Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

62

Gender

Female

Birthday

1972-05-31 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

Edgware, Middlesex, England, UK

Also Known As

Archie Panabi

Archana Panjabi

アーチー・パンジャビ

آرچی پنجابی

Archie Panjabi

Biography

Archana "Archie" Panjabi 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).

Known For

I Origins

I Origins

The Happiness Salesman

The Happiness Salesman

Where We Came From

Where We Came From

Acting

Bend It Like Beckham

2002

Bend It Like Beckham

as

Pinky Bhamra

East Is East

1999

East Is East

as

Meenah Khan

The Constant Gardener

2005

The Constant Gardener

as

Ghita Pearson

A Mighty Heart

2007

A Mighty Heart

as

Asra Q. Nomani

A Good Year

2006

A Good Year

as

Gemma

Postman Pat's Magic Christmas

2004

Postman Pat's Magic Christmas

as

Postman Pat

Traitor

2008

Traitor

as

Chandra Dawkin

The Infidel

2010

The Infidel

as

Saamiya Nasir

Spy(ies)

2009

Spy(ies)

as

Anna

I Could Never Be Your Woman

2007

I Could Never Be Your Woman

as

Casting Girl

Yasmin

2004

Yasmin

as

Yasmin Husseini

I Origins

2014

I Origins

as

Priya Varma

San Andreas

2015

San Andreas

as

Serena Johnson

White Teeth

2002

White Teeth

as

Alsana

A Very Social Secretary

2005

A Very Social Secretary

as

Ashley

Code 46

2003

Code 46

as

Check In

Ivor the Invisible

2001

Ivor the Invisible

as

Leila (voice)

The Secret

2002

The Secret

as

Nadia's Probation Officer

Chromophobia

2006

Chromophobia

as

Sarita

Lezioni di volo

2007

Lezioni di volo

as

Sharmila

Be Good

2009

Be Good

as

Animal adoption officer

Two Oranges and a Mango

1994

Two Oranges and a Mango

as

Prostitute

Tough Love

2000

Tough Love

as

Chandra

Catch the Wind

Catch the Wind

as

Dr. Jean

Final Demand

2003

Final Demand

as

Farida

The Happiness Salesman

2010

The Happiness Salesman

as

Karen

This Little Life

2003

This Little Life

as

Niala

Where We Came From

2024

Where We Came From

as

Satinder Aujla

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

2025

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

as

The Rani

The Good Wife

The Good Wife

as

Kalinda Sharma

Postman Pat

Postman Pat

as

Meera Baines (voice)

The Bill

The Bill

as

The Thin Blue Line

The Thin Blue Line

as

Nazia Habib

Silent Witness

Silent Witness

as

Life on Mars

Life on Mars

as

Maya Roy

A Mind to Kill

A Mind to Kill

as

Star Wars: The Bad Batch

Star Wars: The Bad Batch

as

Depa Billaba (voice)

Sea of Souls

Sea of Souls

as

Megan Sharma

Personal Affairs

Personal Affairs

as

Jane Lesser

The Emmy Awards

The Emmy Awards

as

Self

Grease Monkeys

Grease Monkeys

as

Rita Dhillon

The Fall

The Fall

as

Tanya Reed Smith

Harry Enfield's Brand Spanking New Show

as

The Widower

The Widower

as

Simone Banerjee

Power Monkeys

Power Monkeys

as

Preeya

Blindspot

Blindspot

as

Nas Kamal

Snowpiercer

Snowpiercer

as

Asha

Murder in Mind

Murder in Mind

as

WPC Jill Evans

Next of Kin

Next of Kin

as

Dr. Mona Harcourt

In the Beginning

In the Beginning

as

Basya, Pharaoh's Daughter

Hijack

Hijack

as

Zahra Gahfoor

I Know This Much Is True

I Know This Much Is True

as

Dr. Patel

Bull

Bull

as

Arti Cander

Under the Bridge

Under the Bridge

as

Suman Virk

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

as

Lieutenant Singh

Shetland

Shetland

as

Asha Israni

Departure

Departure

as

Kendra O'Malley

BoJack Horseman

BoJack Horseman

as

Tilda Madison (voice)

RUN

RUN

as

Fiona

White Teeth

White Teeth

as

Alsana

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as

The Rani

Production

Next of Kin

Next of Kin

as

Crew

Directing