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Archana Panjabi is a British actress. She has had various roles in both UK and US television including as Maya Roy in Life on Mars (2006–07), Nas Kamal in Blindspot (2016–17, 2020), Kendra Malley in Departure (2019–present), and Kalinda Sharma in The Good Wife (2009–15). Her work in the latter earned her a Primetime Emmy Award in 2010 ...
Archie Panjabi is a British actress who won an Emmy for her role as Kalinda Sharma in The Good Wife. She also starred in Bend It Like Beckham, The Constant Gardener, A Mighty Heart, and other films and TV shows.
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Learn about the life and career of Archie Panjabi, a British actress who won an Emmy for The Good Wife and starred in Bend It Like Beckham, The Fall and San Andreas. Find out her birth name, height, family, awards, trivia and quotes.
- May 31, 1972
- She auditioned three times for the BBC's flagship soap opera EastEnders, only to miss out every time. During a 2018 interview with The Guardian, Panjabi said she was "heartbroken" not to have landed a role in the long-running series.
- Early in her career, she was told that her race would hold her back. Thankfully, Panjabi wasn't put off by this dispiriting advice. "A U.S. talent agent once told me an Indian woman could never have a career in Hollywood," she told The Guardian.
- She has taken it upon herself to challenge stereotypes. Panjabi told The Irish Independent that when Ridley Scott cast her in his 2006 movie A Good Year, she asked to play the role with "a lot more attitude" to make the character more rounded.
- She credits Ridley Scott with helping her to land The Good Wife. Panjabi told The Irish Independentthat she was "at the bottom of the pile" to play private investigator Kalinda Sharma, a role she later won an Emmy for.
Apr 26, 2020 · By Jessica Shaw. April 26, 2020. In the final seconds of HBO’s romantic thriller “Run” on Sunday night, Archie Panjabi’s heat-seeking-missile Fiona steadily lowers to her knees and ever-so ...
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May 8, 2015 · Archie Panjabi with Matt Czuchry. Photograph: CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images. Were you comfortable exploring that side of Kalinda’s character? I was so nervous playing her because I was thought ...
