Archie Panjabi

Archie Panjabi (Punjabi: ਅਰਚਨਾ ਕੌਰ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, Arcanā Kaur Pañjābī) is a British actress.

Personal life
Panjabi was born Archana Kaur Punjabi in West London. She is a Sikh of Punjabi descent. She graduated from Brunel University in West London, with a degree in Management Studies in 1996. She is married to Raj Nihlipandi.

Career
Panjabi has taken acting roles in both film and television, from early appearances in the 1999 comedy film East is East to the recent BBC television series Life on Mars. Her first Hollywood role was as a British diplomat in the Oscar-winning The Constant Gardener in 2005, although one of her most high-profile roles was in the 2002 comedy release Bend It Like Beckham. In 2005 she won the Shooting Star Award for her role in Yasmin at the Berlin Film Festival, and the...