Zuleikha Robinson's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Lost Ilana Rome Gaia New Amsterdam Eva Marquez The Lone Gunmen Yves Adele …

Main Movie Roles 2004 - Hidalgo 2000 - Timecode

BIOGRAPHY:

Zuleikha Robinson
Occupation Actress
Years active 2000–present

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.


Filmography

Television
2001 - The Lone Gunmen, as Yves Adele Harlow
2002 - The X-Files, as Yves Adele Harlow/Lois Runce (Episode 9-15 "Jump The Shark")
2007 - Rome, as Gaia
2008 - New Amsterdam as Det. Eva Marquez
2009-2010 - Lost as Ilana

Film2000 - Timecode, as Lester Moore's assistant
2002 - Slash, as Suzie
2004 - The Merchant of Venice, as Jessica
2004 - Hidalgo, as Jazira
2007 - The Namesake, as Moushumi Mazumdar


TRIVIA:

• Graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles.
• Heritage: Burmese, Indian, Iranian, Scottish, and English
• Raised in the Far East, Thailand and Malaysia.
• Her name means "beautiful one" in Farsi (Persian).