Zuleikha Robinson

Biography

Zuleikha Robinson (born 29 June 1977) is an English actress, raised in Thailand and Malaysia by a Burmese-Indian mother and an English father. She is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles, and best known for playing Ilana in the ABC show Lost. In 2006, she played a Bengali character called Moushumi Mazumdar in Mira Nair's acclaimed film The Namesake, based on the book of the same name. Robinson had a supporting role in the HBO series Rome, and played Eva Marquez, a NYPD detective, in the television drama on Fox, New Amsterdam. Robinson joined the cast of Lost in 2009 during its fifth season, as recurring character Ilana, and was promoted to series regular for the sixth season. She is sister to British field botanist, Dr. Alastair Robinson.

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Vanessa Hadid

The X-Files

Yves Adele Harlow / Lois Runce

The Mentalist

Dr. Sonia Kidd

Lost

Ilana Verdansky

Evil

Jane Castle

Homeland

Roya Hammad

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

Zeyara Lemos

Kingdom

Allison

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2017	American Fable	Vera
2015	The Boy	Mom
2014	Ask Me Anything	Affie
2006	The Namesake	Moushumi Mazoomdar
2005	Defenders of Justice: The Story of The Lone Gunmen	Herself
2004	Hidalgo	Jazira
2004	The Merchant of Venice	Jessica
2002	Slash	Suzie
2000	Timecode	Lester Moore's Assistant

Year	TV Show	Role
2023	Extrapolations	Madam
2019	Evil	Jane Castle
2018	Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan	Zeyara Lemos
2017	Still Star-Crossed	Lady Guiliana Capulet
2016	The Exorcist	Mouse
2014	Intelligence	Amelia Vaughn
2014	Kingdom	Allison
2013	The Following	Gwen
2013	Once Upon a Time in Wonderland	Amara
2011	Homeland	Roya Hammad
2008	New Amsterdam	Eva Marquez
2008	The Mentalist	Dr. Sonia Kidd
2005	Rome	Gaia
2004	Lost	Ilana Verdansky
2001	The Lone Gunmen	Yves Adele Harlow
1999	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Vanessa Hadid
1993	The X-Files	Yves Adele Harlow / Lois Runce