Archie Panjabi

Archie Panjabi

CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
GenderFemale
BirthdayMay 31, 1972
BiographyArchana Panjabi (born 31 May 1972) is an English actress. She has had various roles in both British and American television including as Maya Roy in Life on Mars (2006–2007), Kalinda Sharma in The Good Wife (2009–2015), Nas Kamal in Blindspot (2016–2017, 2020), Kendra Malley in Departure (2019–2023), and The Rani in Doctor Who (2025). Her work in The Good Wife earned her a Primetime Emmy Award in 2010 and an NAACP Image Award in 2012, as well as two further Emmy nominations, one Golden Globe nomination, and three Screen Actors Guild Award nominations shared with the cast. Panjabi is the first Asian actor to win a Primetime Emmy for acting. Other notable roles include Meenah Khan in East Is East (1999), Pinky Bhamra in Bend It Like Beckham (2002), Yasmin Husseini in Yasmin (2004), and Asra Nomani in A Mighty Heart (2007).

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Known For

Hijack
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Hijack

as Zahra Gahfoor
Blindspot
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Blindspot

as Nas Kamal
Departure
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Departure

as Kendra Malley
I Know This Much is True
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I Know This Much is True

as Dr. Patel
Next of Kin
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Next of Kin

as Mona Harcourt
Power Monkeys
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Power Monkeys

as Preeya
Sea of Souls
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Sea of Souls

as Megan Sharma
Snowpiercer
Ended

Snowpiercer

as Asha
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
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Star Wars: The Bad Batch

as Depa Billaba
The Fall
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The Fall

as Paula Reed Smith
The Good Wife
Ended

The Good Wife

as Kalinda Sharma
Under the Bridge
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Under the Bridge

as Suman Virk
White Teeth
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White Teeth

as Alsana

Part of Crew

Departure
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Departure

as Executive Producer

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