Sakina Jaffrey
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.
Filmography
Avatar: Seven Havens
2026 · 9.0
Mr. Robot
2015 · 8.3
Defending Jacob
2020 · 8.2
Ghosts
2021 · 8.1
Soul
2020 · 8.1
Prodigal Son
2019 · 8.0
House of Cards
2013 · 8.0
Third Watch
1999 · 8.0
Mayor of Kingstown
2021 · 8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · 8.0
Blue Bloods
2010 · 7.8
Billions
2016 · 7.8
Homeland
2011 · 7.6
Lost in Space
2018 · 7.5
Heroes
2006 · 7.4
Sleepy Hollow
2013 · 7.4
Blindspot
2015 · 7.4
Sex and the City
1998 · 7.4
Snowpiercer
2020 · 7.3
Little Voice
2020 · 7.3
Law & Order
1990 · 7.3
The Hating Game
2021 · 7.3
Timeless
2016 · 7.2
American Gods
2017 · 7.1
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
2007 · 7.1
Madam Secretary
2014 · 7.0
Goosebumps: The Vanishing
2025 · 7.0
Hiding Divya
2006 · 7.0
Definitely, Maybe
2008 · 6.9
Where God Left His Shoes
2007 · 6.8
The Equalizer 2
2018 · 6.8
Red Sparrow
2018 · 6.5
The Indian in the Cupboard
1995 · 6.5
The Manchurian Candidate
2004 · 6.5
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
2017 · 6.5
Girls
2012 · 6.4
Before
2024 · 6.4
The Nanny Diaries
2007 · 6.4
Late Night
2019 · 6.4
The Mindy Project
2012 · 6.3
Ms. Marvel
2022 · 6.3
Super Troopers 3
2026 · 6.2
Ash Tuesday
2003 · 6.2
Raising Helen
2004 · 6.2
Daylight
1996 · 6.1
Deli Boys
2025 · 6.1
The Perfect Murder
1988 · 6.1
Dark Was the Night
2018 · 5.6
The Mystic Masseur
2001 · 5.5
The Guru
2002 · 5.4
Breakaway
2011 · 5.4
Chutney Popcorn
2001 · 5.4
Slaves of New York
1989 · 5.4
Sunnyside
2019 · 5.3
Masala
1991 · 5.2
The Domino Effect
2012 · 5.0
Cotton Mary
1999 · 5.0
Revolution #9
2002 · 5.0
The Truth About Charlie
2002 · 4.9
Claire in Motion
2017 · 4.5
The Toe Tactic
2009 · 4.0
The Ode
2008 · 2.0
What Goes On
2007 · 0.0
I'm Dead Right?
— · 0.0
There She Goes
— · 0.0
The Understudy
2012 · 0.0