Poorna Jagannathan
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Acting Credits
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 r...
Known For
Filmography
Lanterns: The Official Podcast
2026
as Self
Lanterns
2026
as Zoe Macon
Deli Boys
2025
as Lucky
Wolfs
2024
as June
Goodrich
2024
as Dr. Verma
Turtles All the Way Down
2024
as Dr. Kira Singh
Hot Ones Versus
2024
as Self
The Out-Laws
2023
as Rehan Zakaryan
House Comes with a Bird
2022
as Langley
I'll Show You Mine
2022
as Priya
Alia's Birth
2021
The Wilds
2020
as Rana Jadmani
Defending Jacob
2020
as Elizabeth Vogel
Never Have I Ever
2020
as Dr. Nalini Vishwakumar
Messiah
2020
as Sanjana Mirza
Share
2019
as Kerri
The Dead Center
2019
as Sarah Grey
The Act
2019
as Lakshmi Chandra
An Actor Prepares
2018
as Dr. Fisher
Mile 22
2018
as Dorothy Brady
Sorry for Your Loss
2018
as Matt's Psychiatrist
Carrie Pilby
2017
as Fliss
Growing Up Smith
2017
as Nalini Bhatnagar
The Circle
2017
as Dr. Jessica Villalobos
Daisy Winters
2017
as Annabel Kumar
Room 104
2017
as Divya (voice)
Taken
2017
as Judith Chapman
Gypsy
2017
as Larin Inamdar
The Night Of
2016
as Safar Khan
Better Call Saul
2015
as Dr. Maureen Bruckner
Thanks for Sharing
2013
as Lili Kazhani
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
2013
as Riyana Sarai
The Blacklist
2013
as Nirah Ahmad
Delhi Belly
2011
as Menaka Vashisht
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
2011
as Mira
Rizzoli & Isles
2010
as Mrs. Jalbani
Karma Calling
2009
as Quality Control
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Dr. Nitya Agarwal
Awake
2007
as Dr. Neyer's Nurse
Dealbreaker
2005
as Fran's girlfriend
Modern Day Arranged Marriage
2005
as Suna
The Weather Man
2005
as NY Pedestrian
Made in Hollywood
2005
as Self
Starved
2005
as PJ
Numb3rs
2005
as Tech #1
Jonny Zero
2005
as Dr. Shamira
She Hate Me
2004
as Song's Girlfriend
She Hate Me
2004
as Song's Girlfriend (as Poorna)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Dr. Sikh
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Maya Samra
The View
1997
as Self
Law & Order
1990
as Rehana Khemlani