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Bid to virtually meet Never Have I Ever Star, Poorna Jagannathan!
Poorna Jagannathan is an actress and producer, best known for her portrayal of Dr. Nalini Vishwakumar in Mindy Kaling’s and Netflix’s critically acclaimed series Never Have I Ever, which was renewed for a fourth season. She is also known for her role as Safar Khan in HBO’s Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated show, The Night Of. Other recent television roles have included Dr. Lakshmi Chandra on Hulu’s Emmy-winning limited series The Act, Salma in the first season of Hulu’s Ramy – which has garnered nominations from the Screen Actors Guild and Critics Choice Awards – and Katie Richmond in the second season of HBO’s critically-acclaimed Big Little Lies. She also starred in HBO’s SHARE, by A24 and was in the Bollywood cult comedy, Delhi Belly. Poorna will next be seen in upcoming Netflix feature The Out-Law opposite Adam Devine and Pierce Brosnan.
Jagannathan has been a vocal advocate on behalf of survivors of sexual violence: she initiated, produced and acted in the play Nirbhaya, by Yael Farber, which dealt with breaking the silence around sexual violence. Nirbhaya won the 2013 Amnesty International Award and was hailed as "One of the most powerful pieces of theater you'll ever see” by The Telegraph. Jagannathan has fought for diverse representation in the media and, in particular, more nuanced portrayals of South Asian women. In an interview with Vogue last year, she called for complexity in casting, saying “If it were left to Hollywood, more brown representation would mean a lot more doctors, scientists and terrorists. ...when we only tell those stories, we deprive ourselves and our community of the real, human issues that are going on, including addiction, depression, and the feeling of not belonging. We don’t get to present ourselves as complex beings, ones who are yearning and struggling for what we want.” Jagannathan was featured among the Top 10 in Femina Magazine's "India's 50 Most Beautiful Women" in 2012, and among the 50 Most Powerful Women in India in 2014. Both in 2021 AND 2022, she was named to the Gold House A100 List, which annually honors the most impactful Asians and Asian American & Pacific Islanders in culture. Jagannathan was born in Tunis, Tunisia, and grew up in Pakistan, Ireland, India, Brazil and Argentina. She speaks English, Spanish, Portuguese, Hindi and Tamil. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband, son and mutt.
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