Nadia Dajani


Nadia Dajani is an American actress. She hosts the baseball comedy web series Caught Off Base with Nadia.

Early life and education

Nadia Dajani was born in Los Angeles, California on December 26, 1965. She grew up the youngest of four children in Greenwich Village, New York City, and is of Irish and Palestinian ancestry. Dajani attended P.S. 41 elementary school, before attending 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 and its prequel The Carrie Diaries, Ugly Betty, The King of Queens, Body of Proof, and Curb Your Enthusiasm, 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, and the Edward Burns' film Sidewalks of New York.
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 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 and has played in several Celebrity/Legends games for Major League Baseball at the All Star Game. She has a baseball comedy web series titled Caught Off Base with Nadia. Her best friend is Beastie Boys' Adam Horovitz, the two met at P.S. 41 elementary school. She is married to New York City firefighter John F. Moore.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990CBS Schoolbreak SpecialNancyEpisode: "Flour Babies"
1991'Christina OnassisMiniseries
1995–97Ned & StaceyAmanda MoyerMain cast; 35 episodes
1997DellaventuraMarybeth FallonEpisode: "Joe Fallon's Daughter"
1998That's LifeCatherineMain cast; 5 episodes
1998Conrad BloomEpisode: "Pilot"
1999'SophiaEpisode: "Maybe Baby"
1999Sports NightTina LakeEpisode: "Kyle Whitaker's Got Two Sacks"
1999Oh, Grow UpEmilyEpisode: "Duckboy Flies Again"
2000'Lilli MaysEpisode: "The White House Pro-Am"
2000'LisaEpisode: "Class Struggle"
2000Welcome to New YorkCathyEpisode: "It's Hard to Meet Intelligent Women"
2002Sex and the CityNina KatzEpisode: "Critical Condition"
2002MDsEpisode: "Time of Death"
2006Emily's Reasons Why NotReilly HarveyMain cast; 7 episodes
2006Law & OrderEllie HarperEpisode: "Public Service Homicide"
2007Curb Your EnthusiasmPaulaEpisode: "The Bat Mitzvah"
2009–10DelocatedSusanMain cast ; 12 episodes
2009SherriTonyaEpisode: "There Is No 'I' in Church"
2009–10Ugly BettyDenise Ludwig2 episodes
2010–11'Tina4 episodes
2011Body of ProofLauren MatthewsEpisode: "Society Hill"
2011Necessary RoughnessMargo Ciccero3 episodes
2012'Sara GardnerEpisode: "After the Fall"
2012DelocatedMomEpisode: "Reunion Show"
2012SuitsElaine CohenEpisode: "The Choice"
2013'Deb6 episodes
2013'Officer Ryan QuinnEpisode: "Internal Affairs"
2014, 2016ElementaryDr. GrannisEpisode: "Rip Off"
20152 Broke GirlsMarie Prower2 episodes
2015YoungerMegyn VernoffEpisode: "Hot Mitzvah"
2016Odd Mom OutAmyEpisode: "The High Road"
2016, 2019Jon Glaser Loves GearDr. Ellen Trammell7 episodes
2017Girlfriends' Guide to DivorceLinda4 episodes
2018BullThalia MaceraEpisode: "Survival Instincts"

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011Paul the Male MatchmakerMaureen2 episodes