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Archie made her film debut in the British hit East Is East. Since then, she has continued to work on international blockbuster films, from Bend It Like Beckham and The Constant Gardener to critically acclaimed films like A Mighty Heart (starring opposite Angelina Jolie) and Yasmin (written by Simon Beaufoy)... See full bio »

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Archana Panjabi
in Edgware, Middlesex, England, UK
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2009-2012 The Good Wife (TV series)
Kalinda Sharma
– The Dream Team (2012) … Kalinda Sharma
– The Penalty Box (2012) … Kalinda Sharma
– Pants on Fire (2012) … Kalinda Sharma
– Blue Ribbon Panel (2012) … Kalinda Sharma
– Gloves Come Off (2012) … Kalinda Sharma
See all 68 episodes »
 
2012 The Fall (TV series)
Paula Reed Smith
– Dark Descent (2012) … Paula Reed Smith
– Darkness Visible (2012) … Paula Reed Smith
– Insolence & Wine (2012) … Paula Reed Smith
– My Adventurous Song (2012) … Paula Reed Smith
– The Vast Abyss (2012) … Paula Reed Smith
 
2010 The Happiness Salesman (short)
Karen
 
2010 The Infidel
Saamiya Nasir
 
2009 Personal Affairs (TV series)
Jane Lesser
– Connectivity (2009) … Jane Lesser
– Vital Statistix (2009) … Jane Lesser
– Fool on the Hill (2009) … Jane Lesser
– Between a Rock and a Hard Place (2009) … Jane Lesser
– A Decent Proposal (2009) … Jane Lesser
 
2009 Dead Space: Extraction (Video Game)
Catherine 'Karen' Howel/Additional Voices (voice)
 
2009 Espion(s)
Anna
 
2009 Be Good (short)
Animal Adoption Officer
 
2008/I My World (short)
Teacher
 
2008 Traitor
Chandra Dawkin
 
2007 Love Triangle (TV short) (voice)
 
2007 Silent Witness (TV series)
Amita Joshi
– Peripheral Vision: Part 2 (2007) … Amita Joshi
– Peripheral Vision: Part 1 (2007) … Amita Joshi
 
2007 A Mighty Heart
Asra
 
2007 I Could Never Be Your Woman
Casting Girl
 
2006-2007 Life on Mars (TV series)
Maya Roy
– Episode #2.6 (2007) … Maya Roy
– Episode #1.1 (2006) … Maya Roy
 
2007 Flying Lessons
Sharmila
 
2004-2006 Postman Pat (TV series)
Meera Baines / Nisha Baines
– Great Greendale Race (2006) … Meera Baines/Nisha Baines
– Postman Pat and the Grand Custard Race (2006) … Meera Baines/Nisha Baines
– Postman Pat's Hedgehog Hideaway (2006) … Meera Baines/Nisha Baines
– Postman Pat and the Talking Cat (2006) … Meera Baines/Nisha Baines
– Postman Pat and the Lost Property (2006) … Meera Baines/Nisha Baines
See all 23 episodes »
 
2006 A Good Year
Gemma
 
2005 A Very Social Secretary (TV movie)
Ashley
 
2005 The Constant Gardener
Ghita Pearson
 
2005 Chromophobia
Sarita
 
2003-2004 Grease Monkeys (TV series)
Rita Dhillon
– Love Bug (2004) … Rita Dhillon
– Middleman (2004) … Rita Dhillon
– Grey Days (2004) … Rita Dhillon
– Power and Passion (2004) … Rita Dhillon
– Disco Fever (2004) … Rita Dhillon
See all 20 episodes »
 
2004 Yasmin
Yasmin Husseini
 
2004 Sea of Souls (TV series)
Megan Sharma
– That Old Black Magic: Part 2 (2004) … Megan Sharma
– That Old Black Magic: Part 1 (2004) … Megan Sharma
– Mind Over Matter: Part 2 (2004) … Megan Sharma
– Mind Over Matter: Part 1 (2004) … Megan Sharma
– Seeing Double: Part 2 (2004) … Megan Sharma
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2003 Canterbury Tales (TV mini-series)
Clare
– The Man of Law's Tale (2003) … Clare
 
2003 Code 46
Check In
 
2003 Final Demand (TV movie)
Farida
 
2003 This Little Life (TV movie)
Niala
 
2003 Cross My Heart
Sumi
 
2002 Arranged Marriage (short)
Shashi
 
2002 White Teeth (TV series)
Alsana
– The Return of Magid Iqbal (2002) … Alsana
– The Trouble with Millat (2002) … Alsana
– The Temptation of Samad Iqbal (2002) … Alsana
– The Peculiar Second Marriage of Archie Jones (2002) … Alsana
 
2002 My Family (TV series)
Dental Assistant
– Of Mice and Ben (2002) … Dental Assistant
 
2002 Tough Love (TV movie)
Chandra (Mr Jones)
 
2002 Holby City (TV series)
Ali Saffron
– From This Moment On (2002) … Ali Saffron
 
2002 The Secret (TV movie)
Nadia's Probation Officer
 
2002 Bend It Like Beckham
Pinky Bhamra
 
2002 Single Voices (TV series)
– Little Englander (2002)
 
2001 Ivor the Invisible (TV movie)
Leila (voice)
 
2001 Delilah (short)
Adult Pim
 
2001 The Bill (TV series)
Shanaz Arad / Shanaz Azad
– Home Run (2001) … Shanaz Azad
– A Pound of Flesh (2001) … Shanaz Arad
 
2001 Murder in Mind (TV series)
WPC Jill Evans
– Vigilante (2001) … WPC Jill Evans
 
2001 A Mind to Kill (TV series)
Lamisa Khan
– Colour Blind (2001) … Lamisa Khan
 
2000 In the Beginning (TV movie)
Basya, Pharaoh's Daughter
 
2000 Brand Spanking New Show (TV series)
Various roles
 
1999 East Is East
Meenah Khan
 
1996 The Thin Blue Line (TV series)
– Alternative Culture (1996)
 
1995 Under the Moon (TV movie)
Heena (as Archie Panabi)
 
1995 Bideshi (short)
Joyoti
 
1994 Siren Spirits (TV mini-series)
Joyoti
– Bideshi (1994) … Joyoti
 
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2002 Bend It Like Beckham (performer: "Hot Hot Hot" 1983)
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
2012 Rachael Ray (TV series)
Herself
– Belly Busting Secrets from Dr. Travis Stork (2012) … Herself
 
2011 VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul (TV movie)
Herself
 
2011 America in Primetime (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Independent Woman (2011) … Herself
 
2010 The Education of Alicia Florrick: Making Season One (video documentary)
Herself
 
2010 The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
 
2006 Britain's First Suicide Bombers (TV documentary)
Tahira Tabassum
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2008 How TV Changed Britain (TV series documentary)
 
2004 My Family (TV series)
 

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White Teeth: : -- 1992. Millat is now a juvenile delinquent attending a progressive school with Archie's beautiful daughter, Irie. The Infidel -- Clip: Two A Mighty Heart -- Interview: Archie Panjabi "On the importance of being true to the story"
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Regularly does voice overs on Radio, particularly Indian voices. See more »

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For her role on The Good Wife, she was named one of the "Eight Actors Who Turn Television into Art", in the cover story of The New York Times Magazine (9/11/11). Also named as one of the Top 10 Faces on TV to Watch. (Variety, 2009). See more »

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