Archie Panjabi, British actress

Archana Panjabi is an English actress. She has had various roles in both British and American television including as Maya Roy in Life on Mars (2006–2007), Kalinda Sharma in The Good Wife (2009–2015), Nas Kamal in Blindspot, Kendra Malley in Departure (2019–2023), and The Rani in Doctor Who (2025). Her work in The Good Wife 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. Panjabi is the first Asian actor to win a Primetime Emmy for acting. Other notable roles include Meenah Khan in East Is East (1999), Pinky Bhamra in Bend It Like Beckham (2002), Yasmin Husseini in Yasmin (2004), and Asra Nomani in A Mighty Heart (2007).