Anisha Nagarajan
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (November 2010) |
Anisha Nagarajan | |
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| Born | Anisha Nagarajan May 21, 1983 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Known for | Bombay Dreams, Outsourced |
Anisha Nagarajan (born May 21, 1983)[citation needed] is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her roles in the Andrew Lloyd Webber theater musical, Bombay Dreams, and as Madhuri on the 2010 NBC television series, Outsourced.[2]
Early life
Nagarajan's parents are emigrants from India.[2] Her mother, Geetha Nagarajan, is a former developmental specialist at Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic.[2] Her father, Nandu Nagarajan, is a professor at the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh.[2]
Anisha was born in Evanston, Illinois, raised in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, before moving with her family to the suburb of Fox Chapel.[2] Anisha grew up performing piano under the tutelage of Natasha Snitkovsky. She performed at Carnegie Hall at the age of ten. She also studied Carnatic Classical music. When she was 15 years old, Nagarajan spent a year at a boarding school in India, where she choreographed their production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.[3] She graduated from Fox Chapel Area High School in 2002.[2] She studied acting at New York University (NYU) after high school at the Tisch School of Arts Drama department. She was cast as the female lead in the Broadway musical Bombay Dreams as Priya during her second year at NYU. She married actor Aalok Mehta, who co-starred in the musical.[2]
Career
Nagarajan appeared in a number of regional theater productions following Bombay Dreams, including the Hangar Theater production of Rent in Ithaca, New York and The Wiz at the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego, California.[2] She returned to NYU and finished her [when?]bachelor's degree at New York University.[2]
Nagarajan was cast as Madhuri, a shy, soft-spoken call center employee in the NBC series, Outsourced.[2] She has also Guest starred on Grey's Anatomy, Code Black, Scandal and Ugly Betty.[2] She created the role of Alice in Mira Nair's Musical adaptation of Monsoon Wedding premiering at Berkeley Repertory Theatre.
References
- ^ http://www.movieweb.com/news/ben-rappaport-and-anisha-nagarajan-talk-outsourced
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Owen, Rob (September 22, 2010). "Anisha Nagarajan, gets 'Outsourced'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ^ Randall, Reese (March 8, 2011). "Anisha Nagarajan". Pittsburgh Magazine. Retrieved July 15, 2020.