Anjali Jay

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Anjali Jay
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Anjali Jay

(1975-08-09) 9 August 1975 (age 49)
NationalityBritish
OccupationActress
Years active2006–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).

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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

YearTitleRoleNotes
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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Shala MalikEpisode: "Deception on His Mind"
2005 Doctors Susie SharmaEpisode: "Trophy Life"
2006–2007 Robin Hood Djaq22 episodes
2009 The Fixer MadulikaEpisode: series 2, episode 6
2012 Supernatural Dr. KashiEpisode: "Heartache"
2014–2015 Continuum Jacqueline (Escher's secretary)8 Episodes
2017 A Midsummer's Nightmare Agent RadlasTV movie
2017 iZombie Carey Gold6 Episodes
2017–2020 Supergirl Selena11 Episodes
2018 The X-Files Dr. JoyetEpisode: "My Struggle III"
2018 The Good Doctor OncologistEpisode: "More"
2018 Salvation Dr. Rosetta Stendahl7 episodes
2021 Debris Priya Ferris

Radio

Theatre

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