Poorna Jagannathan is an American actress of Indian origin, born in Tunisia on December 22, 1972. After starting his education at the University of Maryland, College Park, he studied acting at the prestigious Actor Studio in New York.
Jagannathan, who started his acting career in 2001, managed to attract attention in a short time. One of his most prominent roles was as Safar Khan in HBO's groundbreaking series The Night Of. He earned Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for this performance. He made a name for himself in the international arena by playing the leading role in Delhi Belly, one of the unforgettable films of Indian cinema. In addition to her acting career, she has a child with her husband Azad Oommen, whom she married in 2003.
Jagannathan, who took part in various projects in his first years of stepping into the world of cinema, became widely known with the 2011 movie Delhi Belly. Afterwards, he took part in different projects in both drama and comedy genres. In 2012, he appeared in the movie Thanks for Sharing, and in 2018 he took part in the production The Dead Center.
Continuing her success in the television world, the actress appeared before the audience in the TV series Gypsy and How to Beat Your Sister-in-Law (at everything) in 2017.
Poorna Jagannathan was born on December 22, 1972 in Tunis, Tunisia.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in 52 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Law & Order (1990) โ Rehana Khemlani
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) โ Maya Samra
- Lanterns (2026) โ Zoe Macon
- The View (1997)
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) โ Dr. Sikh
- The Blacklist (2013) โ Nirah Ahmad
- NCIS: Los Angeles (2009) โ Dr. Nitya Agarwal
- Better Call Saul (2015) โ Dr. Maureen Bruckner
- Rizzoli & Isles (2010) โ Mrs. Jalbani
- Numb3rs (2005) โ Tech #1
- Never Have I Ever (2020) โ Dr. Nalini Vishwakumar
- Pursuit (2017) โ Judith Chapman
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.