2020 |
| Departure | Kendra Malley / Kendra O'Malley | 2019 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Next of Kin | Mona Harcourt | 2018 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Under the Bridge | Suman Virk | 2024 |
| Hijack | Zahra Gahfoor | 2023 |
| Fairytale | Dr. Jeanne | 2022 |
| Star Wars: The Bad Batch | Depa Billaba | 2021 |
| Snowpiercer | Asha | 2020 |
| I Know This Much Is True | Dr. Patel | 2020 |
| Run | Fiona / Fiona Hatwal | 2020 |
| Departure | Kendra Malley / Kendra O'Malley | 2019 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Next of Kin | Mona Harcourt | 2018 |
| Bull | Arti Cander | 2016 |
| Harry | Self | 2016 |
| Power Monkeys | Preeya | 2016 |
| Blindspot | Nas Kamal | 2015 |
| San Andreas | Serena Johnson | 2015 |
| BoJack Horseman | Tilda Madison | 2014 |
| I Origins | Priya Varma | 2014 |
| The Widower | Simone Banarjee | 2014 |
| Still Open All Hours | Jasmine | 2013 |
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Lieutenant Singh | 2013 |
| The Queen Latifah Show | Self | 2013 |
| The Fall | Tanya Reed Smith / Prof. Reed Smith | 2013 |
| CBS This Morning | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul | Self | 2011 |
| America in Primetime | Kalinda Sharma, The Good Wife / Self | 2011 |
| Shetland | Asha Israni | 2011 |
| The Happiness Salesman | Karen | 2010 |
| The Infidel | Saamiya Nasir | 2010 |
| The Good Wife | Kalinda Sharma | 2009 |
| Personal Affairs | Jane Lesser | 2009 |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Herself - Guest | 2009 |
| Spy(Ies) | Anna | 2009 |
| Postman Pat: Special Delivery Service | Nisha Bains / Meera Bains / Archie Panjabi | 2008 |
| Traitor | Chandra Dawkin | 2008 |
| A Mighty Heart | Asra / Asra Q. Nomani | 2007 |
| I Could Never Be Your Woman | Casting Girl | 2007 |
| Flying Lessons | Sharmila | 2007 |
| A Good Year | Gemma | 2006 |
| Chromophobia | Sarita | 2006 |
| Life on Mars | Maya Roy | 2006 |
| A Very Social Secretary | Ashley | 2005 |
| The Constant Gardener | Ghita Pearson | 2005 |
| Postman Pat's Magic Christmas | Postman Pat | 2004 |
| Yasmin | Yasmin Husseini | 2004 |
| Code 46 | Check In | 2004 |
| Sea of Souls | Megan Sharma | 2004 |
| Canterbury Tales | Clare | 2003 |
| Final Demand | Farida | 2003 |
| Grease Monkeys | Rita Dhillon | 2003 |
| White Teeth | Alsana | 2002 |
| Bend It Like Beckham | Pinky Bhamra | 2002 |
| Murder in Mind | WPC Jill Evans | 2001 |
| In the Beginning | Basya, Pharaoh's Daughter | 2000 |
| Single Voices | Neeta | 2000 |
| Tough Love | Chandra (Mr Jones) / Chandra | 2000 |
| My Family | Dental Assistant | 2000 |
| East Is East | Meenah Khan | 1999 |
| Holby City | Ali Saffron | 1999 |
| The View | Herself - Guest | 1997 |
| Silent Witness | Amita Joshi | 1996 |
| The Thin Blue Line | Nazia Habib | 1995 |
| A Mind to Kill | Lamisa Khan | 1994 |
| The Knock | Indian Lady | 1994 |
| London's Burning | Yasmin | 1986 |
| The Brief | Shanaz Azad / Shanaz Arad | 1984 |
| Postman Pat | Meera Baines (voice) / Nisha Bains / Meera Bains / Katy Pottage / Meera Baines / Nisha Baines | 1981 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Self | 1981 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Departure | 2019 |
| Next of Kin | 2018 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2013 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 2012 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2011 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2010 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Won |
