Poorna Jagannathan

Actor

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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Known For

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Better Call Saul

2015

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The Act

2019

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The Circle

2017

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Not in library

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

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The Blacklist

2013

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Mile 22

2018

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Never Have I Ever

2020

Defending Jacob Not in library

Defending Jacob

2020

Awake Not in library

Awake

2007

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Wolfs

2024

Acting

2025 Deli Boys as Lucky (10 episodes) In Library
2024 Wolfs as June
2024 Goodrich as Dr. Verma
2024 Turtles All the Way Down as Dr. Kira Singh
2024 Hot Ones Versus as Self (1 episode)
2023 The Out-Laws as Rehan Zakaryan
2022 House Comes with a Bird as Langley
2022 I'll Show You Mine as Priya
2021 Alia's Birth
2020 The Wilds as Rana Jadmani (1 episode)
2020 Defending Jacob as Elizabeth Vogel (4 episodes)
2020 Never Have I Ever as Dr. Nalini Vishwakumar (40 episodes)
2020 Messiah as Sanjana Mirza (3 episodes)
2019 Share as Kerri
2019 The Dead Center as Sarah Grey
2019 The Act as Lakshmi Chandra (1 episode)
2018 An Actor Prepares as Dr. Fisher
2018 Mile 22 as Dorothy Brady
2018 Sorry For Your Loss as Matt's Psychiatrist (1 episode)
2017 Carrie Pilby as Fliss
2017 Growing Up Smith as Nalini Bhatnagar
2017 The Circle as Dr. Jessica Villalobos
2017 Daisy Winters as Annabel Kumar
2017 Room 104 as Divya (voice) (1 episode)
2017 Taken as Judith Chapman (1 episode)
2017 Gypsy as Larin Inamdar (10 episodes)
2016 The Night Of as Safar Khan (8 episodes)
2015 Better Call Saul as Dr. Maureen Bruckner (2 episodes)
2013 Thanks for Sharing as Lili Kazhani
2013 Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani as Riyana
2013 The Blacklist as Nirah Ahmad (1 episode)
2011 Delhi Belly as Menaka Vashisht
2011 Peace, Love & Misunderstanding as Mira
2010 Rizzoli & Isles as Mrs. Jalbani (1 episode)
2009 Karma Calling as Quality Control
2009 NCIS: Los Angeles as Dr. Nitya Agarwal (1 episode)
2007 Awake as Dr. Neyer's Nurse
2005 Dealbreaker as Fran's girlfriend
2005 Modern Day Arranged Marriage as Suna
2005 The Weather Man as NY Pedestrian
2005 Made in Hollywood as Self (1 episode)
2005 Starved as PJ (1 episode)
2005 Numb3rs as Tech #1 (1 episode)
2004 She Hate Me as Song's Girlfriend
2004 She Hate Me as Song's Girlfriend (as Poorna)
2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Dr. Sikh (1 episode)
1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Maya Samra (2 episodes)
1990 Law & Order as Rehana Khemlani (1 episode)
— Lanterns as Zoe (2 episodes)