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Archie Panjabi is a Actor British born on 31 may 1972 at Edgware (United-kingdom)

Archie Panjabi

Archie Panjabi
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Birth name Archana Panjabi
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 31 may 1972 (51 years) at Edgware (United-kingdom)

Archana "Archie" Panjabi (born 31 May 1972) is a British actress, best known for her role as Kalinda Sharma on The Good Wife. Her portrayal has 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. Her other notable roles include Yasmin Husseini in Yasmin (2005), Pinky Bhamra in Bend It Like Beckham (2002) and Asra Nomani in A Mighty Heart (2007).

Biography

In 1998, Panjabi married tailor Rajesh Nihalani in an arranged marriage.

Best films

San Andreas (2015)
(Actress)

Usually with

Mike Cahill
Mike Cahill
(1 films)
Andrew Eaton
Andrew Eaton
(2 films)
Don Cheadle
Don Cheadle
(1 films)
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Filmography of Archie Panjabi (19 films)

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Actress

San Andreas, 1h54
Directed by Brad Peyton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes La fin du monde, Disaster films, American disaster films, Films about earthquakes
Actors Dwayne Johnson, Kylie Minogue, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Archie Panjabi, Colton Haynes
Roles Serena Johnson
Rating61% 3.052063.052063.052063.052063.05206
Raymond "Ray" Gaines (Dwayne Johnson) is a Los Angeles Fire Department Air Rescue pilot in the midst of a divorce from Emma (Carla Gugino) and planning a trip to San Francisco with his daughter Blake (Alexandra Daddario).
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them, 5h8
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Ciarán Hinds, William Hurt, Ryan Eggold
Rating62% 3.1488553.1488553.1488553.1488553.148855
All three films follow the same time period, but are told from the differing perspectives of Conor Ludlow (James McAvoy) and Eleanor Rigby (Jessica Chastain), a young married couple living in New York. Him looks at their relationship from Conor's angle, while Her follows Eleanor's. Conor spends his days working in his restaurant while his wife Eleanor returns to college for further education. During the course of their daily lives, the couple encounters a life changing event that threatens the stability of their marriage.
I Origins
I Origins (2014)
, 1h46
Directed by Mike Cahill
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Children's films
Actors Michael Pitt, Brit Marling, Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey, Steven Yeun, Archie Panjabi, Cara Seymour
Roles Priya Varma
Rating73% 3.6532853.6532853.6532853.6532853.653285
A graduate student, Ian Gray, is researching the evolution of human eyes with Karen and Kenny. He has a particular hostility to superstition and "intelligent design", which he hopes to discredit by filling in the steps of the evolution of the eye. At a Halloween party he has an encounter with Sofi, who is wearing a mask. He photographs her eyes and they go into the washroom to have sex. Abruptly she leaves.
The Infidel, 1h45
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Richard Schiff, Omid Djalili, Archie Panjabi, Yigal Naor, Matt Lucas, Ricky Sekhon
Roles Saamiya Nasir
Rating62% 3.1482653.1482653.1482653.1482653.148265
Mahmud Nasir (Omid Djalili) is a loving husband, doting father and a "relaxed" British Muslim who frequently listens to rock music, particularly the long deceased pop star Gary Page (James Floyd), and occasionally drinks alcohol. His son, Rashid, wishes to get married to Uzma, but he and Uzma need the blessing of her devout Muslim cleric stepfather, Arshad Al-Masri (Yigal Naor), whose actions and beliefs have earned him the contempt of many British Muslims. Mahmud reluctantly agrees to put on the act of devout Muslim for the occasion.
Spy(ies)
Spy(ies) (2009)
, 1h39
Directed by Nicolas Saada
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Spy, Romance
Themes Spy films
Actors Guillaume Canet, Géraldine Pailhas, Stephen Rea, Hippolyte Girardot, Archie Panjabi, Vincent Regan
Roles Anna
Rating58% 2.9436152.9436152.9436152.9436152.943615
Vincent, un ancien étudiant de Sciences Po, marginal et délinquant, est bagagiste dans un aéroport. Avec son collègue, il a l'habitude de fouiller les valises. C'est alors qu'il se trouve embarqué dans une affaire d'espionnage. Des agents de la DST lui proposent de séduire Claire afin de surveiller les agissements de son mari, un homme d'affaires.
Traitor
Traitor (2008)
, 1h54
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Spy, Crime
Themes Spy films, Films about terrorism
Actors Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Neal McDonough, Jeff Daniels, Saïd Taghmaoui, Simon Reynolds
Roles Chandra Dawkin
Rating68% 3.448363.448363.448363.448363.44836
Samir Horn (Don Cheadle) is an Arabic-speaking Sudanese-American and devout Muslim. His Sudanese father was killed by a car bomb when he was a child. As an adult, Horn is first seen operating as an arms dealer. While negotiating a deal with Omar (Saïd Taghmaoui) in Yemen he is arrested and thrown into a Yemeni jail. Later, Samir and Omar become friends and when Omar's people arrange an escape, he takes Samir with them.
A Mighty Heart, 1h40
Directed by Michael Winterbottom
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists
Actors Angelina Jolie, Dan Futterman, Will Patton, Archie Panjabi, Irrfan Khan, Denis O'Hare
Roles Asra Q. Nomani
Rating65% 3.2989653.2989653.2989653.2989653.298965
A Mighty Heart is a detailed account of the search for kidnapped Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in 2002.
I Could Never Be Your Woman, 1h37
Directed by Amy Heckerling
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Michelle Pfeiffer, Paul Rudd, Sarah Alexander, Stacey Dash, Jon Lovitz, Fred Willard
Roles Casting Girl
Rating59% 2.9988752.9988752.9988752.9988752.998875
Rosie (Michelle Pfeiffer), is a 40-year-old divorced mother who works as a scriptwriter and producer for a TV show You Go Girl. Rosie is insecure about her age, and uses cosmetics to maintain her appearance. She has a very close relationship with her thirteen-year-old daughter, Izzie (Saoirse Ronan), which becomes even closer when she learns that she has fallen for a boy in her class named Dylan (Rory Copus). Despite her ex-husband's urging that she start dating again, she has no man in her life. To the dismay of Rosie and David (David Mitchell), her British co-writer, her boss, Marty (Fred Willard) decides that the show may no longer cover controversial subjects, so Rosie decides to cast a new character for the show. She is taken by Adam (Paul Rudd), a bright and charming young man from one of her auditions, and decides to cast him as a new, nerdy character to fall for the character played by her arrogant and self-centred lead actress, Brianna (Stacey Dash). Adam's character is well received by test audiences, and Rosie persuades Marty to give him a chance.
A Good Year, 1h58
Directed by Ridley Scott
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about families, La provence, Films about the labor movement, Children's films
Actors Russell Crowe, Albert Finney, Marion Cotillard, Didier Bourdon, Abbie Cornish, Tom Hollander
Roles Gemma
Rating68% 3.448353.448353.448353.448353.44835
In the prologue, a young Max Skinner, whose parents have died in an accident, spends his childhood summer holidays learning to appreciate the finer things in life at his Uncle Henry's vineyard estate in Provence in south-eastern France. Some 25 years later, Max is an unethical yet very successful hard-working London-based bond trader with a large portion sense of humour.
Chromophobia, 2h16
Directed by Martha Fiennes
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Penélope Cruz, Ralph Fiennes, Damian Lewis, Kristin Scott Thomas, Ben Chaplin, Ian Holm
Roles Sarita
Rating60% 3.0440153.0440153.0440153.0440153.044015
Chromophobia takes a look at several people and relationships. Some of these people are very wealthy and have become so obsessed with their wealth and material objects they are very detached from more important things in life. The things they choose to reject in their pursuit for the finer things in life include friendship, their children, love and integrity. At one point or another in the movie, each character begins to realize and then face their problems and in a sense their lives come crashing down. The characters then begin to see if they can get their lives back and carry on with a new look.
The Constant Gardener, 2h9
Directed by Fernando Meirelles
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Films set in Africa, Spy films, Medical-themed films, Political films
Actors Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Hubert Koundé, Danny Huston, Bill Nighy, Richard McCabe
Roles Ghita Pearson
Rating73% 3.6979753.6979753.6979753.6979753.697975
Justin Quayle (Ralph Fiennes), a shy low-level British diplomat and horticultural hobbyist posted in Kenya, is one to avoid making a fuss until he learns that his wife Tessa (Rachel Weisz) was found dead on the veld. Tessa has been murdered at a crossroads along with her Kenyan driver. Her doctor colleague Arnold Bluhm (Hubert Koundé) is initially suspected of her murder but is later found to have been murdered on the same day as Tessa. Various rumours abound that the two were having an affair; however, it is later revealed that Bluhm was gay.
Yasmin
Yasmin (2004)
, 1h27
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on the September 11 attacks, Films about terrorism, Disaster films, Films about hijackings
Actors Archie Panjabi, Renu Setna, Gary Lewis, Joyce Kennedy, David Crellin
Roles Yasmin Husseini
Rating68% 3.4434453.4434453.4434453.4434453.443445
Yasmin is a young Muslim woman living in Britain. After Yasmin's husband is arrested on suspected terror charges following the September 11th attacks, she campaigns for his release from a holding center.
Code 46
Code 46 (2003)
, 1h32
Directed by Michael Winterbottom
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Romance
Themes Films about computing, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films
Actors Tim Robbins, Samantha Morton, Jeanne Balibar, Togo Igawa, Natalie Mendoza, Om Puri
Roles Check In
Rating61% 3.050973.050973.050973.050973.05097
In the near future the world is divided between those who live "inside", in high-density cities, while the poor underclass live "outside." Access to the cities is highly restricted and regulated through the use of health documents, known as "papelles" in the global pidgin language of the day (composed of elements of English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Italian, Farsi and Mandarin).
Final Demand, 2h55
Directed by Tom Vaughan
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Tamzin Outhwaite, Liam Cunningham, Archie Panjabi, Simon Pegg, Dorian Healy, Tabitha Wady
Roles Farida
Rating72% 3.6423753.6423753.6423753.6423753.642375
La vie de David s'écroule lorsque sa fille est tuée en rentrant chez elle, après avoir tenté de joindre ses parents, dont le téléphone était coupé. Il décide de s'en prendre à la compagnie de téléphone alors que la police tente de retrouver le meurtrier.