May 31, 1972 - Edgware, Middlesex, England, UK
Archana "Archie" Panjabi (born May 31, 1972) is a British film and television actress, best known for her roles in the movies "East Is East", "Bend It Like Beckham", and "A Mighty Heart", as well as for her portrayal of Kalinda Sharma in the CBS television series "The Good Wife". She graduated from Brunel University, England, with a degree in Management Studies (BSc).
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| Movie | 2002 | Bend It Like Beckham | Pinky Bhamra | |
| Movie | 1999 | East Is East | Meenah Khan | |
| Movie | 2005 | The Constant Gardener | Ghita Pearson | |
| Movie | 2007 | A Mighty Heart | Asra Q. Nomani | |
| Movie | 2006 | A Good Year | Gemma | |
| Movie | 2004 | Postman Pat's Magic Christmas | Postman Pat | |
| Movie | 2008 | Traitor | Chandra Dawkin | |
| Movie | 2010 | The Infidel | Saamiya Nasir | |
| Movie | 2009 | Spy(ies) | Anna | |
| Movie | 2007 | I Could Never Be Your Woman | Casting Girl | |
| Movie | 2004 | Yasmin | Yasmin Husseini | |
| Movie | 2014 | I Origins | Priya Varma | |
| Movie | 2015 | San Andreas | Serena Johnson | |
| Movie | 2002 | White Teeth | Alsana | |
| Movie | 2005 | A Very Social Secretary | Ashley | |
| Movie | 2003 | Code 46 | Check In | |
| Movie | 2001 | Ivor the Invisible | Leila (voice) | |
| Movie | 2002 | The Secret | Nadia's Probation Officer | |
| Movie | 2006 | Chromophobia | Sarita | |
| Movie | 2007 | Lezioni di volo | Sharmila | |
| Movie | 2009 | Be Good | Animal adoption officer | |
| Movie | 1994 | Two Oranges and a Mango | Prostitute | |
| Movie | 2000 | Tough Love | Chandra | |
| Movie | N/A | Catch the Wind | Dr. Jean | |
| Movie | 2003 | Final Demand | Farida | |
| Movie | 2010 | The Happiness Salesman | Karen | |
| Movie | 2003 | This Little Life | Niala | |
| Movie | 2024 | Where We Came From | Satinder Aujla | |
| Movie | 2025 | Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War | The Rani | |
| TV Show | 2009 | The Good Wife | Kalinda Sharma | 134 |
| TV Show | 1981 | Postman Pat | Meera Baines (voice) | 80 |
| TV Show | 1984 | The Bill | 2 | |
| TV Show | 1995 | The Thin Blue Line | Nazia Habib | 1 |
| TV Show | 1996 | Silent Witness | 2 | |
| TV Show | 2006 | Life on Mars | Maya Roy | 2 |
| TV Show | 1994 | A Mind to Kill | 1 | |
| TV Show | 2021 | Star Wars: The Bad Batch | Depa Billaba (voice) | 1 |
| TV Show | 2004 | Sea of Souls | Megan Sharma | 6 |
| TV Show | 2009 | Personal Affairs | Jane Lesser | 5 |
| TV Show | 1949 | The Emmy Awards | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2003 | Grease Monkeys | Rita Dhillon | 20 |
| TV Show | 2013 | The Fall | Tanya Reed Smith | 11 |
| TV Show | 2000 | Harry Enfield's Brand Spanking New Show | 12 | |
| TV Show | 2014 | The Widower | Simone Banerjee | 2 |
| TV Show | 2016 | Power Monkeys | Preeya | 6 |
| TV Show | 2015 | Blindspot | Nas Kamal | 24 |
| TV Show | 2020 | Snowpiercer | Asha | 7 |
| TV Show | 2001 | Murder in Mind | WPC Jill Evans | 1 |
| TV Show | 2018 | Next of Kin | Dr. Mona Harcourt | 6 |
| TV Show | 2000 | In the Beginning | Basya, Pharaoh's Daughter | 2 |
| TV Show | 2023 | Hijack | Zahra Gahfoor | 7 |
| TV Show | 2020 | I Know This Much Is True | Dr. Patel | 6 |
| TV Show | 2016 | Bull | Arti Cander | 1 |
| TV Show | 2024 | Under the Bridge | Suman Virk | 8 |
| TV Show | 2013 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Lieutenant Singh | 1 |
| TV Show | 2013 | Shetland | Asha Israni | 5 |
| TV Show | 2019 | Departure | Kendra O'Malley | 18 |
| TV Show | 2014 | BoJack Horseman | Tilda Madison (voice) | 1 |
| TV Show | 2020 | RUN | Fiona | 7 |
| TV Show | 2002 | White Teeth | Alsana | 4 |
| TV Show | 2024 | Doctor Who | The Rani | 3 |
| TV Show | 2008 | Postman Pat: Special Delivery Service | Nisha Bains / Meera Bains | 78 |
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| TV Show | 2018 | Next of Kin | Executive Producer | Production |
