Acting credits
48
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Poorna Jagannathan
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
4.0
Moderate attention
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Movies: 25Series: 23
TMDB ID: 428440
IMDb ID: nm1567198
Known for: Acting
Born: December 22, 1972
Age: 53
Place of birth: Tunis, Tunisia
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1990 - 2025
Years active: 36
Average TMDB rating: 6.85
Wikidata: Q12060833
Also known as
Poorna • 普爾娜·雅格娜森
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 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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Poorna Jagannathan.
6.4
Goodrich
as Dr. Verma
2024 Movie
6.5
Wolfs
as June
2024 Movie
7.3
Turtles All the Way Down
as Dr. Kira Singh
2024 Movie
6.0
The Out-Laws
as Rehan Zakaryan
2023 Movie
4.2
I'll Show You Mine
as Priya
2022 Movie
6.4
House Comes with a Bird
as Langley
2022 Movie
Alia's Birth
2021 Movie
5.8
The Dead Center
as Sarah Grey
2019 Movie
5.3
Share
as Kerri
2019 Movie
5.8
An Actor Prepares
as Dr. Fisher
2018 Movie
6.2
Mile 22
as Dorothy Brady
2018 Movie
7.0
Daisy Winters
as Annabel Kumar
2017 Movie
5.5
The Circle
as Dr. Jessica Villalobos
2017 Movie
6.8
Carrie Pilby
as Fliss
2017 Movie
7.1
Growing Up Smith
as Nalini Bhatnagar
2017 Movie
5.9
Thanks for Sharing
as Lili Kazhani
2013 Movie
7.3
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
as Riyana
2013 Movie
5.8
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
as Mira
2011 Movie
7.1
Delhi Belly
as Menaka Vashisht
2011 Movie
Karma Calling
as Quality Control
2009 Movie
6.5
Awake
as Dr. Neyer's Nurse
2007 Movie
Modern Day Arranged Marriage
as Suna
2005 Movie
6.1
The Weather Man
as NY Pedestrian
2005 Movie
7.0
Dealbreaker
as Fran's girlfriend
2005 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Poorna Jagannathan.
6.6
Deli Boys
as Lucky • 10 eps
2025 Series
9.3
Hot Ones Versus
as Self • 1 eps
2024 Series
7.7
The Wilds
as Rana Jadmani • 1 eps
2020 Series
8.1
Never Have I Ever
as Dr. Nalini Vishwakumar • 40 eps
2020 Series
8.3
Defending Jacob
as Elizabeth Vogel • 4 eps
2020 Series
7.2
Messiah
as Sanjana Mirza • 3 eps
2020 Series
7.6
The Act
as Lakshmi Chandra • 1 eps
2019 Series
6.9
Sorry For Your Loss
as Matt's Psychiatrist • 1 eps
2018 Series
5.7
Room 104
as Divya (voice) • 1 eps
2017 Series
6.6
Gypsy
as Larin Inamdar • 10 eps
2017 Series
6.5
Taken
as Judith Chapman • 1 eps
2017 Series
8.0
The Night Of
as Safar Khan • 8 eps
2016 Series
8.7
Better Call Saul
as Dr. Maureen Bruckner • 2 eps
2015 Series
7.6
The Blacklist
as Nirah Ahmad • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.9
Rizzoli & Isles
as Mrs. Jalbani • 1 eps
2010 Series
7.5
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Dr. Nitya Agarwal • 1 eps
2009 Series
4.7
Made in Hollywood
as Self • 1 eps
2005 Series
3.6
Starved
as PJ • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.0
Numb3rs
as Tech #1 • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Dr. Sikh • 1 eps
2001 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Maya Samra • 2 eps
1999 Series
7.3
Law & Order
as Rehana Khemlani • 1 eps
1990 Series
Lanterns
as Zoe • 1 eps
Series