Actor profile

Archie Panjabi

31st May 1972 Edgware, Middlesex, England, UK Acting

Archana "Archie" Panjabi (born May 31, 1972) is a British film and television actress, best known for her roles in the movies "East Is East", "Bend It Like Beckham", and "A Mighty Heart", as well as for her portrayal of Kalinda Sharma in the CBS television series "The Good Wife". She graduated from Brunel University, England, with a degree in Management Studies (BSc).

27 Movies 34 TV Shows 63 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Catch the Wind poster

Catch the Wind 17th April 2026 as Dr. Jean

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War poster

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War 31st May 2025 as The Rani

Where We Came From poster

Where We Came From 16th October 2024 as Satinder Aujla

San Andreas poster

San Andreas 27th May 2015 as Serena Johnson

I Origins poster

I Origins 18th July 2014 as Priya Varma

The Infidel poster

The Infidel 18th February 2010 as Saamiya Nasir

The Happiness Salesman poster

The Happiness Salesman 24th June 2009 as Karen

Spy(ies) poster

Spy(ies) 28th January 2009 as Anna

Be Good poster

Be Good 1st January 2009 as Animal adoption officer

Traitor poster

Traitor 23rd August 2008 as Chandra Dawkin

A Mighty Heart poster

A Mighty Heart 22nd June 2007 as Asra Q. Nomani

I Could Never Be Your Woman poster

I Could Never Be Your Woman 11th May 2007 as Casting Girl

Lezioni di volo poster

Lezioni di volo 16th March 2007 as Sharmila

A Good Year poster

A Good Year 9th September 2006 as Gemma

Chromophobia poster

Chromophobia 10th May 2006 as Sarita

A Very Social Secretary poster

A Very Social Secretary 10th October 2005 as Ashley

The Constant Gardener poster

The Constant Gardener 31st August 2005 as Ghita Pearson

Postman Pat's Magic Christmas poster

Postman Pat's Magic Christmas 17th October 2004 as Postman Pat

Yasmin poster

Yasmin 7th August 2004 as Yasmin Husseini

Code 46 poster

Code 46 2nd September 2003 as Check In

Final Demand poster

Final Demand 20th April 2003 as Farida

This Little Life poster

This Little Life 19th March 2003 as Niala

White Teeth poster

White Teeth 16th September 2002 as Alsana

The Secret poster

The Secret 13th April 2002 as Nadia's Probation Officer

Bend It Like Beckham poster

Bend It Like Beckham 11th April 2002 as Pinky Bhamra

East Is East poster

East Is East 14th May 1999 as Meenah Khan

Two Oranges and a Mango poster

Two Oranges and a Mango 7th September 1994 as Prostitute

Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who 11th May 2024 as The Rani

Under the Bridge poster

Under the Bridge 17th April 2024 as Suman Virk

Hijack poster

Hijack 28th June 2023 as Zahra Gahfoor

Star Wars: The Bad Batch poster

Star Wars: The Bad Batch 4th May 2021 as Depa Billaba (voice)

Snowpiercer poster

Snowpiercer 17th May 2020 as Asha

I Know This Much Is True poster

I Know This Much Is True 9th May 2020 as Dr. Patel

RUN poster

RUN 12th April 2020 as Fiona Hatwal

Departure poster

Departure 10th July 2019 as Kendra O'Malley

Next of Kin poster

Next of Kin 8th January 2018 as Dr. Mona Harcourt

Bull poster

Bull 20th September 2016 as Arti Cander

Power Monkeys poster

Power Monkeys 8th June 2016 as Preeya

Blindspot poster

Blindspot 21st September 2015 as Nas Kamal

BoJack Horseman poster

BoJack Horseman 22nd August 2014 as Tilda Madison (voice)

The Widower poster

The Widower 17th March 2014 as Simone Banerjee

Brooklyn Nine-Nine poster

Brooklyn Nine-Nine 17th September 2013 as Lieutenant Singh

The Fall poster

The Fall 12th May 2013 as Tanya Reed Smith

Shetland poster

Shetland 10th March 2013 as Asha Israni

The Good Wife poster

The Good Wife 22nd September 2009 as Kalinda Sharma

Personal Affairs poster

Personal Affairs 16th June 2009 as Jane Lesser

Postman Pat: Special Delivery Service poster

Postman Pat: Special Delivery Service 29th September 2008 as Nisha Bains / Meera Bains

Life on Mars poster

Life on Mars 9th January 2006 as Maya Roy

Sea of Souls poster

Sea of Souls 2nd February 2004 as Megan Sharma

Canterbury Tales poster

Canterbury Tales 11th September 2003 as Clare

Grease Monkeys poster

Grease Monkeys 15th April 2003 as Rita Dhillon

White Teeth poster

White Teeth 17th September 2002 as Alsana

Murder in Mind poster

Murder in Mind 22nd April 2001 as WPC Jill Evans

In the Beginning poster

In the Beginning 12th November 2000 as Basya, Pharaoh's Daughter

Harry Enfield's Brand Spanking New Show 11th September 2000

Silent Witness poster

Silent Witness 21st February 1996

The Thin Blue Line poster

The Thin Blue Line 13th November 1995 as Nazia Habib

A Mind to Kill poster

A Mind to Kill 27th November 1994

The Bill poster

The Bill 16th October 1984

Postman Pat poster

Postman Pat 16th September 1981 as Meera Baines (voice)

The Emmy Awards poster

The Emmy Awards 25th January 1949 as Self