Mouzam Makkar

Mouzam Makkar is an Indian-born American actress.

Mouzam Makkar
Born	Kerala, India
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2008 – present

Early life and education

Makkar was born in Kerala, India, and raised in the United Arab Emirates.^[1] She moved to the United States when she was twelve.^[1] She graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in three years with First Class Honors and a Bachelor of Science in Finance.^[1]

Career

Makkar was a regular cast member in the ABC series The Fix^[2] and the NBC series Champions.^[1] She also had recurring roles in the TV series The Vampire Diaries, The Exorcist, and Easy Abby. In 2015, she played the role of Mrs. Negani in the thriller film Consumed, directed by Daryl Wein.^{[citation needed]}

Makker played video game developer Raina Punjabi on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in the episode "Intimidation Game", which aired on February 11, 2015.^[3][4] She returned for four episodes in 2018, 2020, and 2022 as defense lawyer Dara Miglani.^{[citation needed]}

Makker played Jennifer McDuffie, adoptive mother of the titular character, on Naomi.^[5]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2008	Disgruntled	Tess Thompson
2011	Shedding for the Wedding
2011	The Catastrophe	Forough	Short
2011	The Balancing Game	Mindy	Short
2012	The Mob Doctor		Series 1 Episode
2012	Waterwalk	Jill Hansen
2012	Chicago Fire	Anna	Series 2 Episodes
2012	The Queen of My Dreams		Short
2013	Promise Land	Sania Khan
2013	Simanaheen	Sonia
2013	Back in the Game	Chandeep	Series 1 Episode
2013	Betrayal	Tina	Series 1 Episode
2013	Easy Abby	Danielle	Series 5 Episodes
2014	Sober Companion	Alex
2014	Matador	Silda Patel	Series 2 Episodes
2014	Stalker	Terry Holt	Series 1 Episode
2014	Bones	Selena	Series 1 Episode
2014	See Dad Run	Princess Carla	Series 1 Episode
2015	Consumed	Mrs. Negani
2015	The Following	Dana	Series 2 Episodes
2015	Kam Kardashian
2015	Unveiled	Gabrielle Horne
2015	American Horror Story	Nurse Leena	Series 1 Episode
2015	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.	Raina Punjabi	Series 5 Episodes
2015	The First Session	Amina	Short
2016	Mars Project	Chandra Devi
2016	Halloweed	Rosa
2016	The Exorcist	Jessica	Series 8 Episodes
2016	The Vampire Diaries	Alexandria Alex St. John	Series 5 Episodes
2017	Chicago Justice	Kalila Rafiq	Series 1 Episode
2017	9JKL	Lily	Series 1 Episode
2018	Champions	Britney	Series 10 Episodes
2018	Freelancers Anonymous	Sam
2018	Kill Game	Mara Simone
2018	Alone Together	Amanda	Series 1 Episode
2019	The Fix	Loni Kampour	Series 10 Episodes
2019	NCIS (season 17)	Mira Azam	Series 2 Episodes
2020	She's in Portland	Jennifer
2020	Freudian Slip	Kolpana	Short
2022	SEAL Team	Commander Nouri	Series 3 Episodes
2022	Naomi	Jennifer McDuffie	Series 13 Episodes

References

1. "'I would like to see a broader representation of Muslims on American TV and Hoillywood': Indian American actor Mouzam Makkar". The American Bazaar. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
2. Petski, Denise (26 February 2018). "Mouzam Makkar Cast In ABC Drama Pilot 'The Fix'; Sam Straley Joins Tim Doyle Comedy Pilot". Deadline. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
3. Kollar, Philip (29 January 2015). "Law & Order: SVU to air episode based on GamerGate". Polygon. Archived from the original on 30 January 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
4. Burton, Bonnie (9 February 2015). "Gamergate is the latest controversial plot in 'Law & Order: SVU'". CNET. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
5. "Naomi Cast & Character Guide: Where You Know the Actors from". Screen Rant. 11 January 2022.

External links

• Mouzam Makkar at IMDb