Anna Khaja | |
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Nationality | American |
Occupation | Actress & Playwright |
Known for | Role of Indira in The Walking Dead: World Beyond and Manisha in Good Place |
Spouse | Chris Rossi |
Anna Khaja is an American actress and playwright. She is known for her roles as Indira in AMC's post-apocalyptic horror drama The Walking Dead: World Beyond , [1] [2] [3] Manisha Al-Jamil in the NBC comedy series The Good Place , [4] Sita Parrish in Quantico , [5] and Rachel in Silicon Valley . [1] [6] Khaja also wrote and starred in the off-Broadway play Shaheed: The Dream and Death of Benazir Bhutto. [7] [8] [9] [10]
Khaja attended Castro Valley High School, where she starred in theater productions such as The Diary of Anne Frank and graduated in 1992. [11] Khaja graduated from UCLA's School of Theater, Film, and Television in 1997. [12]
Khaja is one of the recipients of the 2020-21 Black List and Google Assistant Storytelling Fellowship. [13] [14]
After graduating, Khaja played roles in TV series such as NUMB3RS, Weeds, FlashForward, and House. [12] [15] She also appeared in the Mark Taper Forum's production of the play Stuff Happens by David Hare. [16] [17] Khaja also originated the role of Nerjas in the U.S. premiere of the play Palace of the End. She received an LA Weekly Theater Award for Solo Performance for her work in the play. [12] [18]
Khaja is married to screenwriter Chris Rossi. [14]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1999 | Man Woman Film | Anastasia X | ||
2006 | Yasin | Amina | Short film | |
2006 | No. 6 | Milena Petrescu | Short film | |
2007 | King of California | Officer Contreras | [12] | |
2008 | Yes Man | Faranoush | [15] | |
2009 | Reunion | Anna | [12] | |
2009 | Post Grad | Juanita | [12] | |
2010 | Order of Chaos | Meter Maid | ||
2011 | Admissions | Daphna | Short film | [19] |
2012 | California Solo | Anna | ||
2014 | The Pink Sorrys | Bandit Queen | Short film | |
2014 | Pyromance | Rose | Short film | [20] |
2014 | Faith | Ouriel | Short film | |
2015 | How I Do Math | Anna | Short film | |
2015 | Meadowland | Fatimah | [15] | |
2015 | The Party Is Over | Rania | ||
2015 | He Said | Dr. Miller | Short film | |
2016 | $hitty Job$ | Boss | Short film | |
2016 | The Caretaker | Dr. Patel | ||
2016 | Holy | Minister | Music video for Danielle LoPresti | [21] |
2017 | Oscar | Marijuana | Short film | |
2017 | Surefire | Luha | Music video for John Legend | [14] |
2017 | Khol | Ranjan | Short film | [22] |
2018 | The Bride | Short film | ||
2019 | Heroines | Short film | [23] | |
2020 | Rumble Strip | Carmen | [24] | |
2020 | Definition Please | Jaya | [25] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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2002 | For the People | Lupe | ||
2005 | Strong Medicine | ER Receptionist | ||
2006 | NUMB3RS | Saida Kafaji | [12] | |
2006 | Sleeper Cell | N.O.C. Agent | [12] | |
2007 | Weeds | Female Agent | [12] | |
2008 | Dirt | Nurse | [12] | |
2009 | FlashForward | Older Woman | ||
2009 | Private Practice | Cooper's Lawyer | [15] | |
2009 | House | Dr. D'Razio | [12] | |
2009 | This Might Hurt | Television movie | ||
2010 | The Real Girl's Guide to Everything Else | Aliyah | ||
2010 | The Closer | Mrs. Mota | [12] | |
2012 | Bent | Dr. Patel | [26] | |
2012 | True Blood | Zaafira | Recurring role, 6 episodes | [15] |
2013 | Criminal Minds | Francie Kendall | [1] | |
2013 | The Newsroom | Shanon Hammid | [27] | |
2013 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Talita Pambakian | [1] | |
2014 | The Mentalist | Ellen | [28] | |
2015 | The Fosters | Joan | [29] | |
2015 | Bones | Principal Anne Franklin | [1] | |
2015–2016 | Stitchers | Getti Ahluwalia | Recurring role, 5 episodes | [30] |
2015–2018 | Silicon Valley | Rachel | Recurring role, 9 episodes | [1] |
2015–2018 | Quantico | Sita Parrish | Recurring role, 6 episodes | [5] |
2016 | Conviction | Kadisha Abdullah | ||
2016 | Elementary | Nazria Durrani | [1] | |
2016 | Powerhouse | Maxine Mazari | ||
2016–2020 | The Good Place | Manisha Al-Jamil | Recurring role, 5 episodes | [1] |
2017 | The Good Fight | Zeinah Abdoulafia | ||
2017 | The Training Day | Kathy Meyers | ||
2017 | Shooter | Gabina | Recurring role, 2 episodes | |
2017–2019 | Madam Secretary | Amina Salah | Recurring role, 3 episodes | [31] |
2018 | S.W.A.T. | Agent Abby DuBois | ||
2018 | Shameless | Doctor Padma Singh | [1] | |
2018–2019 | For the People | Vera Simmons | Recurring role, 4 episodes | |
2018–2019 | Lethal Weapon | Senator Donna Malick | Recurring role, 2 episodes | [32] |
2019 | Last Seen | Kat | Web series | |
2019 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Theresa Moore | [33] | |
2019 | NCIS | Eliza Hutchins | [1] | |
2019 | The Boys | Lydia Parker | [1] [2] | |
2020 | FBI: Most Wanted | Yara Mahmoud | ||
2020 | FBI | Yara Mahmoud | ||
2020 | Tommy | Rima Fayed | [34] | |
2020 | The Baker and the Beauty | Betsi | ||
2021 | The Resident | Himaya Pravesh | [35] | |
2021 | The Walking Dead: World Beyond | Indira | Recurring Role, 7 Episodes | [6] [3] |
2021 | The Sex Lives of College Girls | Professor Levin | [2] | |
2022 | The Blacklist | Helen Maghi | Episode: "Helen Maghi (No. 172)" | |
2022 | The Lincoln Lawyer | Dr. Miriam Arslanian | [2] | |
2022 | The Young and the Restless | Dr. Malone | [36] |
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