Zuleikha Robinson (born 29 June 1977 in London, England) is an English actress and singer. She was brought up in Thailand and Malaysia by a Burmese-Indian-Malay mother and an English father. She is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles. She is the sister of British field botanist, Dr. Alastair Robinson.
Filmography
Film
- The Merchant of Venice (2004), Jessica
- Hidalgo (2004), Jazira
- The Namesake (2007), Moushumi Mazumdar
Television
- The Lone Gunmen (2001), Yves Adele Harlow / Lois Runtz
- And its parent show, The X-Files, in the Fully Absorbed Finale "Jump the Shark" (2002)
- Rome (2007), Gaia
- New Amsterdam, (2008), Det. Eva Marquez
- Lost (2009–10), Ilana Verdansky
- Homeland (2012), Roya Hammad
- Covert Affairs (2013), Bianca Manning
- Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (2013-2014), Amara
- Intelligence (2014), Amelia Vaughn
- Still Star-Crossed (2015), Lady Guiliana Capulet
- The Exorcist (2017) Mouse
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2019-present), Vanessa Hadid
Zuleikha Robinson provides examples of the following tropes:
- Fake Nationality: Zuleikha, a Briton with Indian, Burmese, English, Scottish and Iranian ancestry, plays an Indian-American, Moushimi, in The Namesake.
