Tehmina Sunny

Actress
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Tehmina Sunny is an English actress, She is also trained as a violinist and vocalist. She is of Indian descent.

Sunny's career began whilst living in London. After a trip to Los Angeles to study with an acting teacher, she decided that LA was a city she would like to live and work in. Not an easy transition, she moved to LA to pursue her dreams.

Sunny began to book roles on TV shows including The Following with Kevin Bacon, 24, Heroes, Californication, NCIS, Undercovers written by J. J. Abrams, ABC's Mistresses and The Newsroom by Aaron Sorkin. Her first film role was with Alfonso Cuaron in his Oscar-nominated film Children of Men. She has worked with directors including Mike Figgis, Roland Joffe and Ben Affleck. where she was cast in Ben's Oscar-winning movie Argo.

In 2013, Sunny competed against 6000 people and was selected to join the last 20 for the CBS Diversity Showcase program. This event highlighted her to the entertainment industry. In November 2014, Screen International named Tehmina as one of their 'LA Stars of Tomorrow'. A special edition to the magazine to highlight up and coming talent. She was portrayed as a Reporter in the Found footage Thriller The Vatican Tapes in 2015.

She recurred on the CBS show Training Day opposite Bill Paxton and was a series regular on The CW Sci-Fi show Pandora for season 1. In 2020, she joined as a recurring role on season 6 of Chicago Med playing the character Dr. Sabeena Virani.

Sunny also starred in the glossy Netflix drama series Partner Track based on Helen Wan's novel of the same name. The series is filmed in Manhattan, New York, and was released on August 26.

Date of Birth6th September 1980
Age44 Years
Zodiac SignVirgo
CountryUnited Kingdom
Current CityCroydon
LanguageEnglish
ReferenceIMDB
Career Start2005 (20 years ago)

Movies / Shows by Tehmina Sunny

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The Vatican Tapes

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Singularity