Poorna Jagannathan was born in Tunis, Tunisia, on December 22, 1972, is an American actress. Young Poorna Jagannathan first started her career in advertising at agencies TBWA \ Worldwide, Ogilvy and Deutsch Inc.. She made her big screen debut in comedy drama film She Hate Me (2004) in role as Song's Girlfriend. She got her television debut in NBC police procedural and legal drama series Law & Order (2004) in role as Rehana Khemlani. Poorna's breakthrough performance came as Safar Khan in HBO crime drama television miniseries The Night Of (2016).
Poorna Jagannathan's height is 5' 6½" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 169 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, her weight is 119 іn pоunds or 54 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. She is 52 years old. Her net worth is around 1 million dollars. Poorna Jagannathan body measurements are bust-waist-hip 34-25-33 in inches or 86-63.5-84 in cеntіmеtrеѕ, her bra size is 32B with cup size B.
Poorna Jagannathan
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Birth Date:
December 22, 1972
Age:
52 years old
Nationality:
United States
Sun Sign:
Capricorn
Natural hair color:
Dark Brown
Eye Color:
Dark Brown
Height:
5 ft 6½ in | 169 cm
Net Worth:
$1 Million
Body Measurements:
34-25-33 in | 86-63.5-84 cm
Weight:
54 kg | 119 lbs
Bra Size:
32B
Shoe Size:
8 US | 38.5 EU
She won the Stardust Award, India Jury's Choice for Breakthrough Performance - Female and was nominated for the Screen Award, IN for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her role as Menaka Vashisht in Indian action comedy film Delhi Belly (2011).
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013) - Riana
Carrie Pilby (2016) - Fliss
The Circle (2017) - Dr. Villalobos
Mile 22 (2108) - Dorothy Brady
Share (2019) - Kerri
The Out-Laws (2023) - Rehan
She was nominated for the INOCA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Dr. Nalini Vishwakumar in Netflix comedy drama television series Never Have I Ever (2020-2023).
Gypsy (2017) Netflix - Larin Inamdar
Better Call Saul (2108) AMC - Dr. Maureen Bruckner
Big Little Lies (2019) HBO - Katie Richmond
Messiah (2020) Netflix - Sanjana Mirza
Defending Jacob (2020) Apple TV+ - Elizabeth Vogel
Attended University of Brasília.
Graduate from University of Maryland, College Park with a degree in Journalism.
Studied acting at Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University
Has brother, Sean T. Krishnan.
Has Indian ancestry.
She co-conceived, produced and acted in a play "Nirbhaya" (2013).
She is fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, Hindi and Tamil.
She won the L'Oreal Femina Award for Breakthrough Performance in 2012.
She is an ambassador for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals..
She voiced Dr. Sikh in video Game Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2005).
She married businessman Azad Oommen in 2003, they have one son, Anav Oommen.