Poorna Jagannathan
- Schauspiel
- 22. Dezember 1972 · Tunis, Tunisia
Biografie
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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Filmografie
- Nocturne
- Lanterns: The Official Podcast · Selbst
- Lanterns · Zoe Macon
- Deli Boys · Lucky
- Familie ist kein Kinderspiel · Dr. Verma
- Nobody Wants This · Eleanor
- Wolfs · June
- Schlaft gut, ihr fiesen Gedanken · Dr. Kira Singh
- Hot Ones Versus · Selbst
- The Out-Laws · Rehan Zakaryan
- I'll Show You Mine · Priya
- House Comes with a Bird · Langley
- Alia's Birth
- The Wilds · Rana Jadmani
- Noch nie in meinem Leben · Dr. Nalini Vishwakumar
- Verschwiegen · Elizabeth Vogel
- Messiah · Sanjana Mirza
- The Dead Center · Sarah Grey
- The Act · Lakshmi Chandra
- Share · Kerri
- Sorry for Your Loss · Matt's Psychiatrist
- An Actor Prepares · Dr. Fisher
- Mile 22 · Dorothy Brady
- Daisy Winters · Annabel Kumar
- Room 104 · Divya (Stimme)
- Gypsy · Larin Inamdar
- The Circle · Dr. Jessica Villalobos
- Carrie Pilby · Fliss
- Taken · Judith Chapman
- Growing Up Smith · Nalini Bhatnagar
- The Night Of - Die Wahrheit einer Nacht · Safar Khan
- Better Call Saul · Dr. Maureen Bruckner
- The Blacklist · Nirah Ahmad
- Thanks for Sharing - Süchtig nach Sex · Lili Kazhani
- Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani - Lass dein Glück nicht ziehen · Riyana Sarai
- Peace, Love & Misunderstanding · Mira
- Delhi Belly - Das Chaos-Trio · Menaka Vashisht
- Rizzoli & Isles · Mrs. Jalbani
- NCIS: Los Angeles · Dr. Nitya Agarwal
- Karma Calling · Quality Control
- Awake - Ich kann euch hören · Dr. Neyer's Nurse
- Modern Day Arranged Marriage · Suna
- The Weather Man · NY Pedestrian
- Dealbreaker · Fran's girlfriend
- Made in Hollywood · Selbst
- Starved · PJ
- Numb3rs - Die Logik des Verbrechens · Tech #1
- Jonny Zero · Dr. Shamira
- She Hate Me · Song's Girlfriend, Song's Girlfriend (as Poorna)
- Criminal Intent - Verbrechen im Visier · Dr. Sikh
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · Maya Samra
- The View · Selbst
- Law & Order · Rehana Khemlani