Sakina Jaffrey

1962 (64) • Acting

Born: 2/14/1962 (64) in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Known for: Acting

Sakina Jaffrey

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

Mr. Robot

83%

Antara Nayar

2015

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

80%

Geeta Chanoor

1999

House of Cards

80%

Linda Vasquez

2013

Homeland

76%

Dr. Meyer

2011

Heroes

74%

Mrs. Suresh

2006

Blindspot

74%

Dr. Susan Albright

2015

Sex and the City

73%

Rama Patel

1998

Lost in Space

75%

Captain Kamal

2018

Super Troopers 3

65%

Mehta

2026

Deli Boys

61%

Seema

2025

Goosebumps: The Vanishing

69%

Dr. Ramona Pamani

2025

Before

65%

Gail

2024

Ms. Marvel

63%

Auntie Shirin

2022

The Hating Game

73%

Helen

2021

Mayor of Kingstown

80%

Leticia Marks

2021

Ghosts

81%

Champa

2021

Soul

81%

Doctor (voice)

2020

Little Voice

73%

Vilina

2020

Snowpiercer

73%

Mrs. Headwood

2020

Defending Jacob

82%

Lynn Canavan

2020

Sunnyside

52%

Alisha Modi

2019

Prodigal Son

81%

Dr. Elaine Brown

2019

Late Night

64%

Molly's Mom

2019

Dark Was the Night

56%

Jane

2018

The Equalizer 2

68%

Fatima

2018

Lost in Space

75%

Captain Kamal

2018

Red Sparrow

65%

Trish Forsythe

2018

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

65%

Dr. Malini Soni

2017

American Gods

71%

Mama-Ji

2017

Claire in Motion

45%

Maya

2017

Timeless

72%

Agent Denise Christopher

2016

Billions

78%

Daevisha 'Dave' Mahar

2016

Blindspot

74%

Dr. Susan Albright

2015

Mr. Robot

83%

Antara Nayar

2015

Madam Secretary

70%

Chondita Samant

2014

Sleepy Hollow

74%

Sheriff Leena Reyes / Sheriff Leena Reyes (uncredited)

2013