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Home/People/Sakina Jaffrey
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Born
Feb 14, 1962
Age 64
Place of Birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

35
Movies
32
TV Shows
IMDb Profile

Sakina Jaffrey

Acting

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.
Super Troopers 3: Winter Soldiers poster

Super Troopers 3: Winter Soldiers

Cast
2026
The Hating Game poster

The Hating Game

as Helen
2021
Soul poster

Soul

as Doctor (voice)
2020
Late Night poster

Late Night

as Molly's Mom
2019
Dark Was the Night poster

Dark Was the Night

as Jane
2018
The Equalizer 2 poster

The Equalizer 2

as Fatima
2018
Red Sparrow poster

Red Sparrow

as Trish Forsythe
2018
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) poster

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

as Dr. Malini Soni
2017
Claire in Motion poster

Claire in Motion

as Maya
2017
The Domino Effect poster

The Domino Effect

as Serena
2012
The Understudy poster

The Understudy

as Nurse
2012
Breakaway poster

Breakaway

as Livleen Singh
2011
The Toe Tactic poster

The Toe Tactic

as Lacticia Utt
2009
The Ode poster

The Ode

as Parin
2008
Definitely, Maybe poster

Definitely, Maybe

as School Mom
2008
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead poster

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

as Manager
2007
The Nanny Diaries poster

The Nanny Diaries

as Sima
2007
Where God Left His Shoes poster

Where God Left His Shoes

as Doctor
2007
Hiding Divya poster

Hiding Divya

as Dr. Sharma
2006
The Manchurian Candidate poster

The Manchurian Candidate

as Mysterious Arabic Woman
2004