Sakina Jaffrey

Acting · Born 1962-02-14 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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

• Super Troopers 3 (2026)
• The Hating Game (2021)
• Late Night (2019)
• Red Sparrow (2018)
• Dark Was the Night (2018)
• The Equalizer 2 (2018)
• Claire in Motion (2017)
• The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017)
• The Understudy (2012)
• The Domino Effect (2012)
• Breakaway (2011)
• The Toe Tactic (2009)
• Definitely, Maybe (2008)
• The Ode (2008)
• The Nanny Diaries (2007)
• Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)
• Where God Left His Shoes (2007)
• Hiding Divya (2006)
• Raising Helen (2004)
• The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
• Ash Tuesday (2003)
• The Truth About Charlie (2002)
• Revolution #9 (2002)
• The Guru (2002)