Suleka Mathew
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Suleka Mathew is a Canadian actress, best known for her lead roles on television series Claws (TNT) as Arlene Branch,[1] Red Widow (ABC) as Dina Tomson,[2] Men in Trees (ABC) as Sara Jackson,[3] and Da Vinci's Inquest (CBC) as Dr. Sunita Raman for which she was nominated 3 times for best actress at the Leo Awards.[4] Notable guest starring roles include The West Wing and Flashpoint. Her favourite film roles include romantic comedies Touch of Pink which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and the upcoming movie That's Amor (Netflix).
She was born in Kerala, India, raised in Vancouver, British Columbia and currently resides in Los Angeles, California.[5]
In addition to film and television, Suleka has also done audio work, including narrating the Audie Award nominated book The Sad Truth About Happiness by Anne Giardini and The Management of Grief by Bharati Mukherjee. She was also a cast in Rohinton Mistry's A Fine Balance and Veronica Tennant's Shadow Pleasures inspired by Michael Ondaatje.
Her most recent theatre work includes starring as Phyllis in Annie Baker's Body Awareness for Mitch and Murray Productions.
Suleka has volunteered for non-profit organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, MPTF, and Performers for Literacy.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Run | Casino Cashier | |
| 1991 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Attendant | |
| 1995 | Dangerous Indiscretion | Nancy Coles | |
| 2000 | Lift | Pride | Short film |
| 2001 | Lola | Coffee Shop Woman | |
| 2002 | Life or Something Like It | Airline Attendant | |
| 2003 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Yasmine | |
| 2004 | Touch of Pink | Nuru Jahan | |
| 2005 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Annette | |
| 2005 | Bear with Me | TV Reporter | |
| 2018 | Midnight Sun | Dr. Paula Fleming | |
| 2020 | That's Amor | Kerala |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 21 Jump Street | Valerie | Episode: "Whose Choice Is It Anyway?" |
| 1989 | MacGyver | Darlene | Episode: "The Challenge" Episode: "Runners" |
| 1989 | 21 Jump Street | Elena | Episode: "Loc'd Out: Part 1" |
| 1990 | Neon Rider | Jody Dixon | Episode: "The Mighty Quinn" |
| 1990 | Always Remember I Love You | Pam | TV movie |
| 1993 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Sue | Episode: "Eastbridge Boulevard" |
| 1994 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Assistant D.A. | Episode: "Working Girls" Episode: "Born in the USA" |
| 1994 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Lisa Dole | Episode: "Roland" |
| 1995 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Christine | TV movie |
| 1995 | Highlander: The Series | Vashti | Episode: "The Wrath of Kali" |
| 1996 | Have You Seen My Son | Reader | TV movie |
| 1996 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Agent Caleca | Episode: "Apocrypha" |
| 1996 | Profit | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 1998 | Viper | Sue Sanchez | Episode: "Trust No One" |
| 1998 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Technician | Episode: "Harvest" |
| 1998–1999 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | D.A. Cordelia Warren | 7 episodes |
| 1998–2003 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Dr. Sunita 'Sunny' Ramen | 66 episodes |
| 2000 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Lt. Betsy Franklin | TV movie |
| 2000 | Secret Agent Man | Ellen | Episode: "The Breach" |
| 2000 | Dark Angel | News Reporter | Episode: "Pilot" Episode: "C.R.E.A.M." |
| 2001–2002 | Stargate SG-1 | Kali | Episode: "Summit"
Episode: "Last Stand" |
| 2002 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Christine Mehta | Episode: "Mad as Hatters" |
| 2003 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Det. Holloway | TV movie |
| 2003 | Battlestar Galactica | Reporter | TV miniseries |
| 2003–2006 | Stephen King's Dead Zone | Dr. Janet Gibson | 6 episodes |
| 2004 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Ms. Chakrabarthi | Episode: "The Hubbert Peak" Episode: "The Dover Test" |
| 2006 | Final Days of Planet Earth | Marianne | TV movie |
| 2006–2008 | Men in Trees | Sara Jackson | 28 episodes |
| 2009–2011 | Hawthorne | Charge Nurse & Interim Chief Nursing Officer of James River Bobbie Jackson | 30 episodes |
| 2010 | Stargate Universe | Constance | Episode: "Human" |
| 2011 | Good Morning, Killer | Barbara Sullivan | TV movie |
| 2012 | NCIS | Navy Commander Maria Castro | Episode: "The Missionary Position" |
| 2012 | Flashpoint | Dr. Bell (Psychologist) | Episode: "Fit for Duty" |
| 2013 | Red Widow | Dina Tomlin | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2014 | Almost Human | Kay Stenson | Episode: "Disrupt" |
| 2015 | Castle | Detective Neely | Episode: "I, Witness" |
| 2017–2019 | Claws (TV series) | Arlene Branch | Main role |
| 2020 | Another LifeScript error: No such module "Unsubst". | Callie | Episode: "Gift from the Gods" |
| 2023 | Mayfair Witches | Arjuna | 4 episodes |
References
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External links
- Template:Trim/ Suleka Mathew at IMDbTemplate:EditAtWikidataScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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- Living people
- Actresses from Kerala
- Indian emigrants to Canada
- Actresses from Vancouver
- Canadian television actresses
- Canadian film actresses
- Canadian people of Malayali descent
- Canadian actresses of Indian descent
- Canadian expatriate actresses in the United States
- 21st-century Canadian actresses