Poorna Jagannathan

Born: 1972-12-22

Poorna Jagannathan is an American actress and producer. She is best known for her portrayal of Safar Khan in HBO's Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated show, The Night Of, as well as playing the lead in the Bollywood cult comedy film Delhi Belly. She also initiated and produced the play Nirbhaya, written and directed by Yael Farber, which dealt with breaking the silence about sexual violence. Her play won the 2013 'Amnesty International Award' and was called by The Telegraph as the "One of the most powerful pieces of theater you'll ever see". Jagannathan was featured among the top 10 in Femina magazine's "India's 50 most beautiful women" in 2012 and in 2014, she was named among the top 50 most powerful women in India. She was most recently a series regular on Gypsy, a Netflix original series, and part of the ensemble cast for HBO's new anthology series, Room 104, by the Duplass brothers. Her new film, Share, directed by Pippa Bianco and produced by A24, is slated for a 2019 release on HBO. In May 2018, Deadline announced that Jagannathan was joining the cast of the HBO series Big Little Lies, as a new recurring character.


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Released: 2024-09-20

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Turtles All the Way Down

as Dr. Kira Singh
Released: 2024-04-27

Aza confronts her potential for love, happiness, friendship, and hope while navigating an...

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Goodrich

as Dr. Verma
Released: 2024-10-17

Andy Goodrich's life is upended when his wife enters a rehab program, leaving him on his own...

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as Rehan Zakaryan
Released: 2023-07-07

A straight-laced bank manager is about to marry the love of his life. When his bank is held up...

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as Dorothy Brady
Released: 2018-08-16

An elite group of American operatives, aided by a top-secret tactical command team, must...

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The Circle

as Dr. Jessica Villalobos
Released: 2017-04-27

A young tech worker takes a job at a powerful Internet corporation, quickly rises up the...

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Awake

as Dr. Neyer's Nurse
Released: 2007-11-28

While undergoing heart surgery, a man experiences a phenomenon called ‘anesthetic awareness’,...

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The Weather Man

as NY Pedestrian
Released: 2005-10-20

A Chicago weather man, separated from his wife and children, debates whether professional and...

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She Hate Me

as Song's Girlfriend
Released: 2004-07-30

Fired from his job, a former executive turns to impregnating wealthy lesbians for profit.

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Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani

as Riyana
Released: 2013-05-31

On a trekking trip, an introverted Naina falls for a charming ex-classmate, whose thirst for...

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Thanks for Sharing

as Lili Kazhani
Released: 2013-09-19

A romantic comedy that brings together three disparate characters who are learning to face a...

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Peace, Love & Misunderstanding

as Mira
Released: 2011-09-13

A conservative lawyer named Diane takes her two teenage children Jake and Zoe to meet their...

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Delhi Belly

as Menaka Vashisht
Released: 2011-07-01

Three unsuspecting, average guys find themselves on the hit list of one of India's most-powerful...

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Carrie Pilby

as Fliss
Released: 2017-03-31

Awkward, isolated and disapproving of most of the people around her, a precocious 19-year-old...

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Share

as Kerri
Released: 2019-01-25

After discovering a disturbing video from a night she doesn’t remember, sixteen-year-old Mandy...

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The Dead Center

as Sarah Grey
Released: 2019-10-11

When a mysterious "John Doe" wakes up in a morgue and wanders into a psychiatric ward, a devoted...

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Growing Up Smith

as Nalini Bhatnagar
Released: 2017-02-03

In 1979, an Indian family moves to America with hopes of living the American Dream. While their...

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An Actor Prepares

as Dr. Fisher
Released: 2018-08-31

After suffering a heart attack, a world-famous and hard-drinking actor is forced to drive across...

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Daisy Winters

as Annabel Kumar
Released: 2017-10-06

An eleven year-old girl's unconventional yet deeply loving relationship with her mother is...

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I'll Show You Mine

as Priya
Released: 2022-04-16

An author, who made a career by examining her own trauma sits down to interview her nephew for a...

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House Comes with a Bird

as Langley
Released: 2022-03-23

It’s quintessentially late afternoon Californian sun. The eponymous house gently hosts a number...

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Alia's Birth

as uncredited
Released: 2021-08-26

A rocky relationship between a lesbian couple forces them to spend the night apart.

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Dealbreaker

as Fran's girlfriend
Released: 2005-10-06

A short centered on the dating adventures of Fran, a 30-year-old New Yorker.

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Modern Day Arranged Marriage

as Suna
Released: 2005-12-10

Rajesh and Suna agree to meet to discuss their marriage suitability. Is there marriage on the...

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Maya Samra
First aired: 1999-09-20

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...

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The Blacklist

as Nirah Ahmad
First aired: 2013-09-23

Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, surrenders in person at FBI...

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Better Call Saul

as Dr. Maureen Bruckner
First aired: 2015-02-08

Six years before Saul Goodman meets Walter White. We meet him when the man who will become Saul...

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Law & Order

as Rehana Khemlani
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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NCIS: Los Angeles

as Dr. Nitya Agarwal
First aired: 2009-09-22

The exploits of the Los Angeles–based Office of Special Projects (OSP), an elite division of the...

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Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Dr. Sikh
First aired: 2001-09-30

The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its...

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Rizzoli & Isles

as Mrs. Jalbani
First aired: 2010-07-12

Perhaps their strikingly different personalities make the relationship between detective Jane...

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Never Have I Ever

as Dr. Nalini Vishwakumar
First aired: 2020-04-27

After a traumatic year, all an Indian-American teen wants is to go from pariah to popular -- but...

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Taken

as Judith Chapman
First aired: 2017-02-27

The origin story of younger, hungrier, former Green Beret Bryan Mills as he deals with a...

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Room 104

as Divya (voice)
First aired: 2017-07-28

An anthology series set in a single hotel room, where every guest who comes to stay reveals a...

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Defending Jacob

as Elizabeth Vogel
First aired: 2020-04-24

A family's lives are irreparably disrupted when the 14-year-old son is accused of murdering a...

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Made in Hollywood

as Self
First aired: 2005-09-30

Made in Hollywood is a talk show hosted by Kylie Erica Mar and Julie L. Harkness airing in...

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The Act

as Lakshmi Chandra
First aired: 2019-03-20

A seasonal anthology series that tells startling, stranger-than-fiction true crime stories with...

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The Night Of

as Safar Khan
First aired: 2016-07-10

After a night of partying with a female stranger, a man wakes up to find her stabbed to death...

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Messiah

as Sanjana Mirza
First aired: 2020-01-01

A wary CIA officer investigates a charismatic man who sparks a spiritual movement and stirs...

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The Wilds

as Rana Jadmani
First aired: 2020-12-11

A group of teen girls from different backgrounds must fight for survival after a plane crash...

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Gypsy

as Larin Inamdar
First aired: 2017-06-30

The journey of Jean Holloway – a therapist who begins to develop dangerous and intimate...

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Sorry For Your Loss

as Matt's Psychiatrist
First aired: 2018-09-18

The sudden death of her husband upends and transforms every relationship in Leigh Shaw’s life....

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Starved

as PJ
First aired: 2005-08-04

Starved is an FX Network television situation comedy that aired for one season of seven episodes...

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