Navi Rawat (born Navlata Rawat on June 5, 1977 in Malibu, California) is an American actress of Indian and German descent (her father is a Rajput from India, her mother is German). She is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.
In television, she is best known for her role as Theresa Diaz on the hit drama The O.C. and Amita Ramanujan on Numb3rs. She had a guest role as Melanie in the first season of 24. Her acting career in film includes the sci-fi Thoughtcrimes (2003). She recently appeared in the Project Greenlight film Feast (2005) and the indie romantic comedy Loveless in Los Angeles (2006). She has also had many smaller roles including playing Dana, a psychotic vampire slayer, on the Buffy spinoff, Angel.
She is of Indian and German descent (father is Indian, and mother is German).
Is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts
Has a degree in English and American Literature
