Poorna Jagannathan is a woman from America whose family comes from India. She acts in movies and TV shows. You might know her as Safar Khan in a show called The Night Of or as Nalini Vishwakumar in Never Have I Ever on Netflix.
She also helped create and acted in a play called Nirbhaya. It’s a very important play about women’s rights.
People think she’s really good at what she does. In 2021 and 2022, Goldhouse named her one of the 100 most influential Asians in America. In 2012, Femina magazine said she was one of the 50 most beautiful women in India. And in 2014, Verve magazine called her one of the 50 most powerful women in India.
When Poorna was born on December 22, 1972, she was in Tunis, Tunisia. Her parents were Vasantha Jagannathan and G. Jagannathan, who worked for the Indian government. She lived in different countries like Pakistan, Ireland, India, Brazil, and Argentina when she was growing up. Poorna can speak many languages including Tamil, Hindi, English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
Before she became an actor, Poorna worked in advertising for 15 years. She worked at places like TBWA\Worldwide, Ogilvy, and Deutsch Inc. Then she started her own company called Cowgirls & Indians.
She has been in many TV shows like Big Little Lies, Better Call Saul, and Ramy. She was also in a movie called Delhi Belly, where she got a lot of praise for her acting.
Poorna’s play Nirbhaya is about women’s rights. It’s based on a real-life event that happened in Delhi in 2012. The play has been shown in many places around the world, and people think it’s very powerful.
Poorna has won awards for her acting and her work in the community. She’s known for being talented and for using her voice to talk about important issues.