Navi Rawat

Navi Rawat
Born	Navlata Rawat June 5, 1977 (1977-06-05) (age 34) Malibu, California, U.S.

Navi Rawat (born Navlata Rawat on June 5, 1977) is an American television actress, known for her roles as Theresa Diaz on the drama series The O.C. and math prodigy Amita Ramanujan on the drama series Numb3rs. She is the niece of Prem Rawat.^[1]

Early life

Rawat was born in Malibu, California, to a Indian father and a German mother and raised in Miami, Florida.^[2][3] She is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.^[4]

Career

In television, Rawat is best known for her roles as Theresa Diaz on the drama The O.C. and math prodigy Amita Ramanujan on Numb3rs. She had a guest role as Melanie in the first season of 24. Her work in film includes the sci-fi Thoughtcrimes (2003), the Project Greenlight film Feast (2005), and the independent romantic comedy Loveless in Los Angeles (2006). She has also had many smaller roles including playing Dana, a psychotic vampire slayer, in an episode of Angel. She played a recurring role in the USA Network series Burn Notice's fourth season.^[2]

Filmography

• Popular: "Booty Camp" (2000) as Teen Girl #5
• Jack the Dog (2001) as Ruby
• The Princess and the Marine (2001) as Sabika
• Roswell: "Samuel Rising" (2002) as Shelby
• 24 (March–April 2002) as Melanie
• Dancing at the Harvest Moon (2002) as Jennifer
• The Street Lawyer (2003) as Sofia
• Fastlane: "Asslane" (2003) as Natalie 'Nat' Raiden
• Thoughtcrimes (2003) as Freya McAllister
• House of Sand and Fog (2003) as Soraya Bhrani
• The O.C. (2003–2006) as Theresa Diaz
• Angel: "Damage" (2004) as Dana
• Without A Trace: "Light Years" (2004) as Ms. Tompkeller
• Numb3rs (2005–2010) as Amita Ramanujan
• Tom 51 (2005) as Chandi Azu
• The Adventures of Big Handsome Guy and His Little Friend (2005) as Ethnic Woman
• Feast (2005) as Heroine
• Undead or Alive: A Zombedy (2007) as Sue
• Loveless in Los Angeles (2007) as Gwen
• Ocean of Pearls (2007) as Smita Sethi
• Tom Cool (2009) as Chandi Azu
• FlashForward: "Gimme Some Truth" (2009) as Maya
• Castle: "Wrapped Up in Death" (2010) as Rachel Walters
• Burn Notice (2010) as Kendra

References

1. ^ http://www.prem-rawat-bio.org/rajaji/rajaji.html
2. ^ ^{a b} "Keck's Exclusives: Numb3rs Vet Navi Rawat Gets Burned - Today's News: Our Take". TVGuide.com. 2010-06-10. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Navi-Rawat-Burn-Notice-1019449.aspx. Retrieved 2010-11-08. 
3. ^ Kamath, Deepa (April 4, 2005). "The Many Faces of Navi Rawat". Nirali Magazine. http://niralimagazine.com/2005/04/the-many-faces-of-navi-rawat/. Retrieved October 23, 2009. 
4. ^ MILLS, NANCY (January 2, 2005). "THE HEAT IS ON... Ten talented young actors take a shot at stardom". New York Daily News: p. 2. 

External links

• Navi Rawat at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Rawat, Navi
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Short description	American actor
Date of birth	June 5, 1977
Place of birth	Malibu, California, U.S.
Date of death
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