Jaffrey, Sakina

PERSONAL

Born in New York, NY; daughter of Saeed and Madhur (an actress) Jeffrey; children: Cassius Kumar, Jamila. Education: Graduated from Vassar College, 1984.

Addresses:

Manager—Principal Entertainment, 1964 Westwood Blvd., Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90025.

Career:

Actress. As a child, danced with the Joffrey Ballet at City Center, New York City.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Neena Lal, The Perfect Murder, Merchant Ivory Productions, 1988.

Wilfredo's receptionist, Slaves of New York, TriStar, 1989.

Rita Solanki, Masala, Strand Releasing, 1991.

Lucy, The Indian in the Cupboard, Paramount, 1995.

Kit's passenger number one, Daylight, Universal, 1996.

Sarita, Chutney Popcorn, 1999.

Rosie, Cotton Mary, Artistic License, 1999.

Dr. Ray, Revolution #9, Exile Pictures, 2001.

Suruj Mooma, The Mystic Masseur, ThinkFilm, 2001.

Young woman in dance class, The Guru (also known as Le gourou et les femmes), Universal, 2002.

Sylvia, The Truth About Charlie (also known as Die wahrheit uber Charlie), Universal, 2002.

June, Ash Tuesday (also known as Beyond the Ashes), Vanguard Cinema, 2003.

Nilma Prasad, Raising Helen, Buena Vista, 2004.

Mysterious Arabic woman, The Manchurian Candidate, Paramount, 2004.

Dr. Sharma, Hiding Diva, 2006.

Doctor, Where God Left His Shoes, 2006.

Rajani, Waking Dreams, 2006.

Sima, The Nanny Diaries, Weinstein Company, 2007.

Mary, Definitely, Maybe, Universal, 2007.

Manager, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, Capitol Films, 2007.

Parin, Ode, 2007.

Television Appearances; Series:

Dr. Hickman, Third Watch, NBC, 2003-2005.

Asha, What Goes On, The N, 2006.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Negeena Singh, American Made, PBS, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Dr. Balikrishan, "Endurance," Law & Order, NBC, 2000.

Nageena, "American Made," Independent Lens, PBS, 2003.

Rama Patel, "Splat!," Sex and the City, HBO, 2004.

Roya Koutal, "Caviar Emptor," Law & Order, NBC, 2004.

Mrs. Suresh, "Seven Minutes to Midnight," Heroes, NBC, 2006.

Mrs. Suresh, "Homecoming," Heroes, NBC, 2006.

Stage Appearances:

Lilamani, Phaedra Britannica, Classic Stage Company Theatre, New York City, 1988-89.

Made stage debut in Marie and Bruce, New York Shakespeare Festival, New York City; also appeared as Juliet, Romeo and Juliet, Williamstown, MA; Alice, Alice in Wonderland, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC.

SIDELIGHTS

Favorite roles: Juliet, Romeo and Juliet, Williamstown, MA; Alice, Alice in Wonderland, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Interview, March, 2000, p. 106.