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Birthday: Dec 22, 1972
Place of Birth: Tunis, Tunisia

Poorna Jagannathan

Poorna Jagannathan is an American actress and producer. She is best known for her portrayal of Safar Khan in HBO's Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated show, The Night Of, as well as playing the lead in the Bollywood cult comedy film Delhi Belly. She also initiated and produced the play Nirbhaya, written and directed by Yael Farber, which dealt with breaking the silence about sexual violence. Her play won the 2013 'Amnesty International Award' and was called by The Telegraph as the "One of the most powerful pieces of theater you'll ever see". Jagannathan was featured among the top 10 in Femina magazine's "India's 50 most beautiful women" in 2012 and in 2014, she was named among the top 50 most powerful women in India. She was most recently a series regular on Gypsy, a Netflix original series, and part of the ensemble cast for HBO's new anthology series, Room 104, by the Duplass brothers. Her new film, Share, directed by Pippa Bianco and produced by A24, is slated for a 2019 release on HBO. In May 2018, Deadline announced that Jagannathan was joining the cast of the HBO series Big Little Lies, as a new recurring character.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
Wolfs June 2024
The Out-Laws Rehan Zakaryan 2023
Goodrich Dr. Verma 2024
Delhi Belly Menaka Vashisht 2011
Carrie Pilby Fliss 2017
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding Mira 2011
House Comes with a Bird Langley 2022
Thanks for Sharing Lili Kazhani 2013
I'll Show You Mine Priya 2022
Turtles All the Way Down Dr. Kira Singh 2024
Dealbreaker Fran's girlfriend 2005
Awake Dr. Neyer's Nurse 2007
Modern Day Arranged Marriage Suna 2005
Growing Up Smith Nalini Bhatnagar 2017
The Circle Dr. Jessica Villalobos 2017
An Actor Prepares Dr. Fisher 2018
Daisy Winters Annabel Kumar 2017
Share Kerri 2019
Mile 22 Dorothy Brady 2018
The Weather Man NY Pedestrian 2005
The Dead Center Sarah Grey 2019
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani Riyana 2013
She Hate Me Song's Girlfriend 2004
Alia's Birth 2021
Series Cast Year
Room 104 Divya (voice) 2017
The Wilds Rana Jadmani 2020
Deli Boys Lucky 1970
Defending Jacob Elizabeth Vogel 2020
Taken Judith Chapman 2017
The Night Of Safar Khan 2016
Made in Hollywood Self 2005
Gypsy Larin Inamdar 2017
Better Call Saul Dr. Maureen Bruckner 2015
The Blacklist Nirah Ahmad 2013
Sorry For Your Loss Matt's Psychiatrist 2018
Law & Order Rehana Khemlani 1990
Rizzoli & Isles Mrs. Jalbani 2010
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Dr. Sikh 2001
Never Have I Ever Dr. Nalini Vishwakumar 2020
Starved PJ 2005
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Maya Samra 1999
The Act Lakshmi Chandra 2019
Messiah Sanjana Mirza 2020
Lanterns Zoe 1970
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