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Poorna Jagannathan

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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.

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  1. Better Call Saul2015as Dr. Maureen Bruckner
  2. The Act2019as Lakshmi Chandra
  3. The Circle2017as Dr. Jessica Villalobos
  4. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999as Maya Samra
  5. The Blacklist2013as Nirah Ahmad
  6. Mile 222018as Dorothy Brady
  7. Never Have I Ever2020as Dr. Nalini Vishwakumar
  8. Defending Jacob2020as Elizabeth Vogel
  9. Awake2007as Dr. Neyer's Nurse
  10. Wolfs2024as June
  11. The Night Of2016as Safar Khan
  12. NCIS: Los Angeles2009as Dr. Nitya Agarwal
  13. The Weather Man2005as NY Pedestrian
  14. The Out-Laws2023as Rehan Zakaryan
  15. Law & Order1990as Rehana Khemlani
  16. Thanks for Sharing2013as Lili Kazhani
  17. The Wilds2020as Rana Jadmani
  18. Rizzoli & Isles2010as Mrs. Jalbani
  19. Carrie Pilby2017as Fliss
  20. Numb3rs2005as Tech #1
  21. Messiah2020as Sanjana Mirza
  22. Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001as Dr. Sikh
  23. Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani2013as Riyana Sarai
  24. Taken2017as Judith Chapman
  25. Delhi Belly2011as Menaka Vashisht
  26. Turtles All the Way Down2024as Dr. Kira Singh
  27. Gypsy2017as Larin Inamdar
  28. Peace, Love & Misunderstanding2011as Mira
  29. Room 1042017as Divya (voice)
  30. Goodrich2024as Dr. Verma
  31. She Hate Me2004as Song's Girlfriend / Song's Girlfriend (as Poorna)
  32. The View1997as Self
  33. The Dead Center2019as Sarah Grey
  34. Share2019as Kerri