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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 22, 1972
Place of Birth
Tunis, Tunisia
Also Known As
- Poorna
- 普爾娜·雅格娜森
Poorna Jagannathan
1.2 Popularity
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
Credits
Deli Boys
as Lucky
2025
6.6
Goodrich
as Dr. Verma
2024
6.4
Wolfs
as June
2024
6.5
Turtles All the Way Down
as Dr. Kira Singh
2024
7.3
Hot Ones Versus
as Self
2024
9.7
The Out-Laws
as Rehan Zakaryan
2023
6.0
I'll Show You Mine
as Priya
2022
4.2
House Comes with a Bird
as Langley
2022
6.2
Alia's Birth
2021
0.0
The Wilds
as Rana Jadmani
2020
7.7
Never Have I Ever
as Dr. Nalini Vishwakumar
2020
8.1
Defending Jacob
as Elizabeth Vogel
2020
8.3
Messiah
as Sanjana Mirza
2020
7.2
The Dead Center
as Sarah Grey
2019
5.8
The Act
as Lakshmi Chandra
2019
7.6
Share
as Kerri
2019
5.3
Sorry For Your Loss
as Matt's Psychiatrist
2018
6.9
An Actor Prepares
as Dr. Fisher
2018
5.8
Mile 22
as Dorothy Brady
2018
6.2
Daisy Winters
as Annabel Kumar
2017
7.0
Room 104
as Divya (voice)
2017
5.7
Gypsy
as Larin Inamdar
2017
6.6
The Circle
as Dr. Jessica Villalobos
2017
5.5
Carrie Pilby
as Fliss
2017
6.8
Taken
as Judith Chapman
2017
6.5
Growing Up Smith
as Nalini Bhatnagar
2017
7.1
The Night Of
as Safar Khan
2016
8.0
Better Call Saul
as Dr. Maureen Bruckner
2015
8.7
The Blacklist
as Nirah Ahmad
2013
7.6
Thanks for Sharing
as Lili Kazhani
2013
5.9
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
as Riyana
2013
7.3
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
as Mira
2011
5.8
Delhi Belly
as Menaka Vashisht
2011
7.1
Rizzoli & Isles
as Mrs. Jalbani
2010
7.9
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Dr. Nitya Agarwal
2009
7.5
Karma Calling
as Quality Control
2009
0.0
Awake
as Dr. Neyer's Nurse
2007
6.5
Modern Day Arranged Marriage
as Suna
2005
0.0
The Weather Man
as NY Pedestrian
2005
6.1
Dealbreaker
as Fran's girlfriend
2005
7.0
Made in Hollywood
as Self
2005
4.7
Starved
as PJ
2005
3.6
Numb3rs
as Tech #1
2005
7.0
She Hate Me
as Song's Girlfriend
2004
5.1
She Hate Me
as Song's Girlfriend (as Poorna)
2004
5.1
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Dr. Sikh
2001
7.6
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Maya Samra
1999
7.9
Law & Order
as Rehana Khemlani
1990
7.4
🎬
Lanterns
as Zoe
N/A
0.0