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Sarita Choudhury

Sarita Choudhury

Actor · Born August 18, 1966 (60) · Blackheath, London, England, UK

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

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).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 18, 1966 (60)
From
Blackheath, London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
50 on MovieCove · 71 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 8% in 30 days

What are Sarita Choudhury's films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
35%
Bonds
25%
Survival
18%
Morality
12%
Society
9%
Ideas
1%
Romantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 10 · Dark 11

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 19 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 8 · Charged 10 · Intense 8

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 13 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 19 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 19 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 12

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 11 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 7

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 4 of 11 analyzed roles.

Ally
4 of 11
Hero
3 of 11
Shapeshifter
2 of 11
Herald
1 of 11
Mentor
1 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
16
Tense
13
Contemplative
12
Bittersweet
9
Dread
4
Other
17

How their films linger

Bittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous10

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sarita Choudhury's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 37 of their 50 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sarita Choudhury's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

71 credits, 50 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Adding Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Daisy

  • Three Goodbyes(2025)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Fallout(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · as Kate Williams / Lee Moldaver · as Lee Moldaver

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • After Yang(2021)

    as Cleo

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • And Just Like That...(2021)

    Show 33 episodes · as Seema Patel

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • The Green Knight(2021)

    as Mother

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Here Comes Frieda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Yvonne

  • It Snows in Benidorm(2020)

    as Alex

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Evil Eye(2020)

    as Usha

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Little Fires Everywhere(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · as Anita Rees

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Modern Love(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Therapist

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • After Louie(2017)

    as Maggie

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Last Photograph(2017)

    as Hannah

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Divorce(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Courtney

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • A Hologram for the King(2016)

    as Dr. Zahra Hakeem

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Recon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Jessica Jones(2015)

    Show 7 episodes · as Kith Lyonne

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2(2015)

    as Egeria

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Blindspot(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · as Sophia Varma

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Sweets(2015)

    as Sweets

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Love Comes Later (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1(2014)

    as Egeria

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Madam Secretary(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Prime Minister Jaya Verma

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Learning to Drive(2014)

    as Jasleen

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Innocence(2013)

    as Dr. Vera Kent

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Admission(2013)

    as Rachael

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Elementary(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Gira Pal

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Gayby(2012)

    as Ushma

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Generation Um...(2012)

    as Lily

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Death in Paradise(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Avita

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Homeland(2011)

    Show 31 episodes · as Mira Berenson

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Simran Verma

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Philanthropist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Entre nos(2009)

    as Preet

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Kings(2009)

    Show 6 episodes · as Helen Pardis

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Coup de Grâce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • The Accidental Husband(2008)

    as Sunny

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Woman In Burka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Sarita

  • Damages(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sleep Therapist

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Lady in the Water(2006)

    as Anna Ran

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • L’est de la brúixola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Dabashree

  • The War Within(2005)

    as Farida S. Choudhury

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Breakup Artist(2004)

    as Mona

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • She Hate Me(2004)

    as Song

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Marmalade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Angelica

  • It Runs in the Family(2003)

    as Suzie

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Rhythm of the Saints (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Mariela

  • Just a Kiss(2002)

    as Colleen

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Trigger Happy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Alison

  • 3 A.M. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Box

  • Restless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Jane Talwani

  • 100 Centre Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 4 episodes · as Julia Brooks

  • Deadline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Sahira Ondaatje

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Vanessa Blake

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Gloria(1999)

    as Angela

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • High Art(1998)

    as Joan

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • A Perfect Murder(1998)

    as Raquel Martinez

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Story of the Red Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Infanta

  • Dinner Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Rosie

  • SubwayStories: Tales from the Underground(1997)

    as Humera (segment "Honey-Getter")

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love(1996)

    as Tara, the Queen

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Fresh Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Shareen Lightfoot

  • Down Came a Blackbird(1995)

    as Myrna

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Perez Family(1995)

    as Josette

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The House of the Spirits(1993)

    as Pancha

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Wild West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Rifat

  • Homicide: Life on the Street(1993)

    Show 5 episodes · as Dr. Gita Kalyani

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Voices of the Morning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Mississippi Masala(1991)

    as Mina

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Nadira Harrington

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Refuge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as A...

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 71 titles, 70 of them dated from 1990 to 2026; peak year 2021.

Biggest box office

A Perfect Murder (1998)

$128M worldwide

Highest rated

Three Goodbyes (2025)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

And Just Like That... (2021)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19902026

Peak 2021 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 5 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting71 of 71: 71 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score64th

By decade

1990s17 · acting2000s22 · acting2010s21 · acting2020s10 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 8% of 25 roles
91011116

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

Nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2014, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Sarita Choudhury's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 33; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 50 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 50 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · actor

Sweets (2015)

98th percentile spread · 60% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)

Midcredits 96th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 25 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Sarita Choudhury's work okay for kids?

Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles7–66 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity12 titles16–69 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles13–61 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles22–71 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles12–63 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Sarita Choudhury work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sarita Choudhury's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Isabel Coixet shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles