Nadia Dajani

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Nadia Dajani
Born (1965-12-26) December 26, 1965 (age 59)
OccupationActress
Years active1990–present

Nadia Dajani (born December 26, 1965) [1] is an American actress. She hosts the baseball comedy web series Caught Off Base with Nadia.

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Early life and education

Dajani attended I.S. 70 junior high school in New York City with fellow actor Liev Schreiber. [2]

Acting career

From 1995 to 1997, Dajani starred as Amanda Moyer in the Fox sitcom Ned & Stacey for two seasons. She starred in numerous television pilots. [3] She appeared on Emily's Reasons Why Not opposite Heather Graham [3] [4] and the Adult Swim cult hit Delocated , as well as successful appearances on Aaron Sorkin projects such as Tina Lake on Sports Night and as the First Lady's Chief of Staff, Lily Mays, on The West Wing .

Dajani has appeared in a variety of television episodes on such shows as Sex and the City ("Critical Condition") [5] and its prequel The Carrie Diaries (where she played a completely different, yet more major, role), Ugly Betty , The King of Queens , Body of Proof , Curb Your Enthusiasm , and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , and starred in the CBS film The Lost Valentine alongside Betty White. [6] She played Gerry Red Wilson's sister-in-law Catherine in ABC's That's Life in 1998. [7] [8] She had a recurring role on the Showtime series The Big C . [5] [9]

She has had roles in films such as This Is Not a Film, Flirting with Disaster , Happy Accidents , [10] View from the Top , [3] and the Edward Burns' film Sidewalks of New York . [3] [11]

Dajani is a founding member of Malaparte Theatre Company, whose artistic director was Ethan Hawke. [12] In 1993 she appeared alongside Calista Flockhart, Ethan Hawke, Steve Zahn in an off-Broadway play, Sophistry. [13] In 2002 Dajani appeared as Bev in Tom Donaghy's Boys and Girls. [14]

She sings backing vocals on Jimmy Fallon's album The Bathroom Wall . [15] Dajani appears in Brady Kiernan's 2011 romantic drama film Stuck Between Stations , alongside Josh Hartnett and Michael Imperioli. She had a recurring role on USA Network's Necessary Roughness . In 2011, Dajani appeared in the Body of Proof episode "Society Hill". The following year, she guest-starred in an episode of the CBS series The Good Wife .

Personal life

Dajani is an avid baseball fan. [16] She has a baseball comedy web series titled Caught Off Base with Nadia. [5]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 Flirting with Disaster Jill
1996Breathing RoomClaire
1997Tupperware PartyBeccaShort film
1997Dinner and DrivingSamantha
1999 Seven Girlfriends Naomi
2000 Happy Accidents Gretchen
2001 Sidewalks of New York Hilary
2002BalkanizationNadia HardingShort film
2002 You Stupid Man Jasmine
2003This Is Not a FilmNadia / Grace / Patty
2003 View from the Top Paige
2005 Game 6 Renee Simons
2005 Alchemy Jane
2008Gone to the DogsBiancaShort film
2009 Bob Funk Jean
2010 A Little Help Angela Behar
2011 The Lost Valentine Julie OliverTelevision film
2011 Stuck Between Stations Sheila
2014Take CareFallon
2014The Opposite SexNancy
2019 Almost Love Nurse Hame
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1990 CBS Schoolbreak Special NancyEpisode: "Flour Babies"
1991 A Woman Named Jackie Christina Onassis Miniseries
1995–1997 Ned & Stacey Amanda MoyerMain cast; 35 episodes
1997 Dellaventura Marybeth FallonEpisode: "Joe Fallon's Daughter"
1998 That's Life CatherineMain cast; 5 episodes
1998 Conrad Bloom —Episode: "Pilot"
1999 The King of Queens SophiaEpisode: "Maybe Baby"
1999 Sports Night Tina LakeEpisode: "Kyle Whitaker's Got Two Sacks"
1999 Oh, Grow Up EmilyEpisode: "Duckboy Flies Again"
2000 The West Wing Lilli MaysEpisode: "The White House Pro-Am"
2000The King of QueensLisaEpisode: "Class Struggle"
2000 Welcome to New York CathyEpisode: "It's Hard to Meet Intelligent Women"
2002 Sex and the City Nina KatzEpisode: "Critical Condition"
2002 MDs —Episode: "Time of Death"
2006 Emily's Reasons Why Not Reilly HarveyMain cast; 7 episodes
2006 Law & Order Ellie HarperEpisode: "Public Service Homicide"
2007 Curb Your Enthusiasm PaulaEpisode: "The Bat Mitzvah"
2009–2010 Delocated SusanMain cast (seasons 1–2); 12 episodes
2009 Sherri TonyaEpisode: "There Is No 'I' in Church"
2009–2010 Ugly Betty Denise Ludwig2 episodes
2010–2011 The Big C Tina4 episodes
2011 Body of Proof Lauren MatthewsEpisode: "Society Hill"
2011 Necessary Roughness Margo Ciccero3 episodes
2012 The Good Wife Sara GardnerEpisode: "After the Fall"
2012DelocatedMomEpisode: "Reunion Show"
2012 Suits Elaine CohenEpisode: "The Choice"
2013 The Carrie Diaries Deb6 episodes
2013 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Officer Ryan QuinnEpisode: "Internal Affairs"
2014, 2016 Elementary Dr. GrannisEpisode: "Rip Off"
2015 2 Broke Girls Marie Prower2 episodes
2015 Younger Megyn VernoffEpisode: "Hot Mitzvah"
2016 Odd Mom Out AmyEpisode: "The High Road"
2016, 2019 Jon Glaser Loves Gear Dr. Ellen Trammell7 episodes
2017 Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce Linda4 episodes
2018 Bull Thalia MaceraEpisode: "Survival Instincts"
2021–2023 The Other Two Mackenzie6 episodes
Web
YearTitleRoleNotes
2011Paul the Male MatchmakerMaureen2 episodes

References

  1. ↑ "Today in History - Dec. 26". The Associated Press. NBC News. December 26, 2006. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
  2. ↑ Jahr, John (2002). "Liev Schreiber". Show and Tell: New Yorker Profiles. University of California. p. 107. ISBN   0-520-23377-8.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Dajani Says 'Why Not' to CBS Comedy". Zap2it. April 14, 2006. Archived from the original on February 10, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
  4. ↑ Champagne, Christine (January 2006). "Gay Best Friend". Out. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
  5. 1 2 3 Norton, Al (September 27, 2010). "411mania Interviews: Nadia Dajani (The Big C)". 411mania.com. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
  6. ↑ Gans, Andrew (30 January 2011). ""Lost Valentine," with Betty White and Next to Normal's Meghann Fahy, Airs on CBS Jan. 30". Playbill. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
  7. ↑ Fretts, Bruce (March 13, 1998). "Partners and Ned and Stacey are dead, but their casts live on in eerily familiar sitcoms". Remote Patrol. Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
  8. ↑ Mink, Eric (March 9, 1998). "Three's Miserable Sitcom Company". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on August 15, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
  9. ↑ Simpson, Melody (September 19, 2010). "Interview: Nadia Dajani on Showtime's The Big C". Hollywood The Write Way. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
  10. ↑ Holden, Stephen (August 24, 2001). "A 'Sex and the City' With Grunge Added". New York Times. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
  11. ↑ Germain, David (November 24, 2001). "'Sidewalks' is cracked compared to Burns' other films". Associated Press. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
  12. ↑ Sternbergh, Adam (January 31, 2010). "The Ethan Hawke Actors Studio," New York . Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  13. ↑ Simon, John (October 25, 1993). "Sophomoric Seniors". New York Magazine. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
  14. ↑ Brantley, Ben (May 29, 2002). "Hairpin Turns on a Road to Maturity, Each Sex to Its Own". New York Times. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
  15. ↑ "Jimmy Fallon - Bathroom Wall CD". CD Universe. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
  16. ↑ "Contact Nadia Dajani for all your terminology needs". Pulse of the Postseason. mlb.com. October 30, 2010. Retrieved February 18, 2011.

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