Acting credits
62
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Sakina Jaffrey
Acting
Career Snapshot
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1.0
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Movies: 33Series: 29
TMDB ID: 34200
IMDb ID: nm0415529
Known for: Acting
Born: February 14, 1962
Age: 64
Place of birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1988 - 2026
Years active: 39
Average TMDB rating: 6.9
Wikidata: Q3469385
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Sakina Jaffrey.
Aug 6
Super Troopers 3: Winter Soldiers
2026 Movie
7.3
The Hating Game
as Helen
2021 Movie
8.1
Soul
as Doctor (voice)
2020 Movie
6.4
Late Night
as Molly's Mom
2019 Movie
5.5
Dark Was the Night
as Jane
2018 Movie
6.8
The Equalizer 2
as Fatima
2018 Movie
6.5
Red Sparrow
as Trish Forsythe
2018 Movie
6.5
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
as Dr. Malini Soni
2017 Movie
4.5
Claire in Motion
as Maya
2017 Movie
5.0
The Domino Effect
as Serena
2012 Movie
The Understudy
as Nurse
2012 Movie
5.4
Breakaway
as Livleen Singh
2011 Movie
4.0
The Toe Tactic
as Lacticia Utt
2009 Movie
2.0
The Ode
as Parin
2008 Movie
6.9
Definitely, Maybe
as School Mom
2008 Movie
7.1
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
as Manager
2007 Movie
6.4
The Nanny Diaries
as Sima
2007 Movie
6.6
Where God Left His Shoes
as Doctor
2007 Movie
Hiding Divya
as Dr. Sharma
2006 Movie
6.5
The Manchurian Candidate
as Mysterious Arabic Woman
2004 Movie
6.1
Raising Helen
as Nilma Prasad
2004 Movie
5.8
Ash Tuesday
as June
2003 Movie
4.3
Revolution #9
as Dr. Ray
2002 Movie
4.8
The Truth About Charlie
as Sylvia
2002 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Sakina Jaffrey.
6.6
Deli Boys
as Seema • 3 eps
2025 Series
6.8
Goosebumps: The Vanishing
as Dr. Ramona Pamani • 3 eps
2025 Series
6.4
Before
as Gail • 3 eps
2024 Series
6.3
Ms. Marvel
as Auntie Shirin • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.9
Mayor of Kingstown
as Leticia Marks • 1 eps
2021 Series
7.9
Ghosts
as Champa • 2 eps
2021 Series
7.3
Little Voice
as Vilina • 6 eps
2020 Series
7.4
Snowpiercer
as Mrs. Headwood • 23 eps
2020 Series
8.3
Defending Jacob
as Lynn Canavan • 8 eps
2020 Series
5.2
Sunnyside
as Alisha Modi • 1 eps
2019 Series
8.1
Prodigal Son
as Dr. Elaine Brown • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.5
Lost in Space
as Captain Kamal • 1 eps
2018 Series
7.1
American Gods
as Mama-Ji • 3 eps
2017 Series
7.2
Timeless
as Agent Denise Christopher • 26 eps
2016 Series
7.7
Billions
as Daevisha 'Dave' Mahar • 9 eps
2016 Series
7.4
Blindspot
as Dr. Susan Albright • 1 eps
2015 Series
8.3
Mr. Robot
as Antara Nayar • 7 eps
2015 Series
7.0
Madam Secretary
as Chondita Samant • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.4
Sleepy Hollow
as Sheriff Leena Reyes • 5 eps
2013 Series
8.0
House of Cards
as Linda Vasquez • 27 eps
2013 Series
6.2
The Mindy Project
as Sonu Lahiri • 6 eps
2012 Series
6.4
Girls
as Gynecologist • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.6
Homeland
as Dr. Meyer • 3 eps
2011 Series
7.8
Blue Bloods
as Mrs. Demir • 1 eps
2010 Series