Sarayu Rao

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Sarayu Rao
Born (1975-03-07) March 7, 1975 (age 49)
Other namesSarayu R. Blue
Education University of Iowa (BA)
American Conservatory Theater (MFA)
OccupationActress
Years active2002–present
SpouseJonathan Blue
Parents
Website sarayurao.com

Sarayu Rao (born March 7, 1975), also known as Sarayu R. Blue, is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her recurring role as Angela on the Fox sitcom Sons of Tucson , as well as Dr. Sydney Napur on David E. Kelley's Monday Mornings on TNT. She has also guest starred in a number of television series.

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Acting career

Rao's first notable acting role came in the 2007 film Lions for Lambs , co-starring with Robert Redford, Tom Cruise, and Meryl Streep. [1] She has had guest roles in numerous TV shows, such as Veep , Bones , The Big Bang Theory , HawthoRNe , NCIS: Los Angeles , and Two and a Half Men . In 2010, she had a recurring role as Angela on the Fox sitcom Sons of Tucson ; the show lasted one season. In 2012, Sarayu was cast as Dr. Sydney Napur, a series regular on David E. Kelley's medical drama Monday Mornings (TNT). In 2018, the actress became the lead in NBC TV series, I Feel Bad . [2] It was cancelled after season 1. In the same year, Rao was paired opposite John Cena in the Universal Pictures comedy Blockers . [3]

Personal life

Rao was born in Madison, Wisconsin, to a Telugu family from India. Her parents are Velcheru Narayana Rao and Nidadavolu Malathi, who is a writer of short stories and articles, in Telugu and English. [4] She married Jonathan Blue, the Director of Creative Development at ReKon Productions. [5] Rao attended West High School in Madison. [6] She earned her Master of Fine Arts degree in acting in 2005 from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 Leela Mira
2007 Lions for Lambs Senator Irving's Receptionist
2008 My Best Friend's Girl DeliaTV movie
2010Nathan vs. NurturePadmaTV movie
2011OutnumberedLisa RuthTV movie
Good News, OklahomaSissyShort
2012...Or DieRiz's WifeShort
2013 Dealin' with Idiots Opposing Team Parent
2018Khol (open)VidyaShort
Blockers Marcie Mannes
2020 To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You Trina Rothschild [8]
Happiest Season Carolyn McCoy
2021 To All the Boys: Always and Forever Trina Rothschild
2022 Hollywood Stargirl Alex
2023 A Million Miles Away Kalpana Chawla
2024 Inside Out 2 MargieVoice [9]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Bones TV ReporterEpisode: "The Man on Death Row"
2006 Related Nurse #1Episode: "Here's a Balloon for You"
2007 Dirt Assistant PharmacistEpisode: "Pilot"
Side Order of Life Claire PhilipsEpisode: "What Price Truth?"
The Big Bang Theory Lalita GuptaEpisode: "The Grasshopper Experiment"
2008 Unhitched DoreepEpisode: "Yorkshire Terrier Sucked Into the Internet"
Untitled Liz Meriwether ProjectRupaEpisode: "Pilot"
2009 Life DeepaEpisode: "Hit Me Baby"
Hawthorne Lindsay BernardEpisode: "Healing Time"
2010 Sons of Tucson AngelaRecurring cast
Outsourced VimiRecurring cast
2011 Harry's Law TiffanyEpisode: "Pilot"
In Plain Sight Sudha KumarEpisode: "Kumar vs Kumar"
Franklin and Bash Abha JayaEpisode: "Big Fish"
Un-Natural SelectionKateTV series
2011–14 NCIS: Los Angeles Dr. Susan DePaul3 episodes
2012 Fairly Legal AllisonEpisode: "Start Me Up"
2013 Monday Mornings Dr. Sydney NapurMain cast
The Bridge DoctorEpisode: "Take the Ride, Pay the Toll"
2014 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Dr. JazuatEpisode: "T.A.H.I.T.I."
Grey's Anatomy PamEpisode: "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away"
2015 Two and a Half Men EmilyEpisode: "Don't Give a Monkey a Gun"
Chasing Life Dr. LinEpisode: "The Ghost in You"
2016 The Real O'Neals Marcia WorthmanRecurring cast: season 1
Veep Dr. MirpuriEpisode: "Mother"
Rizzoli & Isles Iris NajafiEpisode: "There Be Ghosts"
2016–17 No Tomorrow KareemaMain cast
2018 Wisdom of the Crowd Defense Attorney QuinnEpisode: "The Tipping Point"
Station 19 AudreyEpisode: "Hot Box"
I Feel Bad EmetMain cast
2019–20 The Unicorn AnnaRecurring cast: season 1
2020 Medical Police Sloane McIntyreRecurring cast
Mira, Royal Detective Various Characters (voice)2 episodes
The Rocketeer Various Characters (voice)3 episodes
2021 Dug Days Bird (voice)Episode: "Science"
The Shrink Next Door MiriamRecurring cast
2022 Never Have I Ever RhyahRecurring cast: season 3
2023 History of the World, Part II PublisherEspisode 1
Velma Diya Dinkley (voice)Recurring cast; Credited as Sarayu Blue
2024 Expats Hilary StarrMain cast

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