Poorna Jagannathan

The daughter of an Indian diplomat, Jagannathan was born in Tunis, Tunisia, and grew up in Pakistan, Ireland, India, Brazil and Argentina. She speaks English, Spanish, Portuguese, Hindi and Tamil. She graduated in journalism from the University of Maryland, College Park after doing some college at the University of Brasilia, Brazil. On a scholarship, she began her Master of Fine Arts in acting the Actors Studio Drama School. Although she dropped out after the first year, she continued to study acting under her mentor, Elizabeth Kemp, whom she met there.\n', ' Jagannathan has appeared on several TV shows including a recurring role on Better Call Saul, playing Blacklister #44 on The Blacklist, and the appearing as the guest lead on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit for their 18th year\'s double season finale episodes. Her upcoming film credits include playing one of the leads in A24\'s upcoming film Share. Share premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, and was immediately acquired by HBO.\n', ' Jagannathan is an established theater actress and is a board and company member of The Barrow Group in New York City. In 2012, Deadline.com reported that Jagannathan had joined the cast of HBO\'s new show The Night Of as a series regular. The ensemble cast was led by James Gandolfini and was written and directed by Steven Zaillian and Richard Price. After Gandolfini\'s death, John Turturro stepped in to replace him. Filming resumed August 2014 and ended in March 2015 in New York City. The Night Of was released on HBO on July 10, 2016 to critical acclaim. It currently has a score of 94% on Rotten Tomatoes with an average rating of 8.5/10 based on 56 reviews; its consensus reads, "The Night Of is a richly crafted, exquisitely performed mystery that will keep viewers enthralled and leave them devastated."\n', '