Archie PanjabiSpeaker and Booking Agent Information

Archie made her film debut as tomboy football mad Meenah Khan in the critically acclaimed and hugely popular film "East is East," which received a 10-minute standing ovation at Cannes and won a BAFTA for Best film in 2000.

Archie went onto to star in the international hit, "Bend It Like Beckham." It was nominated for a BAFTA and Golden Globe, and Archie was awarded a BBC Mega Mela for her performance. Archie then went onto to work with Ralph Fiennes in the John Le Carre novel "The Constant Gardener." The film was nominated for 10 BAFTAS and won an Oscar. In her next film role, Archie was cast at the lead in the award-winning "Yasmin," written by the Oscar-winning writer of "Slumdog Millionaire," Simon Beaufoy. Archie’s performance was internationally praised and she was awarded numerous Best Actress Awards including one from the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival.

In 2006 Ridley Scott cast her as Gemma, Russell Crowe’s scene stealing, mischievous and savvy assistant in 20th Century Fox comedy “A Good Year,” an adaptation of Peter Mayle’s popular novel.

In 2007 Michael Winterbottom cast Archie alongside Angelina Jolie in “A Mighty Heart," based on the true story of Wall Street writer Daniel Pearl. Archie went on to win The Chopard Trophy for her performance at The Cannes Film Festival in 2007.

Archie is dedicated to philanthropic endeavors globally. She has joined forces with Rotary International, UNICEF and The Gates Foundation, for the ”We are this Close” international campaign to help eradicate polio, as well as Amnesty International to head their Stop Violence Against Women campaign.

Panjabi graduated from Brunel University in England with a degree in Management Studies and was last year bestowed with an Honorary Doctorate of Letters. She was also recently participated in the very prestigious Artist in Residence Programe in Harvard University.

Archie was born in London, spent part of her childhood in Mumbai and currently resides in New York.