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Poorna Jagannathan

Acting 53 years old Tunis, Tunisia ★ 1.1
Born: December 22, 1972

Biography

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.

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Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Maya Samra 1999
The Blacklist
The Blacklist Nirah Ahmad 2013
Better Call Saul
Better Call Saul Dr. Maureen Bruckner 2015
Rizzoli & Isles
Rizzoli & Isles Mrs. Jalbani 2010
Numb3rs
Numb3rs Tech #1 2005

Jimmy's Seen (1)

Mile 22
Mile 22 Dorothy Brady 2018

Filmography

Acting Credits (49)

Lanterns
Lanterns Zoe 2026
Deli Boys
Deli Boys Lucky 2025
Goodrich
Goodrich Dr. Verma 2024
Wolfs
Wolfs June 2024
Turtles All the Way Down
Turtles All the Way Down Dr. Kira Singh 2024
Hot Ones Versus
Hot Ones Versus Self 2024
The Out-Laws
The Out-Laws Rehan Zakaryan 2023
I'll Show You Mine
I'll Show You Mine Priya 2022
House Comes with a Bird
House Comes with a Bird Langley 2022
Alia's Birth
Alia's Birth 2021
The Wilds
The Wilds Rana Jadmani 2020
Never Have I Ever
Never Have I Ever Dr. Nalini Vishwakumar 2020
Defending Jacob
Defending Jacob Elizabeth Vogel 2020
Messiah
Messiah Sanjana Mirza 2020
The Dead Center
The Dead Center Sarah Grey 2019
The Act
The Act Lakshmi Chandra 2019
Share
Share Kerri 2019
Sorry for Your Loss
Sorry for Your Loss Matt's Psychiatrist 2018
An Actor Prepares
An Actor Prepares Dr. Fisher 2018
Mile 22
Mile 22 Dorothy Brady 2018
Daisy Winters
Daisy Winters Annabel Kumar 2017
Room 104
Room 104 Divya (voice) 2017
Gypsy
Gypsy Larin Inamdar 2017
The Circle
The Circle Dr. Jessica Villalobos 2017
Carrie Pilby
Carrie Pilby Fliss 2017
Taken
Taken Judith Chapman 2017
Growing Up Smith
Growing Up Smith Nalini Bhatnagar 2017
The Night Of
The Night Of Safar Khan 2016
Better Call Saul
Better Call Saul Dr. Maureen Bruckner 2015
The Blacklist
The Blacklist Nirah Ahmad 2013
Thanks for Sharing
Thanks for Sharing Lili Kazhani 2013
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani Riyana Sarai 2013
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding Mira 2011
Delhi Belly
Delhi Belly Menaka Vashisht 2011
Rizzoli & Isles
Rizzoli & Isles Mrs. Jalbani 2010
NCIS: Los Angeles
NCIS: Los Angeles Dr. Nitya Agarwal 2009
Karma Calling
Karma Calling Quality Control 2009
Awake
Awake Dr. Neyer's Nurse 2007
Modern Day Arranged Marriage
Modern Day Arranged Marriage Suna 2005
The Weather Man
The Weather Man NY Pedestrian 2005
Dealbreaker
Dealbreaker Fran's girlfriend 2005
Made in Hollywood
Made in Hollywood Self 2005
Starved
Starved PJ 2005
Numb3rs
Numb3rs Tech #1 2005
She Hate Me
She Hate Me Song's Girlfriend 2004
She Hate Me
She Hate Me Song's Girlfriend (as Poorna) 2004
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Dr. Sikh 2001
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Maya Samra 1999
Law & Order
Law & Order Rehana Khemlani 1990

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