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.

Filmography

• Lanterns — Zoe Macon
• Nocturne
• Deli Boys — Lucky
• 2024Goodrich — Dr. Verma
• 2024Turtles All the Way Down — Dr. Kira Singh
• 2024Wolfs — June
• 2023The Out-Laws — Rehan Zakaryan
• 2022House Comes with a Bird — Langley
• 2022I'll Show You Mine — Priya
• 2021Alia's Birth
• Defending Jacob — Elizabeth Vogel
• Messiah — Sanjana Mirza
• Never Have I Ever — Dr. Nalini Vishwakumar
• The Wilds — Rana Jadmani
• 2019Share — Kerri
• The Act — Lakshmi Chandra
• 2019The Dead Center — Sarah Grey
• 2018An Actor Prepares — Dr. Fisher
• 2018Mile 22 — Dorothy Brady
• Sorry for Your Loss — Matt's Psychiatrist
• 2017Carrie Pilby — Fliss
• 2017Daisy Winters — Annabel Kumar
• 2017Growing Up Smith — Nalini Bhatnagar
• Gypsy — Larin Inamdar
• Room 104 — Divya (voice)
• Taken — Judith Chapman
• 2017The Circle — Dr. Jessica Villalobos
• The Night Of — Safar Khan
• Better Call Saul — Dr. Maureen Bruckner
• 2013Thanks for Sharing — Lili Kazhani
• The Blacklist — Nirah Ahmad
• 2013Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani — Riyana Sarai
• 2011Delhi Belly — Menaka Vashisht
• 2011Peace, Love & Misunderstanding — Mira
• Rizzoli & Isles — Mrs. Jalbani
• 2009Karma Calling — Quality Control
• NCIS: Los Angeles — Dr. Nitya Agarwal
• 2007Awake — Dr. Neyer's Nurse
• 2005Dealbreaker — Fran's girlfriend
• Jonny Zero — Dr. Shamira
• 2005Modern Day Arranged Marriage — Suna
• Numb3rs — Tech #1
• Starved — PJ
• 2005The Weather Man — NY Pedestrian
• 2004She Hate Me — Song's Girlfriend, Song's Girlfriend (as Poorna)
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent — Dr. Sikh
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Maya Samra
• Law & Order — Rehana Khemlani

Appearances as themselves (4)

• Lanterns: The Official Podcast — Self
• Hot Ones Versus — Self
• Made in Hollywood — Self
• The View — Self