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Poorna Jagannathan

Born 1972-12-22
📍 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 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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Filmography 49

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