Archie Panjabi
Archie Panjabi
Archana "Archie" Panjabi is a British actress, best known for her role as Kalinda Sharma on The Good Wife. Her portrayal has earned her a Primetime Emmy Award in 2010 and an NAACP Image Award in 2012, as well as two further Emmy nominations, one Golden Globe nomination, and three Screen Actors Guild Award nominations shared with the cast. Her other notable roles include Yasmin Husseini in Yasmin, Pinky Bhamra in Bend It Like Beckhamand Asra Nomani in A Mighty...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth31 May 1972
littles taste east
I don't ever want to be hugely famous because I had a little taste of it after 'East Is East' and 'Bend It.'
new-york feet important
I feel like I have one foot in New York, one foot in London and one foot in India. But it's important to me to invest time with family.
character interesting may
I have been extremely proactive in putting myself up for characters that may have been meant to specifically be Caucasian. You bring an interesting angle to the character that isn't written.
roles
I love roles where I have to transform myself.
character joy postman
I am one of the new characters in the brand new series of 'Postman Pat.' It has been a joy to do.
fashion nice hair
At the end of the week, it's nice to just hang out in a pair of jeans and let my hair down. I need a break from all that fashion!
writing color people
When I started out in the '90s, there were not many people of color writing, directing and producing - hence, the roles for people of color were few and far between. There's still few roles in England [where she's from].
believe psychics needs
I've always been quite psychic and believe there's a reason why things happen and that we need to learn from them.
believe play long
I like to do new things, so I always take on roles that I feel will keep me on my toes. I never want to pigeon myself, so I always like to surprise myself. I believe in versatility and so I would play anything as long as it was a challenge.
careers black acting
I went to Brunel University and very much wanted to go on to do a PhD in management, but then my acting career started to take off. In those days when you switched on the box there were hardly any brown or black faces.