Anna Khaja is an American actress and playwright. She is known for her roles as Indira in AMC's post-apocalyptic horror drama The Walking Dead: World Beyond, Manisha Al-Jamil in the NBC comedy series The Good Place, Sita Parrish in Quantico, and Rachel in Silicon Valley. Khaja also wrote and starred in the off-Broadway play Shaheed: The Dream and Death of Benazir Bhutto.
Early life and education Khaja attended Castro Valley High School, where she starred in theater productions such as The Diary of Anne Frank and graduated in 1992. Khaja graduated from UCLA's School of Theater, Film, and Television in 1997.
Khaja is one of the recipients of the 2020-21 Black List and Google Assistant Storytelling Fellowship.
Career After graduating, Khaja played roles in TV series such as NUMB3RS, Weeds, FlashForward, and House. She also appeared in the Mark Taper Forum's production of the play Stuff Happens by David Hare. Khaja also originated the role of Nerjas in the U.S. premiere of the play Palace of the End. She received an LA Weekly Theater Award for Solo Performance for her work in the play.
Personal life Khaja is married to screenwriter Chris Rossi.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 1999Man Woman FilmAnastasia X2006YasinAminaShort film2006No. 6Milena PetrescuShort film2007King of CaliforniaOfficer Contreras2008Yes ManFaranoush2009ReunionAnna2009Post GradJuanita2010Order of ChaosMeter Maid2011AdmissionsDaphnaShort film2012California SoloAnna2014The Pink SorrysBandit QueenShort film2014PyromanceRoseShort film2014FaithOurielShort film2015How I Do MathAnnaShort film2015MeadowlandFatimah2015The Party Is OverRania2015He SaidDr. MillerShort film2016$hitty Job$BossShort film2016The CaretakerDr. Patel2016HolyMinisterMusic video for Danielle LoPresti2017OscarMarijuanaShort film2017SurefireLuhaMusic video for John Legend2017KholRanjanShort film2018The BrideShort film2019HeroinesShort film2020Rumble StripCarmen2020Definition PleaseJaya
Television Year Title Role Notes 2002For the PeopleLupe2005Strong MedicineER Receptionist2006NUMB3RSSaida Kafaji2006Sleeper CellN.O.C. Agent2007WeedsFemale Agent2008DirtNurse2009FlashForwardOlder Woman2009Private PracticeCooper's Lawyer2009HouseDr. D'Razio2009This Might HurtTelevision movie2010The Real Girl's Guide to Everything ElseAliyah2010The CloserMrs. Mota2012BentDr. Patel2012True BloodZaafiraRecurring role, 6 episodes2013Criminal MindsFrancie Kendall2013The NewsroomShanon Hammid2013NCIS: Los AngelesTalita Pambakian2014The MentalistEllen2015The FostersJoan2015BonesPrincipal Anne Franklin2015–2016StitchersGetti AhluwaliaRecurring role, 5 episodes2015–2018Silicon ValleyRachelRecurring role, 9 episodes2015–2018QuanticoSita ParrishRecurring role, 6 episodes2016ConvictionKadisha Abdullah2016ElementaryNazria Durrani2016PowerhouseMaxine Mazari2016–2020The Good PlaceManisha Al-JamilRecurring role, 5 episodes2017The Good FightZeinah Abdoulafia2017The Training DayKathy Meyers2017ShooterGabinaRecurring role, 2 episodes2017–2019Madam SecretaryAmina SalahRecurring role, 3 episodes2018S.W.A.T.Agent Abby DuBois2018ShamelessDoctor Padma Singh2018–2019For the PeopleVera SimmonsRecurring role, 4 episodes2018–2019Lethal WeaponSenator Donna MalickRecurring role, 2 episodes2019Last SeenKatWeb series2019Brooklyn Nine-NineTheresa Moore2019NCISEliza Hutchins2019The BoysLydia Parker2020FBI: Most WantedYara Mahmoud2020FBIYara Mahmoud2020TommyRima Fayed2020The Baker and the BeautyBetsi2021The ResidentHimaya Pravesh2021The Walking Dead: World BeyondIndiraRecurring Role, 7 Episodes2021The Sex Lives of College GirlsProfessor Levin2022The BlacklistHelen MaghiEpisode: "Helen Maghi (No. 172)"2022The Lincoln LawyerDr. Miriam Arslanian2022The Young and the RestlessDr. Malone
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