Mouzam Makkar is an Indian-born American actress.

Early life and education

Makkar was born in Kerala, India, and raised in the United Arab Emirates. She moved to the United States when she was twelve. She graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in three years with First Class Honors and a Bachelor of Science in Finance.

Career

Makkar was a regular cast member in the ABC series '' The Fix'' and the NBC series ''

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. Makker played video game developer Raina Punjabi on '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' in the episode " Intimidation Game", which aired on February 11, 2015. She returned for three episodes in 2018 and 2020 as defense lawyer Dara Miglani. Makker played Jennifer McDuffie, adoptive mother of the titular character, on

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* Actresses from Kerala American actresses of Indian descent American film actresses American television actresses Year of birth missing (living people) Indian emigrants to the United States Indian film actresses Indian television actresses Living people Gies College of Business alumni 21st-century American actresses 21st-century Indian actresses {{India-actor-stub