Poorna Jagannathan
Born in Tunis, Tunisia — Dec 22 1972
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Poorna Jagannathan (/ˈpɔːrnə ˌdʒɑːɡəˈnɑːθən/ POR-nə JAH-gə-NAH-thən; born December 22, 1972) is an American producer and actress of Indian descent. She is known for her portrayal of Safar Khan in the HBO drama miniseries The Night Of and for her role as Nalini Vishwakumar in the Netflix teen comedy series Never Have I Ever. Jagannathan also co-conceived, produced, and acted in the play Nirbhaya, considered "one of the most powerful and urgent pieces of human rights theatre ever made," and is regarded as a critical moment in India's history of women's e…
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Maya Samra
Law & Order
Rehana Khemlani
The Blacklist
Nirah Ahmad
NCIS: Los Angeles
Dr. Nitya Agarwal
Better Call Saul
Dr. Maureen Bruckner
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Dr. Sikh
Rizzoli & Isles
Mrs. Jalbani
Numb3rs
Tech #1
Taken
Judith Chapman
Messiah
Sanjana Mirza
Never Have I Ever
Dr. Nalini Vishwakumar
Room 104
Divya (voice)
Awake
Dr. Neyer's Nurse
The Night Of
Safar Khan
The Act
Lakshmi Chandra
The Wilds
Rana Jadmani
Defending Jacob
Elizabeth Vogel
Gypsy
Larin Inamdar
Wolfs
June
Sorry For Your Loss
Matt's Psychiatrist
Deli Boys
Lucky
Lanterns
Zoe
The Circle
Dr. Jessica Villalobos
The Out-Laws
Rehan Zakaryan
Starved
PJ
She Hate Me
Song's Girlfriend
Mile 22
Dorothy Brady
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
Riyana
The Weather Man
NY Pedestrian
Goodrich
Dr. Verma
Turtles All the Way Down
Dr. Kira Singh
Delhi Belly
Menaka Vashisht
Thanks for Sharing
Lili Kazhani
Carrie Pilby
Fliss
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
Mira
Share
Kerri
Daisy Winters
Annabel Kumar
An Actor Prepares
Dr. Fisher
Dealbreaker
Fran's girlfriend
Growing Up Smith
Nalini Bhatnagar
The Dead Center
Sarah Grey
Karma Calling
Quality Control
House Comes with a Bird
Langley
I'll Show You Mine
Priya
Modern Day Arranged Marriage
Suna
Alia's Birth