Archie Punjabi

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Archie Punjabi (2015)
Archie Panjabi with an Emmy Award 2010

Archana "Archie" Panjabi (born May 31, 1972 in Edgware , London ) is a British actress of Indian descent, who was best known for the role of Kalinda Sharma in the television series Good Wife .

life and career

Panjabi's parents Govind and Padma Panjabi are from India; she grew up in England . In 1996 she graduated from Brunel University in West London with a degree in management . At the age of 26 she married the tailor Rajesh Nihalani.

Punjabi began her acting career in 1995 with the television film Under the Moon . Then she was mostly seen in television roles, including in the film At the Beginning (2000). In 2002 she became known to a larger audience for the first time through her role as Pinky Bhamra in the hit Kick it like Beckham alongside Keira Knightley and Parminder Nagra . For her role in the immigrant drama Yasmin , she was named Shooting Star at the Berlinale 2005 .

2006 saw Panjabi in her first Hollywood role as a British diplomat in the Oscar-winning film The Eternal Gardener . In 2007, she starred opposite Angelina Jolie in the drama A Courageous Path . It is the film adaptation of the book by Mariane Pearl, widow of the murdered journalist Daniel Pearl . For her portrayal of former Wall Street Journal reporter Asra Nomani , she was named Best Actress at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival .

From 2009 to 2015 she played the investigator Kalinda Sharma in the television series Good Wife at the side of Julianna Margulies . For her performance, she received an award for best supporting actress in a drama series at the 2010 Primetime Emmy Awards .

In 2013 and 2014 she appeared as forensic doctor Tanja Reed-Smith in two seasons of the BBC Two crime series The Fall - Death in Belfast .

In 2019, she will play the leading role in the drama series Departure - Wo ist Flug 716 , which will run on the pay-TV channel Universal TV from September 2019.

Filmography

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TV

  • 1995: Under the Moon (TV movie)
  • 1996: Inspector Fowler - Harder than the police allow ( The Thin Blue Line , series, an episode)
  • 2000: Tough Love (TV movie)
  • 2000: Brand Spanking New Show (series, guest role)
  • 2000: In the beginning ( In the Beginning , TV movie)
  • 2001: A Mind to Kill (series, one episode)
  • 2001: Murder in Mind (series, one episode)
  • 2002: The Bill (series, two episodes)
  • 2002: Ivor the Invisible (TV movie)
  • 2002: Single Voices (series, one episode)
  • 2002: The Secret (TV movie)
  • 2002: Holby City (series, one episode)
  • 2002: White Teeth (series, guest role)
  • 2002: My Family (series, one episode)
  • 2003: Premature Baby ( This Little Life , TV movie)
  • 2003: Final Demand (TV movie)
  • 2003: Canterbury Tales (series, one episode)
  • 2003–2004: Grease Monkeys (series, 20 episodes)
  • 2004: Sea of ​​Souls (series, six episodes)
  • 2005: A Very Social Secretary (TV movie)
  • 2006-2007: Life on Mars - Trapped in the 70s ( Life on Mars , series, two episodes)
  • 2007: Forensic specialist Dr. Leo Dalton ( Silent Witness , series, two episodes)
  • 2007: Love Triangle (TV movie)
  • 2009: Personal Affairs (series, five episodes)
  • 2009–2015: Good Wife ( The Good Wife , series, 134 episodes)
  • 2013-2014: The Fall ( The Fall , series, nine episodes)
  • 2014: The Widower (miniseries, two episodes)
  • 2015: Brooklyn Nine-Nine (series, one episode)
  • 2016: Murder on Shetland ( Shetland , series, five episodes)
  • 2016: Power Monkeys (series, six episodes)
  • since 2016: Blindspot (series)
  • 2017: Bull (series, one episode)
  • 2018: Next of Kin (series, six episodes)
  • 2019: Departure - Where is flight 716 (series, six episodes)

Awards

  • 2002: BBC Mega Mela Award in the Personality of the Year category for Kick it like Beckham - won
  • 2003: Royal Television Society Award for Best Actress for Greese Monkeys - nominated
  • 2005: Mons International Festival of Love Films - Prix Ciné Femme Award for Best Actress for Yasmin - won
  • 2005: Berlin International Film Festival - Shooting Star Award for Yasmin - won
  • 2006: Reims International Television Days Award for Best Actress for Yasmin - won
  • 2007: Cannes International Film Festival - Chopard Award in the Female Revelation category for A Courageous Path - won
  • 2010: Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble in a Drama Series for Good Wife - nominated
  • 2010: Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Good Wife - won
  • 2010: Satellite Award in the category Best Supporting Actress - Series, Miniseries or Television Film for The Good Wife - nominated
  • 2011: Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Good Wife - nominated
  • 2011: Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble in a Drama Series for Good Wife - nominated
  • 2012: Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Good Wife - nominated
  • 2012: Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble in a Drama Series for Good Wife - nominated
  • 2013: Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series for Good Wife - nominated

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personal data
SURNAME Punjabi, Archie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kaur Panjabi, Archana (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actress
DATE OF BIRTH May 31, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH London