Sarita Choudhury
Born: 1966-08-18 in Blackheath, London, England, UK
Known For: Acting
Biography
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).
Filmography
2026
- The Adding Machine as Daisy
2025
- Three Goodbyes as Doctor
2024
- Fallout as Lee Moldaver
2022
- After Yang as Cleo
- And Just Like That... The Documentary as Self
2021
- And Just Like That… as Seema Patel
- The Green Knight as Mother
2020
- Little Fires Everywhere as Anita Rees
- Evil Eye as Usha
- It Snows in Benidorm as Alex
- Here Comes Frieda as Yvonne
2019
- Modern Love as Therapist
2017
- The Last Photograph as Hannah
- After Louie as Maggie
2016
- Divorce as Courtney
- A Hologram for the King as Dr. Zahra Hakeem
- Recon
2015
- Blindspot as Sophia Varma
- Marvel's Jessica Jones as Kith Lyonne
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 as Egeria
- Sweets as Sweets
- The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 as Self - Egeria
- Words, Maps, Secrets and Other Things as Self - Actress
- Love Comes Later
2014
- Madam Secretary as Prime Minister Jaya Verma
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 as Egeria
- Learning to Drive as Jasleen
2012
- Elementary as Gira Pal
- Generation Um... as Lily
- Gayby as Ushma
2011
- Homeland as Mira Berenson
- Death in Paradise as Avita
2009
- The Good Wife as Simran Verma
- Kings as Helen Pardis
- The Philanthropist
- Between Us as Preet
- Coup de Grâce
2008
- The Accidental Husband as Sunny
- Woman In Burka as Sarita
2007
- Damages as Sleep Therapist
2006
- Lady in the Water as Anna Ran
2005
- The War Within as Farida S. Choudhury
- L’est de la brúixola as Dabashree
2004
- She Hate Me as Song
- The Breakup Artist as Mona
- Marmalade as Angelica
2003
- It Runs in the Family as Suzie
- Rhythm of the Saints as Mariela
2002
- Just a Kiss as Colleen
2001
- 100 Centre Street as Julia Brooks
- 3 A.M. as Box
- Trigger Happy as Alison
- Restless as Jane Talwani
2000
- Deadline as Sahira Ondaatje
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Vanessa Blake
- Gloria as Angela
1998
- A Perfect Murder as Raquel Martinez
- High Art as Joan
1997
- Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love as Tara, the Queen
- Subway Stories as Humera (segment "Honey-Getter")
- Dinner Party as Rosie
- Story of the Red Rose as Infanta
1996
- Fresh Kill as Shareen Lightfoot
1995
- The Perez Family as Josette
- Down Came a Blackbird as Myrna
1993
- Homicide: Life on the Street as Dr. Gita Kalyani
- The House of the Spirits as Pancha
- Wild West as Rifat
1991
- Mississippi Masala as Mina
1990
- Law & Order as Nadira Harrington