Sakina Jaffrey

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Sakina Jaffrey
Born	(1962-02-14) February 14, 1962 Manhattan, New York. U.S.
Years active	1988–present

Sakina Jaffrey (Punjabi: ਸਕੀਨਾ ਜਾਫ਼ਰੀ, Hindi: सकीना जाफ़री; born February 14, 1962) is an American actress.

Early life

Jaffrey was born in Manhattan, New York, the youngest daughter of Madhur Jaffrey and Saeed Jaffrey. Her parents divorced when she was three years old, and she grew up estranged from her father who subsequently moved to the United Kingdom.^[1] She graduated from Vassar College in 1984. She studied Mandarin Chinese at the college, originally planning to be a translator before she became an actress.^[2]

Career

Jaffrey appeared with her father in the film Masala (1991) and with her mother in The Perfect Murder (1988). In 2002 she appeared in The Truth About Charlie starring Mark Wahlberg. Along with her son Cassius Wilkinson and daughter Jamila Wilkinson, she appeared in the Kate Hudson film Raising Helen (2004) and in The Ode (2008). She stars as Linda Vasquez, the White House Chief of Staff, in the Netflix series House of Cards (2013).

References

↑ Sid Adilman (February 2, 1992). "The three faces of Saeed Jaffrey". Toronto Star. p. C1.
↑ Kay Renz (July 4, 2004). "Actress Sakina Jaffrey: Getting Used to the Red Carpet". Boca Raton News. p. 8V.

External links

Sakina Jaffrey at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Jaffrey, Sakina
Alternative names
Short description	American actor
Date of birth	February 14, 1962
Place of birth	Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Date of death
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