Devika Parikh | |
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) Parikh in 2000 | |
| Born | November 3, 1966 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Devika Parikh is an American actress, best known for her recurring role in the NBC political drama series The West Wing from 1999 to 2003.[1]
Life and career
Parikh was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and raised in Gaithersburg, Maryland.[2] She is of Indian and African American origin, to an East Indian father (from Bombay, India) and an African-American mother.[2] She received a degree in broadcast journalism from Syracuse University.[2]
Parikh has worked in television, advertisements, film, voice work and theatre. She has also performed sketch comedy/improvisation with groups at the Comedy Store, the Upfront Comedy Theatre and the Underground Improv. She has had recurring roles on television shows such as NBC's drama series The West Wing; Fox's series 24; and Showtime drama series Resurrection Blvd. She has guest-starred on Criminal Minds, That's So Raven, The Parkers, Bones, Shameless and Grey's Anatomy.
Selected filmography
- How to Be a Player (1997) as Barbara
- Dancing in September (2000) as Cheryl Reed
- S.W.A.T. (2003) as Jail Intake Reporter
- Madagascar (2005) as News Reporter
- Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
- A Bag of Hammers (2011) as Interviewer
- The Star (2017)
- Aquaman (2018) as Newscaster Morgan
- Grey's Anatomy (2019) as Nancy Klein
Videogames
- Grand Theft Auto V (2013) as The Local Population
- The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners (2020) as Radio Announcer, Additional Voices
References
External links
- Devika Parikh at IMDb