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
all 44
Movies 24
TV Shows 20
Voice 1
self 1
Goodrich (2024)
Turtles All the Way Down (2024)
The Out-Laws (2023)
I'll Show You Mine (2022)
The Wilds (2020)
Never Have I Ever (2020)
Defending Jacob (2020)
Messiah (2020)
The Dead Center (2019)
The Act (2019)
Share (2019)
Sorry For Your Loss (2018)
An Actor Prepares (2018)
Mile 22 (2018)
Daisy Winters (2017)
Room 104 (2017)
Gypsy (2017)
The Circle (2017)
Taken (2017)
Growing Up Smith (2017)
The Night Of (2016)
Better Call Saul (2015)
The Blacklist (2013)
Thanks for Sharing (2013)
Delhi Belly (2011)
Rizzoli & Isles (2010)
Awake (2007)
The Weather Man (2005)
Dealbreaker (2005)
She Hate Me (2004)
Law & Order (1990)
Lanterns
Deli Boys
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1972-12-22 (51 years old)
Birth PlaceTunis, Tunisia
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsPoorna , 普爾娜·雅格娜森
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