About Devika Parikh
Born 1966. Devika Parikh is an American actor and television actor.
Devika Parikh (born November 3, 1966) is an American actress, best known for her recurring role as Bonnie in the NBC political drama series The West Wing from 1999 to 2003.
Life and career Parikh was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts to a Gujarati Indian immigrant father from Mumbai and an African American mother. and received a degree in broadcast journalism from Syracuse University. In 2022, Parikh was cast in her first series regular role, in the Oprah Winfrey Network prime time soap opera, The Kings of Napa.
Selected filmography Film 1997 How to Be a Player as Barbara 1999 Judgment Day as Officer Rhonda Reese 2000 Dancing in September as Cheryl Reed 2003 S.W.A.T. as Jail Intake Reporter 2005 Madagascar as News Reporter (voice) 2009 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs as Additional Voices 2011 A Bag of Hammers as Interviewer 1 2017 The Star as Additional Voices 2018 Aquaman as Newscaster Morgan 2018 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse as Additional Voices
Television 1993 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Gayle - 1 episode 1996 The Wayans Bros as Dee's sister Natalie - 1 episode 1999–2003 The West Wing as Bonnie – 41 episodes 2001 Frasier - Season 8 Episode 9 Frasier's Edge as the Emcee 2001–2002 24 as Maureen Kingsley – 4 episodes 2005 That's So Raven as Yolanda – 2 episodes 2019 Grey's Anatomy as Nancy Klein – 3 episodes 2020 General Hospital as Ms. Madigan – 2 episodes 2022 The Kings of Napa as Melanie Pierce – 8 episodes
Video games 2013 Grand Theft Auto V as The Local Population 2019 Fallout 76: Wild Appalachia DLC as Janelle Priblo / Mary Tinley / Brother of Steel Dispatcher 2019 Rage 2 as Goon Shielder / Gunbarrel Civilian / Lagooney Civilian / Oasis Civilian 2020 The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners as Radio Announcer / Additional Voices
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Who is Devika Parikh?
American actress
When was Devika Parikh born?
Devika Parikh was born on 3 November 1966 in Gaithersburg.
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Devika Parikh is an actor and television actor.
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Devika Parikh is American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Devika Parikh. https://biography.guide/devika-parikh/
MLA: "Devika Parikh." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/devika-parikh/.
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