Anjali Jay
Anjali Jay (born Anjali Jayadev) is a British actress and dancer. She was born in India on August 9, 1969 (age 45 years old)[1] and has acted in several films as well as on TV shows in Britain and the U.S., including Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, Blind Dating, and The Age of Adaline. She also acted in the television series Robin Hood as well as The Inspector Lynley Mysteries and Doctors.
Biography
Anjali grew up in Bangalore, India and attended Sophia High School until 1986. She graduated with a BA degree from Mount Carmel College in Bangalore, India in 1991. Anjali is a trained Bharatanatyam and Contemporary dancer. Anjali 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.[2]
Jay was praised by Jack G. Shaheen for her "heroic" portrayal of an Arab Muslim woman, Djaq, in the Robin Hood TV series.[3]
Film[4]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Filming, minor role | |
| 2016 | Power Rangers[5] | Maddy Hart | Filming |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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" |
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.[6]
- 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
- ↑ "Anjali Jay". IMDB. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ↑ "Anjali Jay". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/PowerRangersMovie2017/photos/a.926576797436468.1073741828.926575510769930/984467718314042/?type=1&theater
- ↑ Rushdie, Salman (2003). Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children. Modern Library. p. 1. ISBN 0812969030.