Nadia Dajani

Nadia Dajani (born December 26, 1965) is an American actress. She hosts the baseball comedy web series Caught Off Base with Nadia.

Early life and education Dajani attended I.S. 70 junior high school in New York City with fellow actor Liev Schreiber.

Acting career From 1995 to 1997, Dajani starred as Amanda Moyer in the Fox sitcom Ned & Stacey for two seasons. She starred in numerous television pilots. She appeared on Emily's Reasons Why Not opposite Heather Graham and the Adult Swim cult hit Delocated, as well as successful appearances on Aaron Sorkin projects such as Tina Lake on Sports Night and as the First Lady's Chief of Staff, Lily Mays, on The West Wing.

Dajani has appeared in a variety of television episodes on such shows as Sex and the City ("Critical Condition") and its prequel The Carrie Diaries (where she played a completely different, yet more major, role), Ugly Betty, The King of Queens, Body of Proof, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and starred in the CBS film The Lost Valentine alongside Betty White. She played Gerry Red Wilson's sister-in-law Catherine in ABC's That's Life in 1998. She had a recurring role on the Showtime series The Big C.

She has had roles in films such as This Is Not a Film, Flirting with Disaster, Happy Accidents, View from the Top,

Dajani is a founding member of Malaparte Theatre Company, whose artistic director was Ethan Hawke. In 1993 she appeared alongside Calista Flockhart, Ethan Hawke, Steve Zahn in an off-Broadway play, Sophistry. In 2002 Dajani appeared as Bev in Tom Donaghy's Boys and Girls.

She sings backing vocals on Jimmy Fallon's album The Bathroom Wall. Dajani appears in Brady Kiernan's 2011 romantic drama film Stuck Between Stations, alongside Josh Hartnett and Michael Imperioli. She had a recurring role on USA Network's Necessary Roughness. In 2011, Dajani appeared in the Body of Proof episode "Society Hill". The following year, she guest-starred in an episode of the CBS series The Good Wife.

Personal life

Dajani is an avid baseball fan. She created and starred in a baseball comedy web series titled Caught Off Base with Nadia (2010–2013).

Filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes 1996 Flirting with Disaster Jill 1996 Breathing Room Claire 1997 Tupperware Party Becca Short film 1997 Dinner and Driving Samantha 1999 Seven Girlfriends Naomi 2000 Happy Accidents Gretchen 2001 Sidewalks of New York Hilary 2002 Balkanization Nadia Harding Short film 2002 You Stupid Man Jasmine 2003 This Is Not a Film Nadia / Grace / Patty 2003 View from the Top Paige 2005 Game 6 Renee Simons 2005 Alchemy Jane 2008 Gone to the Dogs Bianca Short film 2009 Bob Funk Jean 2010 Angela Behar 2011 Stuck Between Stations Sheila 2014 Take Care Fallon 2014 Nancy 2019 Almost Love Nurse Hame 2024 If That Mockingbird Don't Sing Liz Film festivals only

+ Television Year Title Role Notes 1990 CBS Schoolbreak Special Nancy Episode: "Flour Babies" 1991 Christina Onassis Miniseries, main cast 1995–1997 Ned & Stacey Amanda Moyer Main cast, cancelled and pulled from broadcast middle of season 2 1997 Dellaventura Marybeth Fallon Episode: "Joe Fallon's Daughter" 1998 That's Life Catherine Main cast, cancelled and pulled from broadcast after 5 episodes 1998 Conrad Bloom Episode: "Pilot" 1999 Sophia Episode: "Maybe Baby" 1999 Sports Night Tina Lake Episode: "Kyle Whitaker's Got Two Sacks" 1999 Oh, Grow Up Emily Episode: "Duckboy Flies Again" 2000 Lilli Mays Episode: "The White House Pro-Am" 2000 Lisa Episode: "Class Struggle" 2000 Welcome to New York Cathy Episode: "It's Hard to Meet Intelligent Women" 2002 Sex and the City Nina Katz Episode: "Critical Condition" 2002 MDs Episode: "Time of Death" 2006 Emily's Reasons Why Not Reilly Harvey Main cast, 1 episode, then cancelled and pulled from broadcast 2006 Law & Order Ellie Harper Episode: "Public Service Homicide" 2007 Curb Your Enthusiasm Paula Episode: "The Bat Mitzvah" 2009–2010 Delocated Susan Main cast (seasons 1–2) 2009 Sherri Tonya Episode: "There Is No 'I' in Church" 2009–2010 Ugly Betty Denise Ludwig 2 episodes 2010–2011 Tina 4 episodes 2011 Body of Proof Lauren Matthews Episode: "Society Hill" 2011 Necessary Roughness Margo Ciccero 3 episodes 2011 Julie Oliver TV movie 2012 Sara Gardner Episode: "After the Fall" 2012 Delocated Mom Episode: "Reunion Show" 2012 Suits Elaine Cohen Episode: "The Choice" 2013 Deb Recurring role 2013 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Officer Ryan Quinn Episode: "Internal Affairs" 2014, 2016 Elementary Dr. Grannis Episode: "Rip Off" 2015 2 Broke Girls Marie Prower 2 episodes 2015 Younger Megyn Vernoff Episode: "Hot Mitzvah" 2016 Odd Mom Out Amy Episode: "The High Road" 2016–2019 Jon Glaser Loves Gear Dr. Ellen Trammell Recurring role 2017 Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce Linda 4 episodes 2018 Bull Thalia Macera Episode: "Survival Instincts" 2021–2023 The Other Two Mackenzie Recurring role (seasons 2–3) 2023–2025 Power Book III: Raising Kanan Teresa Boselli 3 episodes 2024 Elsbeth Wendy Wexler Episode: "Reality Shock"

+ Web Year Title Role Notes 2011 Paul the Male Matchmaker Maureen 2 episodes