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Poorna Jagannathan
Tunis, Tunisia
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…
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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 empowerment. Jagannathan was named among the "Top 100 Most Impactful Asians" in America in 2021 and 2022 by Goldhouse. People magazine featured her in their 2024 "The Beautiful Issue", while Verve magazine named her among the top 50 most powerful women in India in 2014. Description above from the Wikipedia article Poorna Jagannathan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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2026
Lanterns
TV show Zoe Macon
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2026
Lanterns: The Official Podcast
TV show Self
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2025
Deli Boys
TV show Lucky
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2024
Goodrich
Movie Dr. Verma
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2024
Wolfs
Movie June
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2024
Turtles All the Way Down
Movie Dr. Kira Singh
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2024
Hot Ones Versus
TV show Self
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2023
The Out-Laws
Movie Rehan Zakaryan
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2022
I'll Show You Mine
Movie Priya
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2022
House Comes with a Bird
Movie Langley
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2021
Alia's Birth
Movie
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2020
The Wilds
TV show Rana Jadmani
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2020
Never Have I Ever
TV show Dr. Nalini Vishwakumar
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2020
Defending Jacob
TV show Elizabeth Vogel
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2020
Messiah
TV show Sanjana Mirza
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2019
The Dead Center
Movie Sarah Grey
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2019
The Act
TV show Lakshmi Chandra
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2019
Share
Movie Kerri
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2018
Sorry for Your Loss
TV show Matt's Psychiatrist
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2018
An Actor Prepares
Movie Dr. Fisher
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2018
Mile 22
Movie Dorothy Brady
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2017
Daisy Winters
Movie Annabel Kumar
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2017
Room 104
TV show Divya (voice)
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2017
Gypsy
TV show Larin Inamdar
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2017
The Circle
Movie Dr. Jessica Villalobos
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2017
Carrie Pilby
Movie Fliss
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2017
Taken
TV show Judith Chapman
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2017
Growing Up Smith
Movie Nalini Bhatnagar
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2016
The Night Of
TV show Safar Khan
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2015
Better Call Saul
TV show Dr. Maureen Bruckner
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2013
The Blacklist
TV show Nirah Ahmad
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2013
Thanks for Sharing
Movie Lili Kazhani
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2013
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
Movie Riyana Sarai
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2011
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
Movie Mira
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2011
Delhi Belly
Movie Menaka Vashisht
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2010
Rizzoli & Isles
TV show Mrs. Jalbani
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2009
NCIS: Los Angeles
TV show Dr. Nitya Agarwal
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2009
Karma Calling
Movie Quality Control
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2007
Awake
Movie Dr. Neyer's Nurse
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2005
Modern Day Arranged Marriage
Movie Suna
