Suleka Mathew

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Suleka Mathew
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Born
Kerala, India [1]
NationalityCanadian
OccupationActress
Years active1988–present

Suleka Mathew is a Canadian actress, best known for her lead roles on television series Claws (TNT) as Arlene Branch, [2] Red Widow (ABC) as Dina Tomson, [3] Men in Trees (ABC) as Sara Jackson, [4] and Da Vinci's Inquest (CBC) as Dr. Sunita Raman for which she was nominated 3 times for best actress at the Leo Awards . [5] Notable guest starring roles include The West Wing and Flashpoint . Her favourite film roles include romantic comedies Touch of Pink which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and the upcoming movie That's Amor (Netflix).

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She was born in Kerala, India, raised in Vancouver, British Columbia and currently resides in Los Angeles, California. [1]

In addition to film and television, Suleka has also done audio work, including narrating the Audie Award nominated book The Sad Truth About Happiness by Anne Giardini and The Management of Grief by Bharati Mukherjee. She was also a cast in Rohinton Mistry's A Fine Balance and Veronica Tennant's Shadow Pleasures inspired by Michael Ondaatje.

Her most recent theatre work includes starring as Phyllis in Annie Baker's Body Awareness for Mitch and Murray Productions.

Suleka has volunteered for non-profit organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, MPTF, and Performers for Literacy.

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1991 Run Casino Cashier
1991 The Hitman Attendant
1995Dangerous IndiscretionNancy Coles
2000LiftPrideShort film
2001LolaCoffee Shop Woman
2002 Life or Something Like It Airline Attendant
2003 The Republic of Love Yasmine
2004 Touch of Pink Nuru Jahan
2005The ScoreAnnette
2005Bear with MeTV Reporter
2018 Midnight Sun Dr. Paula Fleming
2020That's AmorKerala
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1988 21 Jump Street ValerieEpisode: "Whose Choice Is It Anyway?"
1989 MacGyver DarleneEpisode: "The Challenge"
Episode: "Runners"
1989 21 Jump Street ElenaEpisode: "Loc'd Out: Part 1"
1990 Neon Rider Jody DixonEpisode: "The Mighty Quinn"
1990 Always Remember I Love You PamTV movie
1993 The Commish SueEpisode: "Eastbridge Boulevard"
1994 The Commish Assistant D.A.Episode: "Working Girls"
Episode: "Born in the USA"
1994 The X-Files Lisa DoleEpisode: "Roland"
1995A Family DividedChristineTV movie
1995 Highlander: The Series VashtiEpisode: "The Wrath of Kali"
1996Have You Seen My SonReaderTV movie
1996 The X-Files Agent CalecaEpisode: "Apocrypha"
1996 Profit Episode: "Pilot"
1998 Viper Sue SanchezEpisode: "Trust No One"
1998 The Net TechnicianEpisode: "Harvest"
1998–1999 The Crow: Stairway to Heaven D.A. Cordelia Warren7 episodes
1998–2003 Da Vinci's Inquest Dr. Sunita 'Sunny' Ramen66 episodes
2000The Man Who Used to Be MeLt. Betsy FranklinTV movie
2000 Secret Agent Man EllenEpisode: "The Breach"
2000 Dark Angel News ReporterEpisode: "Pilot"
Episode: "C.R.E.A.M."
2001 Stargate SG-1 KaliEpisode: "Summit"
2002 Stargate SG-1 KaliEpisode: "Last Stand"
2002 The Eleventh Hour Christine MehtaEpisode: "Mad as Hatters"
2003A Crime of PassionDet. HollowayTV movie
2003 Battlestar Galactica ReporterTV miniseries
2003–2006 Stephen King's Dead Zone Dr. Janet Gibson6 episodes
2004 The West Wing Ms. ChakrabarthiEpisode: "The Hubbert Peak"
Episode: "The Dover Test"
2006 Final Days of Planet Earth MarianneTV movie
2006–2008 Men in Trees Sara Jackson28 episodes
2009–2011 Hawthorne Charge Nurse & Interim Chief Nursing Officer of James River Bobbie Jackson30 episodes
2010 Stargate Universe ConstanceEpisode: "Human"
2011Good Morning, KillerBarbara SullivanTV movie
2012 NCIS Navy Commander Maria CastroEpisode: "The Missionary Position"
2012 Flashpoint Dr. Bell (Psychologist)Episode: "Fit for Duty"
2013 Red Widow Dina TomlinEpisode: "Pilot"
2014 Almost Human Kay StensonEpisode: "Disrupt"
2015 Castle Detective NeelyEpisode: "I, Witness"
2017–2019 Claws (TV series) Arlene BranchMain role
2020 Another Life [ citation needed ]CallieEpisode: "Gift from the Gods"

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References

  1. 1 2 "Suleka Mathew biography". TV.com . Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  2. ↑ Pedersen, Erik (7 June 2017). "Suleka Mathew To Recur On 'Claws'". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Red Widow". tvseriesfinale.com. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  4. ↑ N'Duka, Amanda (8 June 2019). "'Men in Trees' Creator Talks Reboot: "There Have Been Some Discussions" – ATX". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 15 July 2019.
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