Poorna Jagannathan
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Poorna Jagannathan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Blacklist
Law & Order
Better Call Saul
NCIS: Los Angeles
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Rizzoli & Isles
The View
All Movies (26)
- Goodrich2024 · as Dr. Verma
- Wolfs2024 · as June
- Turtles All the Way Down2024 · as Dr. Kira Singh
- The Out-Laws2023 · as Rehan Zakaryan
- I'll Show You Mine2022 · as Priya
- House Comes with a Bird2022 · as Langley
- Alia's Birth2021
- The Dead Center2019 · as Sarah Grey
- Share2019 · as Kerri
- An Actor Prepares2018 · as Dr. Fisher
- Mile 222018 · as Dorothy Brady
- Daisy Winters2017 · as Annabel Kumar
- The Circle2017 · as Dr. Jessica Villalobos
- Carrie Pilby2017 · as Fliss
- Growing Up Smith2017 · as Nalini Bhatnagar
- Thanks for Sharing2013 · as Lili Kazhani
- Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani2013 · as Riyana Sarai
- Peace, Love & Misunderstanding2011 · as Mira
- Delhi Belly2011 · as Menaka Vashisht
- Karma Calling2009 · as Quality Control
- Awake2007 · as Dr. Neyer's Nurse
- Modern Day Arranged Marriage2005 · as Suna
- The Weather Man2005 · as NY Pedestrian
- Dealbreaker2005 · as Fran's girlfriend
- She Hate Me2004 · as Song's Girlfriend
- She Hate Me2004 · as Song's Girlfriend (as Poorna)
All TV Shows (25)
- Lanterns2026 · as Zoe
- Deli Boys2025 · as Lucky
- Hot Ones Versus2024 · as Self
- The Wilds2020 · as Rana Jadmani
- Never Have I Ever2020 · as Dr. Nalini Vishwakumar
- Defending Jacob2020 · as Elizabeth Vogel
- Messiah2020 · as Sanjana Mirza
- The Act2019 · as Lakshmi Chandra
- Sorry for Your Loss2018 · as Matt's Psychiatrist
- Room 1042017 · as Divya (voice)
- Gypsy2017 · as Larin Inamdar
- Taken2017 · as Judith Chapman
- The Night Of2016 · as Safar Khan
- Better Call Saul2015 · as Dr. Maureen Bruckner
- The Blacklist2013 · as Nirah Ahmad
- Rizzoli & Isles2010 · as Mrs. Jalbani
- NCIS: Los Angeles2009 · as Dr. Nitya Agarwal
- Made in Hollywood2005 · as Self
- Starved2005 · as PJ
- Numb3rs2005 · as Tech #1
- Jonny Zero2005 · as Dr. Shamira
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001 · as Dr. Sikh
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Maya Samra
- The View1997 · as Self
- Law & Order1990 · as Rehana Khemlani