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My Take
Poorna Jagannathan's career proves my favorite thesis: some actors do not bloom late, they arrive fully fermented. Born in Tunis, raised across continents, educated in Maryland, she absorbed a worldliness that radiates through her work. Her grieving mother in The Night Of remains one of the most quietly devastating performances I have seen on television, and Never Have I Ever let her play strictness and tenderness in the same breath. She also produces, which tells me she would rather build opportunities than wait for them. Hollywood took too long to notice her; once it did, she made every role count. That is the mark of a real craftsman.
Overview
Poorna Jagannathan ( POR-nə JAH-gə-NAH-thən; born December 22, 1972) is an Indian-American producer and actress. She is known for her portrayal of Safar Khan in the HBO drama miniseries The Night Of, as well as for her role as Nalini Vishwakumar in the Netflix teen comedy series Never Have I Ever. She currently portrays Lucky in the Hulu crime comedy series Deli Boys.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Poorna Jagannathan
- Name (Japanese)
- プールナ・ジャガナサン
- Reading
- ぷーるな・じゃがなさん
- Born
- December 22, 1972 (age 53)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rat
- Origin
- Tunis, Tunis Governorate, Tunisia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / film producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Maryland
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://poornagraphy.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/poornagraphy/
- Xhttps://x.com/PoornaJags
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poorna%20Jagannathan
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-10
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.