Anjali Jay
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Born | Anjali Jay 9 August 1975 |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2006–present |
Anjali Jay (born 9 August 1975) is a British actress, writer and dancer. She trained as a dancer (Bharatanatyam and Contemporary) and has performed since the age of 7. Jay has had an extensive career in theatre, including working with the Royal Shakespeare company and in movies such as Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, Blind Dating, and The Age of Adaline. She played Djaq in the BBC television series Robin Hood , and has had long-running roles in Supergirl (CW) and Salvation (CBS).
Personal life
Jay was born in India and grew up in Bangalore. She attended Sophia High School until 1986. She graduated with a BA degree from Mount Carmel College in 1991. Jay is trained in Bharatanatyam and contemporary dance. She went to Britain on a Charles Wallace Scholarship for her MA degree in Dance Theatre at the Laban Centre. After graduating, she performed a season with the Shobana Jaysingh Dance Company.
Career
Jay appeared opposite Chris Pine in Blind Dating.[1] Jay was praised by Jack G. Shaheen for her "heroic" portrayal of an Arab Muslim woman, Djaq, in the Robin Hood TV series.[2][3]
Acting credits
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Blind Dating | Leeza Raja | |
2014 | Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb | Shepseheret | |
2015 | The Age of Adaline | Cora | |
The 9th Life of Louis Drax | Macy | ||
2017 | Power Rangers | Maddy Hart | [4] |
2020 | Brahms: The Boy II | Dr. Lawrence |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | Shala Malik | Episode: "Deception on His Mind" |
2005 | Doctors | Susie Sharma | Episode: "Trophy Life" |
2006–2007 | Robin Hood | Djaq | 22 episodes |
2009 | The Fixer | Madulika | Episode: series 2, episode 6 |
2012 | Supernatural | Dr. Kashi | Episode: "Heartache" |
2014–2015 | Continuum | Jacqueline (Escher's secretary) | 8 Episodes |
2017 | A Midsummer's Nightmare | Agent Radlas | TV movie |
2017 | iZombie | Carey Gold | 6 Episodes |
2017–2020 | Supergirl | Selena | 11 Episodes |
2018 | The X-Files | Dr. Joyet | Episode: "My Struggle III" |
2018 | The Good Doctor | Oncologist | Episode: "More" |
2018 | Salvation | Dr. Rosetta Stendahl | 7 episodes |
2021 | Debris | Priya Ferris |
Radio
- The Making of a Marchioness (2007) as Hester
- Goan Flame (2000)
Theatre
- Romeo and Juliet (2006; UK tour) as Juliet
- The Jungle Book (2004–05; UK tour) as Bagheera/ Dulia
- Anne of Green Gables (2004; Lilian Bayliss Theatre) as Katie Maurice
- Midnight's Children (2003; Royal Shakespeare Company) as Jamila.[5]
- Tales of the Arabian Nights (2000; UK tour)
- Border Crossings production of Mappa Mundi (2000; Courtyard Theatre, Hereford)
- The Maids
- Dance Like A Man as Latah
- Vesuvius (1997; The Nehru Centre of the High Commission of India, London)
References
- ^ Rawson-Jones, Ben (17 September 2009). "Blind Dating". Digital Spy. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ Shaheen, Jack G. (25 January 2015). "Hollywood's Bad Arabs". The Cairo Review of Global Affairs. Archived from the original on 31 July 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "Anjali Jay". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2015. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
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- ^ Rushdie, Salman (2003). Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children. Modern Library. p. 1. ISBN 0812969030.
External links
- Living people
- 1975 births
- Actresses from Bangalore
- Actresses from London
- Indian emigrants to the United Kingdom
- British actresses of Indian descent
- British female dancers
- British film actresses
- British radio actresses
- British stage actresses
- British television actresses
- British expatriate actresses in India
- European actresses in India
- Expatriates in Canada
- Royal Shakespeare Company members
- British Shakespearean actresses
- Mount Carmel College, Bangalore alumni
- Alumni of Trinity College of Music
- 21st-century British actresses
- English television actor stubs