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Poorna Jagannathan

AKA: Poorna
Birthday: 1972-12-22
Birthplace: Tunis, Tunisia


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

Wolfs
Character: June
The Out-Laws
Character: Rehan Zakaryan
Goodrich
Character: Dr. Verma

Delhi Belly
Character: Menaka Vashisht
Carrie Pilby
Character: Fliss

House Comes with a Bird
Character: Langley
Thanks for Sharing
Character: Lili Kazhani
I'll Show You Mine
Character: Priya

Turtles All the Way Down
Character: Dr. Kira Singh
Dealbreaker
Character: Fran's girlfriend
Awake
Character: Dr. Neyer's Nurse

Growing Up Smith
Character: Nalini Bhatnagar
The Circle
Character: Dr. Jessica Villalobos

An Actor Prepares
Character: Dr. Fisher
Daisy Winters
Character: Annabel Kumar
Share
Character: Kerri

Mile 22
Character: Dorothy Brady
The Weather Man
Character: NY Pedestrian
The Dead Center
Character: Sarah Grey

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
Character: Riyana
She Hate Me
Character: Song's Girlfriend