Tehmina Sunny

Tehmina Sunny
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Born	(1980-09-06) 6 September 1980 Croydon, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2007-present
Website	www.tehminasunny.com

Tehmina Sunny (born 6 September 1980, Croydon, London, England) is an English actress. She is also trained as a violinist and vocalist. She is of Gujarati Indian descent.

Life and career

Sunny's career began whilst living and working in Los Angeles and London. Her roles include The Following with Kevin Bacon, 24, Heroes, Californication, NCIS, Undercovers written by J. J. Abrams, ABC's summer hit Mistresses and The Newsroom by Aaron Sorkin. Her first film role was with Alfonso Cuaron in his Oscar-nominated film Children of Men. She has worked with directors including Mike Figgis, Roland Joffe and Ben Affleck.She was cast in Ben Affleck's Oscar-winning movie Argo. In 2013, Sunny competed against 6000 people and was selected to join the last 20 for the CBS Diversity Showcase program.This event highlighted her to the entertainment industry. In November 2014, Screen International named Tehmina as one of their 'LA Stars of Tomorrow'. A special edition to the magazine to highlight up and coming talent. She was portrayed as a Reporter in the Found footage Thriller The Vatican Tapes in 2015.

Personal life

Sunny was born in Croydon, England, to Indian parents. Her father traveled to England to pursue accounting. Her mother emigrated to England from Gujarat, India, as a child. Sunny has one brother, whose career is in banking and finance. She received a scholarship for playing the violin and viola. With no previous training, she was a finalist for the BBC cross-country search for acting talent. Sunny attended University of Leeds in England, where she studied Business Information Systems with an emphasis on Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science. This combined with marketing and business studies earned her a bachelor of science degree with honors. Her career change into the entertainment industry was unplanned but has flourished through the years.

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Love Struck	Saira
	Children of Men	Zara	Universal
2011	Elevator	Maureen Asana
2012	Argo	Swissair Ticketing Agent	WB
	Amazing Love	Gomer
2015	The Vatican Tapes	Reporter	Lionsgate
2015	The Lovers	Sonubai	Corsan
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Casualty	Fareeda Khan	2 episodes
2008	Heroes	Bridget Bailey	1 episode: "Chapter Three 'One of Us, One of Them"
	Californication	Beautiful Barmaid	1 episode: "In a Lonely Place""
2009-2013	NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service	Leyla Shakarji	3 episodes: "Outlaws and In-Laws" "Pyramid" "Anonymous as a Woman"
2009	Eleventh Hour	Lyla	1 episode: "Olfactus"
	Missing	Layla Gudka	1 episode
2010	Undercovers	Dayita Nasir	1 episode
2011	Writer's Block	Bina	4 episodes
2012	The Newsroom	Darshana Yadav	1 episode
2013	Mistresses	Natalie Wade	4 episodes
	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Nailah Fayed	1 episode "Seth and Apep"
	Perception	Rina	1 episode "Asylum"
2014	The Following	Melissa Evans	1 episode "Resurrection"
	24: Live Another Day	Farah	1 episode "1.6"
2015	CSI: Cyber	Tanya Shaffer	1 episode "Click your Poison"
	Battle Creek	Katrina White	1 episode "Gingerbread Man"
	Extant	Iris	1 episode "2.1"
2016	Game of Thrones	Kinvara
Video Games
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	The Order: 1886	Lakshmi

External links

• Official website
• Tehmina Sunny at the Internet Movie Database

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