PJ
Poorna Jagannathan
ActorBorn December 22, 1972 (52 years)
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.
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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
| 2025 | Deli Boys (TV Series) · as Lucky |
| 2024 | Goodrich · as Dr. Verma |
| 2024 | Wolfs · as June |
| 2024 | Turtles All the Way Down · as Dr. Kira Singh |
| 2023 | The Out-Laws · as Rehan Zakaryan |
| 2022 | I'll Show You Mine · as Priya |
| 2021 | Ten Year Old Tom (TV Series) · as Rahul's Mom |
| 2020 | The Wilds (TV Series) · as Rana Jadmani |
| 2020 | Never Have I Ever (TV Series) · as Dr. Nalini Vishwakumar |
| 2020 | Defending Jacob (TV Series) · as Elizabeth Vogel |
| 2020 | Messiah (2020) (TV Series) · as Sanjana Mirza |
| 2019 | Share · as Kerri |
| 2019 | Ramy (TV Series) · as Salma |
| 2019 | The Act (TV Series) · as Lakshmi Chandra |
| 2018 | The Dead Center · as Sarah Grey |
| 2018 | Sorry For Your Loss (TV Series) · as Matt's Psychiatrist |
| 2018 | An Actor Prepares · as Dr. Fisher |
| 2018 | Mile 22 · as Dorothy Brady |
| 2017 | Daisy Winters · as Annabel Kumar |
| 2017 | Room 104 (TV Series) · as Divya (voice) |
| 2017 | Gypsy (TV Series) · as Larin Inamdar |
| 2017 | The Circle · as Dr. Jessica Villalobos |
| 2017 | Taken (2017) (TV Series) · as Judith Chapman |
| 2017 | Big Little Lies (TV Series) · as Katie Richmond |
| 2016 | Carrie Pilby · as Fliss |
| 2016 | The Night Of (TV Series) · as Safar Khan |
| 2015 | Growing Up Smith · as Nalini Bhatnagar |
| 2015 | Better Call Saul (TV Series) · as Dr. Maureen Bruckner |
| 2013 | The Blacklist (TV Series) · as Nirah Ahmad |
| 2013 | Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani · as Riyana |
| 2013 | House of Cards (US) (TV Series) · as Dr. Lanjawni |
| 2012 | Thanks for Sharing · as Lili Kazhani |
| 2011 | Peace, Love & Misunderstanding · as Mira |
| 2011 | Delhi Belly · as Menaka Vashisht |
| 2010 | Rizzoli & Isles (TV Series) · as Mrs. Jalbani |
| 2009 | NCIS: Los Angeles (TV Series) · as Dr. Nitya Agarwal |
| 2009 | Royal Pains (TV Series) · as Saya |
| 2009 | Karma Calling · as Quality Control |
| 2007 | Awake · as Dr. Neyer's Nurse |
| 2006 | The Game (TV Series) · as Dr. Diamond |
| 2006 | Love Monkey (TV Series) · as Director |
| 2005 | The Weather Man · as Ny Pedestrian |
| 2005 | Starved (TV Series) · as Pj |
| 2005 | Numb3rs (TV Series) · as Tech #1 |
| 2005 | Jonny Zero (TV Series) · as Dr. Shamira |
| 2004 | She Hate Me · as Song's Girlfriend |
| 2004 | Rescue Me (TV Series) · as Dr. Klein |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series) · as Dr. Sikh |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Maya Samra |
| 1990 | Law & Order (TV Series) · as Rehana Khemlani |