Navlata Rawat (born June 5, 1977) is a former American television and film actress, known for her roles as Theresa Diaz on the drama series ''

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'' and math prodigy

Amita Ramanujan Amita Ramanujan, Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D., is a fictional character from the CBS crime drama ''Numb3rs'', played by Navi Rawat. Over the course of the series, she has become a professor at CalSci and has since become romantically involved with ...

on the drama series ''

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''.

Early life

Rawat was born in

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to Claudia (née Littmann) and Rajaji Rawat. Her mother is German and her father is Indian. Her maternal grandfather was Gerhard Littmann, the President of Police (''Polizeipräsident'') of

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. She was raised in

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, Florida. She attended

Miami Country Day School Miami Country Day School (MCDS) is a private, non-denominational, co-ed preschool-12 college preparatory school in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, near Miami Shores, just north of the city of Miami, Florida, United States. The school has been ...

and is a graduate of

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Tisch School of the Arts The New York University Tisch School of the Arts (commonly referred to as Tisch) is the performing, cinematic, and media arts school of New York University. Founded on August 17, 1965, as the School of the Arts at New York University, Tisch ...

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 ''Thoughtcrimes'' is a 2003 American sci-fi action thriller directed by Breck Eisner. Plot A high-school student named Freya McAllister ( Navi Rawat) begins hearing voices in her head and is misdiagnosed with schizophrenic catalepsy. She spends ...

'' (2003), the

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film ''

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'' (2005), and the independent romantic comedy ''

Loveless in Los Angeles ''Loveless in Los Angeles'', an indie romantic comedy film completed in 2006 and written and directed by Archie Gips, stars Dash Mihok, Brittany Daniel, Navi Rawat, Geoffrey Arend, James Lesure, Chris Coppola and Stephen Tobolowsky. Plo ...

'' (2006). She has also had many smaller roles including Dana, a psychotic

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, in an episode of ''

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'' and Nat Raiden on the episode "Asslane" of the short-lived action TV show, '' Fastlane'' on

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. She played a recurring role in the

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series '' Burn Notice's'' fourth season. Most recently, she had a guest role on the rebooted '' Magnum P.I.'' series. She was the spokeswoman for Moen faucets and narrated many of their commercials.

Personal life

Rawat previously dated actor

Jeremy Sisto Jeremy Merton Sisto (born October 6, 1974) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Billy Chenowith in HBO's '' Six Feet Under'' (2001–2005), NYPD Detective Cyrus Lupo in NBC's ''Law & Order'' (2008–2010), George Altman in the AB ...

. She married nine years younger actor Brawley Nolte, son of

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, in September 2012 on the island of

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. They have one daughter.

Filmography

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rawat, Navi 1977 births 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Miami American actresses of Indian descent American film actresses American people of German descent American people of Indian descent American television actresses Living people Miami Country Day School alumni Prem Rawat Tisch School of the Arts alumni Actresses from Malibu, California