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]
Alma mater New York University
OccupationActress
Years active2000–2018 (as actress)
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 Claudia (née Littmann) and Rajaji Rawat. Her mother is German and her father is Indian. Her maternal grandfather was Gerhard Littmann, the President of Police (Polizeipräsident) of Frankfurt. [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 previously 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 one daughter. [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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