Sarita Choudhury

Actor

Born August 18, 1966 in Blackheath, London, England, UK

Sarita Catherine Louise Choudhury (born 18 August 1966) is an English actress. Born in Blackheath, an affluent neighborhood in London, to an English mother and a Bengali father, Choudhury was raised in Jamaica, Mexico, Italy and England due to her father's work. She landed her breakout role starring opposite Denzel Washington in Mira Nair's romantic drama film Mississippi Masala (1991) despite never formally studying acting. Since then, she has appeared in numerous American and international film productions, including A Perfect Murder (1998), Spike Lee's She Hate Me (2004), Lady in the Water (2006), Midnight's Children (2012), and The Green Knight (2021).

Acting

The Adding Machine
Film, 2026
as Daisy
Three Goodbyes
Film, 2025
as Doctor
Fallout
TV series, 2024
as Lee Moldaver
After Yang
Film, 2022
as Cleo
And Just Like That…
TV series, 2021
as Seema Patel
The Green Knight
Film, 2021
as Mother
Here Comes Frieda
Film, 2020
as Yvonne
It Snows in Benidorm
Film, 2020
as Alex
Evil Eye
Film, 2020
as Usha
Little Fires Everywhere
TV series, 2020
as Anita Rees
Modern Love
TV series, 2019
as Therapist
After Louie
Film, 2017
as Maggie
The Last Photograph
Film, 2017
as Hannah
Divorce
TV series, 2016
as Courtney
A Hologram for the King
Film, 2016
as Dr. Zahra Hakeem
Recon
Film, 2016
Marvel's Jessica Jones
TV series, 2015
as Kith Lyonne
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
Film, 2015
as Egeria
Blindspot
TV series, 2015
as Sophia Varma
Sweets
Film, 2015
as Sweets
Love Comes Later
Film, 2015
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
Film, 2014
as Egeria
Madam Secretary
TV series, 2014
as Prime Minister Jaya Verma
Learning to Drive
Film, 2014
as Jasleen
Innocence
Film, 2013
as Dr. Vera Kent
Admission
Film, 2013
as Rachael
Elementary
TV series, 2012
as Gira Pal
Gayby
Film, 2012
as Ushma
Generation Um...
Film, 2012
as Lily
Death in Paradise
TV series, 2011
as Avita