Poorna Jagannathan

Poorna Jagannathan

  • Birthday: 1972-12-22
  • Place of birth: Tunis, Tunisia
  • Also know as: Poorna

Biography

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.

Filmography

I'll Show You Mine

2022

As Priya

The Dead Center

2019

As Sarah Grey

Alia's Birth

2021

As

Share

2019

As Kerri

Daisy Winters

2017

As Annabel Kumar

Delhi Belly

2011

As Menaka Vashisht

House Comes with a Bird

2022

As Langley

Wolfs

2024

As

Growing Up Smith

2017

As Nalini Bhatnagar

Turtles All the Way Down

0000

As Dr. Singh

An Actor Prepares

2018

As Dr. Fisher

Dealbreaker

2005

As Fran's girlfriend

The Out-Laws

2023

As Rehan Zakaryan

The Circle

2017

As Dr. Jessica Villalobos

Goodrich

0000

As

Mile 22

2018

As Dorothy Brady

Thanks for Sharing

2013

As Lili Kazhani

Awake

2007

As Dr. Neyer's Nurse

Carrie Pilby

2017

As Fliss

She Hate Me

2004

As Song's Girlfriend

The Weather Man

2005

As NY Pedestrian

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