Madhur Jaffrey
Born	August 13, 1933 (1933-08-13) (age 74) Delhi, British India

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Biography

Personal life

She was born in Delhi, British India and was educated at Miranda House (Delhi) and in England. Originally Madhur Bahadur, she obtained her stage name when she married Indian actor Saeed Jaffrey, though they divorced in 1965. They have three daughters, Meera, Zia and Sakina Jaffrey. Madhur Jaffrey has long been married to the violinist Sanford Allen. , For other uses, see Delhi (disambiguation). ... Anthem God Save The Queen/King British India, circa 1860 Capital Calcutta (1858-1912), New Delhi (1912-1947) Language(s) Hindi, Urdu, English and many others Government Monarchy Emperor of India  - 1877-1901 Victoria  - 1901-1910 Edward VII  - 1910-1936 George V  - January-December 1936 Edward VIII  - 1936-1947 George... Miranda House is a residential college for women, forming part of Delhi University, India. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Saeed Jaffrey (born 8 January 1929) is an Indian actor. ...

Merchant Ivory films

Madhur Jaffrey is said to have been responsible for introducing James Ivory and Ismail Merchant. Jaffrey appeared in a number of their earlier films: "Shakespeare Wallah" (1965, won Berlin Film Festival's Best Actress), "The Guru" (1969), Autobiography of a Princess, (1976) and Heat and Dust (1983) directed by Ivory. And also "The Perfect Murder" (1988) and Merchant's "Cotton Mary" (1999, title role). James Francis Ivory (born June 7, 1928) is an award-winning American film director, best known for the results of his long collaboration with Merchant Ivory Productions, which included both Indian-born producer Ismail Merchant and screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. ... Ismail Merchant (December 25, 1936 – May 25, 2005) was an Indian-born film producer, best known for the results of his famously long collaboration with Merchant Ivory Productions which included director James Ivory and screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. ... Shakespeare Wallah is a 1965 film, based on a book of the same name by Geoffrey Kendal, who stars in the film. ... The Berlin International Film Festival, also called the Berlinale, is one of the most important film festivals in Europe and the world. ... For other uses of the word Guru, see Guru (disambiguation). ... Autobiography of a Princess (1975) is a film by Merchant Ivory Productions, with a screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and James Ivory. ... Heat and Dust (1975) is a novel by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala which won the Booker Prize in 1975. ... The Perfect Murder is a 1988 English language Indian film directed by Zafar Hai and produced by Merchant-Ivory. ... Cotton Mary is a Merchant Ivorys producer Ismail Merchants directed film, filming in India. ...

Other films and TV

She has made guest appearances in "Six Degrees of Separation" (1993) with Stockard Channing ("Le Divorce"), Mary Beth Hurt ("Slaves of New York") and "Vanya on 42nd Street" (1994) with Julianne Moore ("Surviving Picasso"), Larry Pine ("Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures"), Wallace Shawn ("The Bostonians"). She guest-starred in the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode "Name" as a psychiatrist, and in the Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode "The Healer" as a lecturer. She also acted in a Hindi Film Sagar where she played the role of Rishi Kapoor's Grandmother. For the Battlestar Galactica episode, see Six Degrees of Separation (Battlestar Galactica). ... Stockard Channing press kit photo Stockard Channing (born Susan Antonia Williams Stockard on February 13, 1944) is an American actress. ... Le Divorce is a 2003 motion picture that tells a story of an American woman who married a French man and her sister visiting her in Paris. ... Mary Beth Hurt (born Mary Supinger on September 26, 1946 in Marshalltown, Iowa) is a critically acclaimed stage and screen actress. ... Slaves of New York is a 1989 comedy-drama starring Bernadette Peters, Adam Coleman Howard, Chris Sarandon, Mary Beth Hurt, Madeleine Potter, and Steve Buscemi. ... Vanya on 42nd Street was a 1994 film by Louis Malle and Andre Gregory, based on the play Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov. ... Julianne Moore (born December 3, 1960) is a four-time Academy Award-nominated, Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning American actress. ... Surviving Picasso is a 1996 film starring Anthony Hopkins as the famous painter Picasso. ... Larry Pine is a film and television actor. ... Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnies Pictures (1978) is a film by Merchant Ivory Productions, with a screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and James Ivory. ... Wallace Shawn (born November 12, 1943), sometimes credited as Wally Shawn, is an American actor and playwright. ... The Bostonians is 1984s Merchant Ivory Film, based on Henry James novel. ... Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 5 DVD Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order: SVU) is the first of three spin-offs of Law & Order (the other two being Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Law & Order: Trial by Jury; all series are presented on the NBC... Law & Order: Criminal Intent is a United States crime drama television series that began in 2001. ...

Broadway

In 2004, Jaffrey appeared in Bombay Dreams on Broadway where she played the main character's grandmother (Shanti).^[1] Bombay Dreams on Broadway, New York City Bombay Dreams is a Bollywood-themed musical. ...

Cooking

As well as acting, Jaffrey is the noted author of cookbooks of Indian, Asian, and world vegetarian cuisines, many of which have become bestsellers. She had her first cookery series on BBC television in 1989. She popularized authentic Indian home cooking. Jaffrey lives in the UK and the U.S. For animals adapted to eat primarily plants, sometimes referred to as vegetarian animals, see Herbivore. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ...

References

External links

• Madhur Jaffrey at the Internet Movie Database
• Meet Chef Madhur Jaffrey at AhitoZiti.com