Nadia Dajani is an American

United States

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 actress of Irish and Palestinian descent.

Acting career

For two seasons (1995–1997), she starred as Amanda Moyer in the Fox television sitcom, Ned & Stacey

Ned & Stacey

Ned & Stacey is a US television sitcom that aired on the FOX network from 1995 to 1997. It starred Thomas Haden Church and Debra Messing. The major thread of the series was that the two were brought together in a marriage of convenience—Ned Dorsey needed to be married to get a promotion at...

. She starred in numerous television pilots. She appeared on Emily's Reasons Why Not

Emily's Reasons Why Not

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opposite Heather Graham

Heather Graham

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 and the Adult Swim

Adult Swim

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 cult hit Delocated

Delocated

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, as well as successful appearances on Aaron Sorkin

Aaron Sorkin

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 projects such as Tina Lake on Sports Night

Sports Night

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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

Sex and the City

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("Critical Condition"), Ugly Betty

Ugly Betty

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, King of Queens, Body of Proof

Body of Proof

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, and Curb Your Enthusiasm

Curb Your Enthusiasm

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, and starred in the TV movie The Lost Valentine

The Lost Valentine

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alongside Betty White

Betty White

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. She played Gerry Red Wilson's sister-in-law Catherine in ABC's That's Life

That's Life (1998 TV series)

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in 1998. She has a recurring role on the Showtime series The Big C

The Big C (TV series)

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.

She has had roles in films such as This is Not a Film, Flirting with Disaster, Happy Accidents

Happy Accidents

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, View from the Top

View from the Top

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, and the Edward Burns

Edward Burns

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' film Sidewalks of New York

Sidewalks of New York

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.

Dajani is a founding member of Malaparte Theatre Company, whose artistic director was Ethan Hawke

Ethan Hawke

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. In 1993 she appeared alongside Calista Flockhart

Calista Flockhart

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, Ethan Hawke, Steve Zahn

Steve Zahn

-Early life:Zahn was born in Marshall, Minnesota, the son of Zelda, who worked for the YMCA, and Carleton E. Zahn, a retired Missouri Synod Lutheran pastor. Zahn spent part of his childhood in Mankato, Minnesota, attending Kennedy Elementary School...

 in an off-Broadway play, Sophistry. In 2002 Dajani appeared as Bev in Tom Donaghy

Tom Donaghy

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's Boys and Girls.

She sings backing vocals on Jimmy Fallon

Jimmy Fallon

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's album The Bathroom Wall

The Bathroom Wall

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.

In 2011

2011 in film

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, Dajani appears in Brady Kiernan's Stuck Between Stations

Stuck Between Stations

Stuck Between Stations is an upcoming romantic drama film. Helmed by Twin Cities filmmaker Brady Kiernan from a script penned by Nat Bennett and Sam Rosen, the film is an authentic snapshot of a generational zeitgeist and tells a coming-of-age story for modern-day middle America about former high...

alongside Josh Hartnett

Josh Hartnett

Joshua Daniel "Josh" Hartnett is an American actor and aspiring producer. He first came to audiences' attention in 1997 as "Michael Fitzgerald" in the television series Cracker. He made his feature film debut in 1998, co-starring with Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later for Miramax...

 and Michael Imperioli

Michael Imperioli

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.

Personal life

Dajani was born in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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, California

California

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. She grew up the youngest of four children in Greenwich Village, New York City. She went to I.S. 70 junior high school in New York with Liev Schreiber

Liev Schreiber

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. Her best friend is Beastie Boys

Beastie Boys

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' Adam Horovitz, they met at P.S. 41 elementary school.

She is an avid baseball fan and has played in several Celebrity/Legends games for Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 at the All Star Game. She has a baseball comedy web series "Caught Off Base with Nadia".

External links

• Caught Off Base with Nadia