Navi Rawat

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Navi Rawat
Born
Navlata Rawat

(1977-06-05) June 5, 1977 (age 47)
Malibu, California, U.S. [1] [2]
Education Miami Country Day School
Alma mater New York University
OccupationActress
Years active2000–2018
Spouse
Brawley Nolte
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(m. 2012)​
Children1
Relatives Prem Rawat (uncle)
Satpal Rawat (uncle)
Hans Rawat (grandfather)

Navlata "Navi" Rawat (born June 5, 1977) [1] [2] is a former American television and film 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 .

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Early life

Rawat was born to an Indian father, Rajaji Rawat, and a German mother, Claudia, née Littmann, the daughter of the President of Police (Polizeipräsident) of Frankfurt, Gerhard Littmann. [3] She was raised in Miami, Florida. She attended Miami Country Day School [4] [5] and is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. [6]

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 science-fiction 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 Dana, a psychotic vampire slayer, in an episode of Angel and Nat Raiden on the episode "Asslane" of the short-lived action TV show, Fastlane on Fox. She played a recurring role in the USA Network series Burn Notice's fourth season. [7] [4] Most recently, she had a guest role on the rebooted Magnum P.I. series. [8]

She was the spokeswoman for Moen faucets and narrated many of their commercials. [9]

Personal life

Rawat had dated actor Jeremy Sisto. She married nine years younger actor Brawley Nolte, son of Nick Nolte, in September 2012 on the island of Tahiti. [10] [11] They have a daughter together. [12]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleEpisodes
2000 Popular Teen Girl #5Episode: "Booty Camp"
2001 Jack the Dog Ruby
2001 The Princess and the Marine SabikaTelevision film
2002 Roswell ShelbyEpisode: "Samuel Rising"
2002 24 Melanie6 episodes
2002 Dancing at the Harvest Moon JenniferTelevision film
2003 The Street Lawyer SofiaTelevision film
2003 Fastlane Natalie "Nat" RaidenEpisode: "Asslane"
2003 Thoughtcrimes Freya McAllisterTelevision film
2003 House of Sand and Fog Soraya Behrani
2003–2006 The O.C. Theresa Diaz 13 episodes
2004 Angel Dana Episode: "Damage"
2004 Without a Trace Ms. TompkellerEpisode: "Light Years"
2005–2010 Numb3rs Amita Ramanujan 99 episodes
2005Tom 51Chandi Azu
2005The Adventures of Big Handsome Guy and His Little FriendEthnic Woman
2005 Project Greenlight HerselfSeason 3
2005 Feast Heroine
2007 Undead or Alive Sue
2007 Loveless in Los Angeles Gwen
2007 Ocean of Pearls Smita Sethi
2009Tom CoolChandi Azu
2009Inside the BoxTanyaTelevision film
2009 FlashForward MayaEpisode: "Gimme Some Truth"
2010 Castle Rachel WaltersEpisode: "Wrapped Up in Death"
2010 Burn Notice Kendra3 episodes
2012 Lauren Capt. Masters2 episodes [13] [14]
2012 The Collection Lisa O'Brien
2012 Grey's Anatomy HeidiEpisode: "Walking on a Dream"
2013 Justified GinaEpisode: "This Bird Has Flown"
2014The LachrymistSavitri Parwana-LewisShort film (24 minutes)
2018 Magnum P.I. Isabelle SimpsonEpisode: "The Cat Who Cried Wolf"

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