Sakina Jaffrey
Department: 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.
Known For
Raising Helen
2004
The Nanny Diaries
2007
The Hating Game
2021
Cotton Mary
1999
Breakaway
2011
The Toe Tactic
2009
The Indian in the Cupboard
1995
Definitely, Maybe
2008
Masala
1991
Ash Tuesday
2003
Claire in Motion
2017
There She Goes
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Chutney Popcorn
2001
Red Sparrow
2018
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
2017
Dark Was the Night
2018
The Ode
2008
The Equalizer 2
2018
Late Night
2019
The Manchurian Candidate
2004
The Truth About Charlie
2002
The Mystic Masseur
2001
Slaves of New York
1989
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
2007
Daylight
1996
Soul
2020
Revolution #9
2002
I'm Dead Right?
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The Perfect Murder
1988
The Guru
2002
Super Troopers 3
2026
Hiding Divya
2006
Where God Left His Shoes
2007
The Understudy
2012
The Domino Effect
2012
Third Watch
1999
Law & Order
1990
House of Cards
2013
Heroes
2006
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Snowpiercer
2020
Sleepy Hollow
2013
Blue Bloods
2010
Sleepy Hollow
2013
Mr. Robot
2015
The Mindy Project
2012
Blindspot
2015
Timeless
2016
What Goes On
2007
Ms. Marvel
2022
Law & Order
1990
Defending Jacob
2020
Sunnyside
2019
Prodigal Son
2019
Billions
2016
Homeland
2011
Sex and the City
1998
Lost in Space
2018
American Gods
2017
Little Voice
2020
Mayor of Kingstown
2021
Before
2024
Ghosts
2021
Goosebumps: The Vanishing
2025
Madam Secretary
2014
Deli Boys
2025
Girls
2012