Archie Panjabi - 2011
Emmy Award-winner Archie (Archana) Panjabi currently stars as Kalinda Sharma on CBS’ critically acclaimed hit drama, The Good Wife. Archie’s portrayal of the mysterious investigator captivated both viewers and critics alike, earning her the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (2010).
Her big screen credits include Bend It Like Beckham, East is East, Yasmin, The Constant Gardener, A Good Year and A Mighty Heart. Her international film accolades include the Best Actress Award at the Reims Festival (2005), the Shooting Star Award at the Berlin International Film Festival (2005), and the Chopard Trophy at the Cannes Film Festival (2007). She was named one of the Top 10 Faces on TV to Watch by Entertainment Weekly (2009), celebrated as one of the Breakout TV Stars of the Year by Entertainment Weekly (2010) and named as one of the Top Young Power Women Under 40 by Verve Magazine (2011).
In addition to her work as an actress, Archie has dedicated herself to several philanthropic endeavours around the world. Highlights include: Rotary International in partnership with UNICEF and The Gates Foundation, for the ”We are this Close” international campaign to eradicate the last 1% of polio left in the world; and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for their national campaign The Heart Truth®, the goal of which is to highlight the danger of heart disease, the number one killer of women. Archie has also partnered with Amnesty International to head their Stop Violence Against Women campaign.
In 2011, Archie accepted an invitation to participate in Harvard University’s prestigious Artist in Residence Programme in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
With a great love of travel, she enjoys exploring new countries and cultures, identifying causes and issues to which she can lend her support.
Archie graduated from Brunel University in 1996 with a BSc in Management Studies.
In recognition of her outstanding services to the arts, she is awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters.
