Zuleikha Robinson
Zuleikha Robinson (born 29 June 1977) is a British actress. She first came to attention as Yves Adele Harlow, a mysterious thief on the 2001 series "The Lone Gunmen". She has appeared in the films "Hidalgo" (2004), "The Merchant of Venice" (2004) and "The Namesake" (2006). Robinson later was a regular cast member on the series "Lost" (2009–10), the political thriller "Homeland" (2012) and the drama "The Following" (2015). In 2019, she joined the cast of "" for their , in the recurring role of Assistant District Attorney Vanessa Hadid. Early life. Robinson was born in London and brought up  in Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia by an Indian-Burmese mother and an English father. She is also of Scottish and Iranian descent. She is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles. She is the sister of British field botanist Dr. Alastair Robinson. Career. Robinson has made her film debut in the 2000 experimental film "Timecode". She gained attention on the 2001 series "The Lone Gunmen", part of "The X-Files" franchise. She played Yves Adele Harlow, a mysterious thief who often aided (and sometimes hindered) the starring trio. Robinson's first lead role brought her  to Morocco, playing a 19th-century Arabian princess named Jazira, opposite Viggo Mortensen and Omar Sharif, in Disney's $80 million Western epic "Hidalgo" (2004), directed by Joe Johnston. The film tells the story of long-distance endurance horse rider, Frank Hopkins. 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. In 2007, Robinson had a supporting role in the HBO series "Rome", and the following year played Eva Marquez, a NYPD detective, in the Fox police drama "New Amsterdam". Robinson joined  the cast of "Lost" in 2009 during its fifth season, as recurring character Ilana Verdansky, and was promoted to series regular for the sixth season. In 2012, she was cast in the second season of "Homeland" in a recurring role as Roya Hammad. Robinson also played a supporting role in the drama thriller film "The Boy". In 2014, Robinson was cast in "Intelligence" as Amelia Hayes, Gabriel's wife and a former CIA field officer. In 2016, Robinson was cast as Lady Capulet in the ABC period drama "Still Star-Crossed" produced by ShondaLand. Since 2019, she has a recurring  role on "" as Assistant District Attorney Vanessa Hadid, bureau chief of sex crimes at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office. Personal life. Robinson was married to short film director Sean Doyle from 2009 to 2014.