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Poorna Jagannathan

Highest Rated: 94% The Dead Center (2018)

Lowest Rated: 21% The Out-Laws (2023)

Birthday: Dec 22, 1972

Birthplace: Tunis, Tunisia

Born on December 22, 1972, in Tunis, Tunisia, Poorna Jagannathan is a producer and actress. Jagannathan attended the University of Brasília before graduating in journalism from the University of Maryland, College Park. On a scholarship, she began a Master of Fine Arts in acting at the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University. Jagannathan has had recurring parts on several TV shows, including "Better Call Saul" (2018), "Big Little Lies" (2019) and "Ramy" (2019) Jagannathan initiated, produced and acted in a testimonial play called "Nirbhaya." It won the coveted 2013 Amnesty International Award In 2017, she played one of the leads in A24's film "Share." In 2018, Jagannathan lent her voice to three podcasts in the "Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls" series. Poorna Jagannathan portrayed Dr. Nalini Vishwakumar in "Never Have I Ever" (2020-23).

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Highest rated movies

94% 46% The Dead Center Watchlist
89% 82% Delhi Belly
Watchlist 86% 91% Turtles All the Way Down Watchlist
83% 34% Share
Watchlist 81% 86% Goodrich Watchlist
80% 92% I'll Show You Mine
Watchlist 73% 79% Growing Up Smith Watchlist
70% 65% Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
Watchlist 67% 50% Wolfs Watchlist 65% 75% Carrie Pilby Watchlist
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Poorna Jagannathan

Poorna Jagannathan Poorna Jagannathan Poorna Jagannathan at arrivals for TRUE DETECTIVE Season Three Premiere, DGA New York Theater, Los Angeles, CA January 10, 2019. Photo By: Priscilla Grant/Everett Collection GROWING UP SMITH, (AKA GOOD OL' BOY), BACK, FROM LEFT: POORNA JAGANNATHAN, SHOBA NARAYAN, RONI AKURATI, ANJUL NIGAM, 2015. © GOOD DEED ENTERTAINMENT GROWING UP SMITH, (AKA GOOD OL' BOY), FROM LEFT: ANJUL NIGAM, POORNA JAGANNATHAN, 2015. © GOOD DEED ENTERTAINMENT View more photos

Filmography

Movies

Credit
81% 86% Goodrich Unknown (Character) - 2024
67% 50% Wolfs June (Character) - 2024
86% 91% Turtles All the Way Down Dr. Kira Singh (Character) - 2024
21% 35% The Out-Laws Rehan (Character) - 2023
80% 92% I'll Show You Mine Priya Sura (Character) - 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet House Comes With a Bird Unknown (Character) - 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Alia's Birth Jamie (Character) - 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Alia's Birth Unknown (Character) - 2020
83% 34% Share Kerri (Character) - 2019
94% 46% The Dead Center Sarah Grey (Character) $8.3K 2018
23% 44% Mile 22 Dorothy Brady (Character) $36.1M 2018
60% 92% Daisy Winters Annabel Kumar (Character) - 2017
65% 75% Carrie Pilby Fliss (Character) $19.0K 2016
73% 79% Growing Up Smith Nalini Bhatnagar (Character) $14.9K 2015
70% 65% Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani Riyana (Character) $3.8M 2013
89% 82% Delhi Belly Menaka Vashisht (Character) $1.5M 2011

TV

Credit
94% 86% Never Have I Ever Nalini Vishwakumar (Character) 2020-2023
32% 63% Taken Judith Chapman (Guest Star) 2018
91% 79% The Blacklist Unknown (Guest Star) 2017
88% 54% Room 104 Divya (Voice) 2017
40% 84% Gypsy Larin Inamdar (Character) 2017
78% 83% Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Maya Samra (Guest Star) 2017
94% 93% The Night Of Safar Khan (Character) 2016
No Score Yet 88% Rizzoli and Isles Mrs. Jalbani (Guest Star) 2016
No Score Yet 63% NCIS: Los Angeles Unknown (Guest Star) 2016
77% 76% House of Cards Unknown (Guest Star) 2015
94% 78% Royal Pains Saya (Guest Star) 2010-2011
No Score Yet 76% Law & Order: Criminal Intent Dr. Sikh (Guest Star) 2006
85% No Score Yet Love Monkey Unknown (Guest Star) 2006
No Score Yet 83% Law & Order Unknown (Guest Star) 2004