Navi Rawat

Navlata Rawat (born June 5, 1977)^[1][2] is a former American television and film actress, known for her roles as Theresa Diaz on the drama series The O.C. and math prodigy Amita Ramanujan on the drama series Numb3rs.

Navi Rawat
Born	Navlata Rawat (1977-06-05) June 5, 1977 (age 48) Malibu, California, U.S.
Alma mater	New York University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2000–2018 (as actress)
Spouse	Brawley Nolte ​ (m. 2012)​
Children	1
Relatives	Prem Rawat (uncle) Satpal Rawat (uncle) Hans Rawat (grandfather)

Early life

Rawat was born in Malibu, California^[1][2] to Claudia (née Littmann) and Rajaji Rawat.^{[citation needed]} Her mother is German and her father is Indian. Her maternal grandfather was Gerhard Littmann,^{[citation needed]} the President of Police (Polizeipräsident) of Frankfurt.^[3] She was raised in Miami, Florida. She attended Miami Country Day School^[4][5] and is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.^[6]

Career

In television, Rawat is best known for her roles as Theresa Diaz on the drama The O.C. and math prodigy Amita Ramanujan on Numb3rs. She had a guest role as Melanie in the first season of 24. Her work in film includes the science-fiction Thoughtcrimes (2003), the Project Greenlight film Feast (2005), and the independent romantic comedy Loveless in Los Angeles (2006). She has also had many smaller roles including Dana, a psychotic vampire slayer, in an episode of Angel and Nat Raiden on the episode "Asslane" of the short-lived action TV show, Fastlane on Fox. She played a recurring role in the USA Network series Burn Notice's fourth season.^[7][4] Most recently, she had a guest role on the rebooted Magnum P.I. series.^[8]

She was the spokeswoman for Moen faucets and narrated many of their commercials.^[9]

Personal life

Rawat previously dated actor Jeremy Sisto. She married nine years younger actor Brawley Nolte, son of Nick Nolte, in September 2012 on the island of Tahiti.^[10][11] They have one daughter.^[12]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Episodes
2000	Popular	Teen Girl #5	Episode: "Booty Camp"
2001	Jack the Dog	Ruby
2001	The Princess and the Marine	Sabika	Television film
2002	Roswell	Shelby	Episode: "Samuel Rising"
2002	24	Melanie	6 episodes
2002	Dancing at the Harvest Moon	Jennifer	Television film
2003	The Street Lawyer	Sofia	Television film
2003	Fastlane	Natalie "Nat" Raiden	Episode: "Asslane"
2003	Thoughtcrimes	Freya McAllister	Television film
2003	House of Sand and Fog	Soraya Behrani
2003–2006	The O.C.	Theresa Diaz	13 episodes
2004	Angel	Dana	Episode: "Damage"
2004	Without a Trace	Ms. Tompkeller	Episode: "Light Years"
2005–2010	Numb3rs	Amita Ramanujan	99 episodes
2005	Tom 51	Chandi Azu
2005	The Adventures of Big Handsome Guy and His Little Friend	Ethnic Woman
2005	Project Greenlight	Herself	Season 3
2005	Feast	Heroine
2007	Undead or Alive	Sue
2007	Loveless in Los Angeles	Gwen
2007	Ocean of Pearls	Smita Sethi
2009	Tom Cool	Chandi Azu
2009	Inside the Box	Tanya	Television film
2009	FlashForward	Maya	Episode: "Gimme Some Truth"
2010	Castle	Rachel Walters	Episode: "Wrapped Up in Death"
2010	Burn Notice	Kendra	3 episodes
2012	Lauren	Capt. Masters	2 episodes[13][14]
2012	The Collection	Lisa O'Brien
2012	Grey's Anatomy	Heidi	Episode: "Walking on a Dream"
2013	Justified	Gina	Episode: "This Bird Has Flown"
2014	The Lachrymist	Savitri Parwana-Lewis	Short film (24 minutes)
2018	Magnum P.I.	Isabelle Simpson	Episode: "The Cat Who Cried Wolf"