Sakina Jaffrey

Actress

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Sakina Jaffrey was born on 14 February 1962 in Manhattan, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Raising Helen (2004), Definitely, Maybe (2008) and Soul (2020). She has been married to Francis Wilkinson since 8 September 1990. They have two children.

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Awards
- 1 nomination

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Sakina Jaffrey and Ian McShane in American Gods (2017)

Lindsay Crouse, Sakina Jaffrey, Vincent Kartheiser, Hal Scardino, Leon Tejwani, and Lucas Tejwani in The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)

Kevin Spacey and Sakina Jaffrey in House of Cards (2013)

Kevin Spacey, Michel Gill, and Sakina Jaffrey in House of Cards (2013)

Sakina Jaffrey and Paterson Joseph in Timeless (2016)

Sakina Jaffrey and Claudia Doumit in Timeless (2016)

Jim Beaver and Sakina Jaffrey in Timeless (2016)

Known for:

Raising Helen

6.0

Nilma Prasad

2004

Definitely, Maybe

7.1

School Mom

2008

Soul

8.0

Doctor(voice)

2020

The Truth About Charlie

4.7

Sylvia

2002

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Actress

Ms. Marvel
- Auntie Shirin
- TV Mini Series
- 2022
Billions
- Daevisha 'Dave' Mahar
- TV Series
- 2022
Snowpiercer
- Dr. Headwood
- Mrs. Headwood
- TV Series
- 2021–2022
Mira, Royal Detective
- Mrs. Kapadia (voice)
- TV Series
- 2020–2021
The Hating Game
- Helen
- 2021
Soul
- Doctor (voice)
- 2020
Little Voice
- Vilina
- TV Series
- 2020
Defending Jacob
- Lynn Canavan
- TV Mini Series
- 2020
Lost in Space
- Captain Kamal
- TV Series
- 2019
Sunnyside
- Alisha Modi
- TV Series
- 2019
Prodigal Son
- Dr. Elaine Brown
- TV Series
- 2019
American Gods
- Mama-Ji
- TV Series
- 2019
Late Night
- Molly's Mom
- 2019
Timeless
- Denise Christopher
- TV Series
- 2016–2018
House of Cards
- Linda Vasquez
- TV Series
- 2013–2018

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Born
- February 14, 1962
- Manhattan, New York, USA
Spouse
- Francis WilkinsonSeptember 8, 1990 - present (2 children)
Children
Parents
Other works
(March 8 to April 7, 1990) She played Catches Rain in Ellen McLaughlin's play, "Infinity's House," in a Humana Festival production at the Actors Theatre of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky with Ellen McLaughlin (Annie); Greg Porretta (Carl, Kistiakowsky); Christopher Fields (Doolin, Wong, Rabi); Scott Sowers (Joe, Gratz, Katz); Bob Burrus (Indian); Josh Liveright (Plug, Cass); Andrew Polk (Asa, Jimmy, Edelstein); Bruce Romans (Sean, Li, Solder #1); Steve Wise (Silas, Turpin); Ray Fry (Hans Bethe, Na Bok); David A. Kimball (Oppenheimer); Chris Eigeman (Ba Hong, Matt, Soldier #2, Serber); Joe Burmester (Nathan); Fred Major (General Goves); Jeremy Gold (Sing, Swaver) and Diane Casey (Fraulein Mittel) in the cast. Jackson Phippin was director.
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- 2 Pictorials