Tehmina Sunny
| Tehmina Sunny | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Website | |
| www.tehminasunny.com | |
Tehmina Sunny, born on 6 September 1980, is an English actress and a trained violinist and vocalist born to Indian parents.
Life and career
Living and working in Los Angeles and London, Sunny has appeared in notable roles for TV shows including The Following with Kevin Bacon, Heroes, Californication, NCIS, Undercovers written by J. J. Abrams, and The Newsroom by Aaron Sorkin. Sunny's roles for film have included working with Mike Figgis, Alfonso Cuaron, Roland Joffe and Ben Affleck.
Personal life
Sunny was born in Croydon, England, to Indian parents, her father traveled to England to pursue accounting. Her mother, emigrated to England from Gujarat, India as a child. Sunny has one brother, whose career is in banking and finance. She received a scholarship for playing the violin and Viola. With no previous training she was a finalist for the BBC cross-country search for acting talent. Sunny attended University of Leeds in England, where she studied Business Information Systems with an emphasis on Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science. This combined with marketing and business studies earned her a Bachelor of Science degree with honors.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Love Struck | Saira | |
| 2006 | Children of Men | Zara | |
| 2011 | Elevator | Maureen Asana | |
| 2012 | Argo | Swissair Ticketing Agent | |
| 2012 | Amazing Love | Gomer | |
| 2013 | Singularity | Sonubai |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Casualty | Fareeda Khan | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Heroes | Bridget Bailey | 1 episode: "Chapter Three 'One of Us, One of Them" |
| 2008 | Californication | Beautiful Barmaid | 1 episode: "In a Lonely Place"" |
| 2009,2011,2013 | NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service | Leyla Shakarji | 3 episodes: "Outlaws and In-Laws" "Pyramid" "Anonymous as a Woman" |
| 2009 | Eleventh Hour | Lyla | 1 episode: "Olfactus" |
| 2009 | Missing | Layla Gudka | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Undercovers | Dayita Nasir | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Writer's Block | Bina | 4 episodes |
| 2012 | The Newsroom | Darshana Yadav | 1 episode |
| 2013 | Mistresses | Natalie Wade | 4 episodes |
| 2013 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Nailah Fayed | 1 episode "Seth and Apep" |
| 2013 | Perception | Rina | 1 episode "Asylum" |
| 2014 | The Following | Melissa Evans | 1 episode "Resurrection" |
External links
- Tehmina Sunny at the Internet Movie Database
- Official Website
- Tehmina Sunny on Twitter
- Tehmina Sunny on Facebook