Acting
Sarita Choudhury
EN, IT, ES, CA cinema · 54 credits
Born
18 August 1966 (age 60)
Birthplace
Blackheath, London, England, UK
Also known as Sarita Catherine Louise Choudhury · ساریتا چودری · Саріта Кетрін Луїз Чоудрі
Sarita Catherine Louise Choudhury (born 18 August 1966) is an English actress. Born in Blackheath, an affluent neighborhood in London, to an English mother and a Bengali father, Choudhury was raised in Jamaica, Mexico, Italy and England due to her father's work. She landed her breakout role starring opposite Denzel Washington in Mira Nair's romantic drama film Mississippi Masala (1991) despite never formally studying acting. Since then, she has appeared in numerous American and international film productions, including A Perfect Murder (1998), Spike Lee's She Hate Me (2004), Lady in the Water (2006), Midnight's Children (2012), and The Green Knight (2021).
Known for
Filmography
Refuge
as A...
Three Goodbyes
as Doctor
After Yang
as Cleo
The Green Knight
as Mother
Here Comes Frieda
as Yvonne
Evil Eye
as Usha
The Last Photograph
as Hannah
After Louie
as Maggie
A Hologram for the King
as Dr. Zahra Hakeem
Words, Maps, Secrets and Other Things
as Self - Actress
Sweets
as Sweets
Learning to Drive
as Jasleen
Admission
as Rachael
Innocence
as Dr. Vera Kent
Generation Um...
as Lily
Gayby
as Ushma
Between Us
as Preet
Woman In Burka
as Sarita
Lady in the Water
as Anna Ran
The War Within
as Farida S. Choudhury
L’est de la brúixola
as Dabashree
She Hate Me
as Song
Marmalade
as Angelica
Just a Kiss
as Colleen
3 A.M.
as Box
Trigger Happy
as Alison
Restless
as Jane Talwani
Gloria
as Angela
A Perfect Murder
as Raquel Martinez
High Art
as Joan
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
as Tara, the Queen
Story of the Red Rose
as Infanta
Subway Stories
as Humera (segment "Honey-Getter")
Dinner Party
as Rosie
Fresh Kill
as Shareen Lightfoot
The Perez Family
as Josette
The House of the Spirits
as Pancha
Wild West
as Rifat
