Archie Panjabi
British actress · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Born 1972 · age 54
Archana Panjabi is an English actress. On television, she is known for her roles as Maya Roy in the BBC One series Life on Mars (2006-2007), Kalinda Sharma in the CBS series The Good Wife (2009-2015), Nas Kamal in the NBC series Blindspot, Kendra Malley in the Global series Departure (2019-2023), and The Rani in...
Archie Panjabi is read about 1,452 times a day, in 35 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 12 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
Catch the WindFilm, Dr. Jean2025
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality WarFilm, The Rani2024
Doctor WhoSeries, The Rani2021
Star Wars: The Bad BatchSeries, Depa Billaba (voice)2019
DepartureSeries, Kendra O'Malley2016
BullSeries, Arti Cander2015
San AndreasFilm, Serena Johnson2014
BoJack HorsemanSeries, Tilda Madison (voice)
I OriginsFilm, 2014Priya Varma2010Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesAward2009
The Good WifeSeries, Kalinda Sharma
Be GoodFilm, 2009Animal adoption officer2008
TraitorFilm, Chandra Dawkin2007
A Mighty HeartFilm, Asra Q. Nomani2005
A Very Social SecretaryFilm, Ashley2004
Postman Pat's Magic ChristmasFilm, Postman Pat2003
Canterbury TalesSeries, Clare
Code 46Film, 2003Check In2001Ivor the InvisibleFilm, Leila (voice)2000
In the BeginningSeries, Basya, Pharaoh's DaughterTough LoveFilm, 2000Chandra1995
The Thin Blue LineSeries, Nazia Habib
BideshiFilm, 1995Joyoti1994
Two Oranges and a MangoFilm, Prostitute1981
Postman PatSeries, Meera Baines (voice)1972Born31 May 1972People around Archie
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Anita Dobson Also in The Reality War and Wish World
Ncuti Gatwa Also in The Reality War and Wish World
Varada Sethu Also in The Reality War and Wish World
Michael Winterbottom Directed A Mighty Heart (2007)
Jonah Hauer-King Also in The Reality War and Wish World
Jemma Redgrave Also in The Reality War and Wish World
Murray Gold Wrote The Reality War and Wish World
Millie Gibson Also in The Reality War and Wish World
Nina Wadia Also in Bend It Like Beckham and White Teeth
Bonnie Langford Also in The Reality War and Wish World
Andrew Eaton Produced A Mighty Heart (2007)
Brad Pitt Produced A Mighty Heart (2007)
Ridley Scott Produced A Good Year (2006)
Don Cheadle Produced Traitor (2008)
Om Puri Also in East Is East and Code 46
Jodie Whittaker Also in The Reality War
Fernando Meirelles Directed The Constant Gardener (2006)
Derek Cianfrance Directed I Know This Much Is True
Linda Bassett Also in East Is East and This Little Life
Ashok Amritraj Produced Traitor (2008)
Jeffrey Nachmanoff Directed Traitor (2008)
Leslee Udwin Produced East Is East (2000)
Beau Flynn Produced San Andreas (2015)
Kulvinder Ghir Also in Bend It Like Beckham (2003)
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I Origins 2014
The Constant Gardener 2005
Traitor 2008
A Good Year 2006
East Is East 1999
Filmography 32
68 credits on file
Television 24
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About this person
On television, she is known for her roles as Maya Roy in the BBC One series Life on Mars (2006-2007), Kalinda Sharma in the CBS series The Good Wife (2009-2015), Nas Kamal in the NBC series Blindspot, Kendra Malley in the Global series 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. Her films include East Is East (1999), Bend It Like Beckham (2002), Yasmin (2004), and A Mighty Heart (2007).
