Nadia Dajani

Acting

Nadia Dajani

Born December 26, 1965 · Los Angeles, California, USA (age 60)

Nadia Dajani was born in Los Angeles but grew up in New York's Greenwich Village. She was drawn to the theater at an early age, attending the High School of Music and Art and going on to train in London for a year at the British Theatre Association School. As a founding member of the Malaparte Theatre Company, along with friend Ethan Hawke, Nadia has staged and starred in numerous plays.

Known For

The Lost ValentineThe Lost Valentine · 2011
The Lost Valentine
6.92011
MovieTV MovieRomance
A young and cynical female journalist learns love may transcend trials and time as she discovers a story that will change her life forever. When war separates lovers on their wedding anniversary Feb. 14, 1944 at LA Union Train Station, Navy pilot Neil Thomas makes a promise he isn't sure he can keep - to return to the train station safe by their next anniversary. For sixty years Caroline Thomas keeps her promise by waiting at the train station until her missing in action husband can finally keep his with the "lost valentine." The message and meaning shows romance and love can be real; worth fighting, and maybe even dying for.
View from the TopView from the Top · 2003
View from the Top
5.62003
MovieComedyRomance
No one thought Donna would go very far. But when she sets her sights on becoming a first-class international flight attendant, Donna throws caution to the wind and takes off in pursuit of her dream. The ride is anything but smooth, however, and Donna's laugh-packed journey of a lifetime is rocked by more turbulence than she bargained for.
Happy AccidentsHappy Accidents · 2000
Happy Accidents
6.82000
MovieComedyRomance
A comedy that pays tribute to the science fiction genre -- specifically, the sub-genre of time travel. But here the alternate reality is contemporary New York City where past and future experiences of trust, commitment and denial are cleverly put to the test. Just as Ruby is beginning to relish her first-ever healthy relationship, Sam begins muttering about being a time traveler from the year 2470.
Bob FunkBob Funk · 2009
Bob Funk
4.62009
MovieComedy
After he's fired from his job -- by his mother, no less -- Bob Funk agrees to quit drinking, see a therapist, and eventually report to a new boss, who might just be the woman of his dreams.
On the RocksOn the Rocks · 2020
On the Rocks
6.12020
MovieDramaComedy
Faced with sudden doubts about her marriage, a young New York mother teams up with her larger-than-life playboy father to tail her husband.
The Opposite SexThe Opposite Sex · 2015
The Opposite Sex
4.52015
MovieComedy
The story of Vince, New England's most successful divorce attorney. To Vince, life is one big competition, and losing is unacceptable. This also applies in his dating life with his love 'em and leave 'em approach. Then Vince meets Jane, who is beautiful, successful and also extremely driven. Together they enter into a series of entertaining wagers with each other where the winner gets to decide the fate of the loser.
Dinner and DrivingDinner and Driving · 1997
Dinner and Driving
6.71997
Movie
A newly married couple faces problems in the form of siblings, friends and exes.
Flirting with DisasterFlirting with Disaster · 1996
Flirting with Disaster
6.21996
MovieComedy
Adopted as a child, new father Mel Colpin decides he cannot name his son until he knows his birth parents, and determines to make a cross-country quest to find them. Accompanied by his wife, Nancy, and an inept yet gorgeous adoption agent, Tina, he departs on an epic road trip that quickly devolves into a farce of mistaken identities, wrong turns, and overzealous and love-struck ATF agents.

Movies

The Lost ValentineThe Lost Valentine · 2011
The Lost Valentine
6.92011
MovieTV MovieRomance
A young and cynical female journalist learns love may transcend trials and time as she discovers a story that will change her life forever. When war separates lovers on their wedding anniversary Feb. 14, 1944 at LA Union Train Station, Navy pilot Neil Thomas makes a promise he isn't sure he can keep - to return to the train station safe by their next anniversary. For sixty years Caroline Thomas keeps her promise by waiting at the train station until her missing in action husband can finally keep his with the "lost valentine." The message and meaning shows romance and love can be real; worth fighting, and maybe even dying for.
View from the TopView from the Top · 2003
View from the Top
5.62003
MovieComedyRomance
No one thought Donna would go very far. But when she sets her sights on becoming a first-class international flight attendant, Donna throws caution to the wind and takes off in pursuit of her dream. The ride is anything but smooth, however, and Donna's laugh-packed journey of a lifetime is rocked by more turbulence than she bargained for.
Happy AccidentsHappy Accidents · 2000
Happy Accidents
6.82000
MovieComedyRomance
A comedy that pays tribute to the science fiction genre -- specifically, the sub-genre of time travel. But here the alternate reality is contemporary New York City where past and future experiences of trust, commitment and denial are cleverly put to the test. Just as Ruby is beginning to relish her first-ever healthy relationship, Sam begins muttering about being a time traveler from the year 2470.
Bob FunkBob Funk · 2009
Bob Funk
4.62009
MovieComedy
After he's fired from his job -- by his mother, no less -- Bob Funk agrees to quit drinking, see a therapist, and eventually report to a new boss, who might just be the woman of his dreams.
On the RocksOn the Rocks · 2020
On the Rocks
6.12020
MovieDramaComedy
Faced with sudden doubts about her marriage, a young New York mother teams up with her larger-than-life playboy father to tail her husband.
The Opposite SexThe Opposite Sex · 2015
The Opposite Sex
4.52015
MovieComedy
The story of Vince, New England's most successful divorce attorney. To Vince, life is one big competition, and losing is unacceptable. This also applies in his dating life with his love 'em and leave 'em approach. Then Vince meets Jane, who is beautiful, successful and also extremely driven. Together they enter into a series of entertaining wagers with each other where the winner gets to decide the fate of the loser.
Dinner and DrivingDinner and Driving · 1997
Dinner and Driving
6.71997
Movie
A newly married couple faces problems in the form of siblings, friends and exes.
Flirting with DisasterFlirting with Disaster · 1996
Flirting with Disaster
6.21996
MovieComedy
Adopted as a child, new father Mel Colpin decides he cannot name his son until he knows his birth parents, and determines to make a cross-country quest to find them. Accompanied by his wife, Nancy, and an inept yet gorgeous adoption agent, Tina, he departs on an epic road trip that quickly devolves into a farce of mistaken identities, wrong turns, and overzealous and love-struck ATF agents.
Take CareTake Care · 2014
Take Care
6.12014
MovieDramaComedy
When a car crash leaves Frannie immobilized, she is brushed off by everyone she can count on. With nowhere else to turn and desperate for help, she turns to an unlikely source, her ex Devon.
Seven GirlfriendsSeven Girlfriends · 2000
Seven Girlfriends
4.52000
MovieComedyRomance
Jesse is charming, romantic, and he knows how to pop the question; he just can't face marriage. So, when he and Hannah split up during the same week that a former fiancée dies, he decides to figure things out. He visits each woman about whom he's been serious to ask what went wrong. His teen flame, an independent woman who sometimes sleeps with him, and a group of lesbians give him advice, as does Anabeth, dead but lively in his dreams. One ex remains furious, but with the help of her inventive colleague, the level-headed insomniac Laura, Jesse even gets to talk to her. It's on to Anabeth's funeral, where he'll see Hannah, and maybe grasp what has been eluding him.
A Little HelpA Little Help · 2010
A Little Help
5.42010
MovieDramaComedy
It's a movie for everyone whose life has been thrown off-course, out of whack, or simply not turned out the way they planned it. In other words, it's a movie for everyone, period. Set in suburban Long Island in the summer of 2002, with the psychic wounds of 9/11 still fresh, A Little Help is a story that takes a comic, searching and profoundly empathetic look at a few pivotal months in the life of dental hygienist Laura Pehlke (Jenna Fischer)-an ordinary woman whose life suddenly flies off the rails-and her heroic efforts to re-establish a sense of security and normalcy for herself and her son.
Sidewalks of New YorkSidewalks of New York · 2001
Sidewalks of New York
6.02001
MovieComedyDrama
The film follows the marital and dating lives of three men and three women who unknowingly form a tangled web of relationships. Interspersing "man on the street" interviews with scenes from the six characters' lives, the film weaves a humorous and biting commentary on the game of love -- easy to start, hard to finish.
You Stupid ManYou Stupid Man · 2002
You Stupid Man
5.52002
MovieComedyRomance
An actress dumps her boyfriend when she gets a television show. He finally gets over the breakup and falls in love again, just in time for his ex to return -- wanting him back.
Almost LoveAlmost Love · 2019
Almost Love
6.22019
MovieDramaRomance
Adam and Marklin’s 5-year relationship has gone from a passionate flame to a simmer, forcing them to reconcile with each other’s shortcomings while their friends endlessly search for love in New York City.
Game 6Game 6 · 2006
Game 6
4.52006
MovieDramaComedy
Combining real and fictional events, this movie centers around the historic 1986 World Series, and a day in the life of a playwright who skips opening night to watch the momentous game.
Little BoxesLittle Boxes · 2017
Little Boxes
6.22017
MovieComedyDrama
It's the summer before 6th grade, and Clark is the new-in-town biracial kid in a sea of white. Discovering that to be cool he needs to act 'more black,' he fumbles to meet expectations, while his urban intellectual parents Mack and Gina also strive to adjust to small-town living. Equipped for the many inherent challenges of New York, the tight-knit family are ill prepared for the drastically different set of obstacles that their new community presents, and soon find themselves struggling to understand themselves and each other in this new suburban context.
AlchemyAlchemy · 2005
Alchemy
5.52005
MovieComedyRomance
Can an university computer scientist (Cavanagh) make a woman fall in love with his interactive computer before she succumbs to a well-known professor?
Stuck Between StationsStuck Between Stations · 2011
Stuck Between Stations
6.52011
MovieDramaRomance
A decade after they graduated from high school and went their separate ways, Casper, a soldier haunted by the horrors of war, and Rebecca, a whip-smart graduate student with a shaky future, reunite by chance and get to know each other over the course of an accidental tour of the little-known underbelly of Minneapolis. The evening's odyssey includes a bar fight, a house party, a punk-rock circus, a spontaneous burglary, a home Casper did not know he had, and a cast of strange characters, unexpected allies and disappointing friends.
Breathing RoomBreathing Room · 1996
Breathing Room
8.01996
MovieRomanceComedy
She's Kathy, a comix cartoonist; he's David, teaching English to new immigrants. It's New York City, with 29 shopping days left until Christmas, and they're in love. Or are they? Their romance has been on-again, off-again because David can't bring himself to say, "I love you." He can say it in French, Russian, Japanese, Chinese, but not English. So, when she learns at an inopportune time that he's applied for a job in Ho Chi Minh City, she asks for breathing room until Christmas; the film chronicles the ensuing days of restless indecision.
This is Not a FilmThis is Not a Film · 2004
This is Not a Film
4.72004
MovieComedyRomance
In a broken attempt to find a woman who has broken his heart, a Manhattan shoe salesman fearlessly throws himself into the world of guerilla filmmaking, creating a 'modern day message in a bottle' - actually a videotape - hoping that someone seeing it (maybe you?) will know his ex-girlfriend. To help the viewer understand who he is and why his girlfriend left him, this neophyte filmmaker hires a temperamental actress to play his ex and together they reenact scenes from his failed relationship. During the course of filming, Michael's mistakes, blunders and inadequacies as a boyfriend are mercilessly pointed out to him. This Is Not A Film is a romantic comedy about making a mistake and recognizing it in the most painful way possible - by making it all over again.
If That Mockingbird Don’t SingIf That Mockingbird Don’t Sing · 2024
If That Mockingbird Don’t Sing
2024
MovieComedyDrama
After being brutally dumped, 17-year-old Sydnie discovers she is pregnant. Seeing this as an opportunity to get her ex back and give her life direction, she decides to keep the baby. She soon realizes that this won’t be the quick fix she had hoped for and finds herself caught in a complicated love triangle and totally lost.
The HoldoutsThe Holdouts · 2017
The Holdouts
2017
MovieComedy
A comedy about New Yorkers who can’t afford to live in New York anymore
Brooklyn Love StoriesBrooklyn Love Stories · 2019
Brooklyn Love Stories
4.02019
MovieDrama
What do a young graffiti artist, a middle-aged widow, a teenage poet, a vampire, and two lovers stuck in separate timelines have in common? Though their paths don't always cross, their lives unfold in Brooklyn's vibrantly multicultural neighborhood of Bushwick, which becomes a distinctive character that ties together these six diverse stories about the power of unconditional love.

TV Shows

Law & Order: Special Victims UnitLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit · 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
8.01999
SeriesCrimeDrama
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
Law & OrderLaw & Order · 1990
Law & Order
7.31990
SeriesCrimeDrama
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
SuitsSuits · 2011
Suits
8.22011
SeriesDrama
While running from a drug deal gone bad, Mike Ross, a brilliant young college-dropout, slips into a job interview with one of New York City's best legal closers, Harvey Specter. Tired of cookie-cutter law school grads, Harvey takes a gamble by hiring Mike on the spot after he recognizes his raw talent and photographic memory.
The West WingThe West Wing · 1999
The West Wing
8.31999
SeriesDrama
The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. These interesting characters have humor and dedication that touches the heart while the politics that they discuss touch on everyday life.
The Good WifeThe Good Wife · 2009
The Good Wife
7.62009
SeriesDrama
Alicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political corruption scandal lands him in jail.
ElsbethElsbeth · 2024
Elsbeth
6.82024
SeriesCrimeDrama
After her successful career in Chicago, Elsbeth Tascioni, an astute but unconventional attorney, utilizes her singular point of view to make unique observations and corner brilliant criminals alongside the NYPD.
ElementaryElementary · 2012
Elementary
7.62012
SeriesDramaMystery
A modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live with his worst nightmare - a sober companion, Dr. Watson.
Curb Your EnthusiasmCurb Your Enthusiasm · 2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm
8.02000
SeriesComedy
The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe in which he can't seem to do anything right, and, by his standards, neither can anyone else.
2 Broke Girls2 Broke Girls · 2011
2 Broke Girls
7.22011
SeriesComedy
Comedy about the unlikely friendship that develops between two very different young women who meet waitressing at a diner in trendy Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and form a bond over one day owning their own successful cupcake business. Only one thing stands in their way – they’re broke.
BullBull · 2016
Bull
7.12016
SeriesCrimeDrama
Dr. Jason Bull is the brilliant, brash, and charming founder of a hugely successful trial consulting firm.
The King of QueensThe King of Queens · 1998
The King of Queens
7.11998
SeriesComedy
Life’s good for deliveryman Doug Heffernan, until his newly widowed father-in-law, Arthur, moves in with him and his wife Carrie. Doug is no longer the king of his domain, and instead of having a big screen television in his recently renovated basement, he now has a crazy old man.
New AmsterdamNew Amsterdam · 2018
New Amsterdam
8.32018
SeriesDrama
The new medical director breaks the rules to heal the system at America's oldest public hospital. Max Goodwin sets out to tear up the bureaucracy and provide exceptional care, but the doctors and staff are not so sure he can succeed. They've heard this before. Not taking "no" for an answer, Dr. Goodwin's instinctive response to problems large and small is four simple words: "How can I help?" He has to disrupt the status quo and prove he'll stop at nothing to breathe new life into this underfunded and underappreciated hospital, returning it to the glory that put it on the map.
YoungerYounger · 2015
Younger
6.82015
SeriesDramaComedy
Liza Miller, a suddenly single stay-at-home mother, tries to get back into the working world, only to find it’s nearly impossible to start at the bottom at 40-year old. When a chance encounter convinces her she looks younger than she is, Liza tries to pass herself off as 26 and lands a job as an assistant at Empirical Press. Now she just has to make sure no one finds out the secret only she and her best friend Maggie share.
Body of ProofBody of Proof · 2011
Body of Proof
7.12011
SeriesDramaCrime
Dr. Megan Hunt was in a class of her own, a brilliant neurosurgeon at the top of her game. But her world is turned upside down when a devastating car accident puts an end to her time in the operating room. Megan resumes her career as a medical examiner, determined to solve the puzzle of who or what killed the victims.
Ugly BettyUgly Betty · 2006
Ugly Betty
6.42006
SeriesComedyDrama
Wannabe writer Betty Suarez is a plain girl from Queens, who is smart, hardworking and savvy but lacks a fashionable sense of style. When publishing mogul Bradford Meade puts his son Daniel in charge of Mode magazine, he hires Betty to be Daniel's new assistant -- mostly because he knows that she may be the only woman in Manhattan with whom the younger man won't sleep.
The Other TwoThe Other Two · 2019
The Other Two
7.02019
SeriesComedy
A former professional dancer, Brooke, and her brother Cary, an aspiring actor, try to find their place in the world while wrestling with their feelings about their 13-year-old brother Chase's sudden rise to internet fame.
Ned & StaceyNed & Stacey · 1995
Ned & Stacey
7.11995
SeriesComedy
A self-centered ad exec and a liberal journalist enter into a marriage of convenience. He's trying to boost his business image; she likes his apartment.
BupkisBupkis · 2023
Bupkis
6.32023
SeriesComedy
Pete Davidson attempts to work through unique family dynamics and the complexities of fame to form meaningful relationships.
The MoodysThe Moodys · 2019
The Moodys
5.22019
SeriesComedyDrama
Follow a tight-knit, but slightly dysfunctional, family through their misadventures.
DelocatedDelocated · 2009
Delocated
6.82009
SeriesComedy
A man in the Witness Protection Program moves his family to New York City so they exploit the situation by starring in a reality tv show.
MDsMDs · 2002
MDs
7.32002
SeriesDrama
Medicine could be a lucrative business if it weren't for all those sick people. So goes the motto of the mega-sized, mega-frugal HMO that runs Mission General Hospital in San Francisco, where two renegade doctors bend the rules and find the loopholes in a constant quest to treat their patients. Together, they practice medicine with a take-no-prisoners attitude and don't-take-no-for-an-answer tactics.
Oh, Grow UpOh, Grow Up · 1999
Oh, Grow Up
6.81999
SeriesComedy
A Woman Named JackieA Woman Named Jackie · 1991
A Woman Named Jackie
8.81991
SeriesDrama
This biographical miniseries, based on the best seller by C. David Heymann, starts when Jackie Kennedy was working after college; and spans her life through the Presidency of John F. Kennedy and her marriage to Aristotle Onassis after the assassination of President Kennedy.
Conrad BloomConrad Bloom · 1998
Conrad Bloom
10.01998
SeriesComedy
Copywriter Conrad Bloom is a "nice guy" in New York City whose life is filled with interesting women: his mother, his sister, an ex-girlfriend, his female boss, and a female co-worker. This situation-comedy explores his relationships with those women as well as his life as a young male reaching the crossroads of adulthood in the 1990s.