Nadia Dajani (born December 26, 1965) is an American actress. She hosts the baseball comedy web series ''Caught Off Base with Nadia''.

Early life and education

Dajani was born in

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on December 26, 1965. She grew up the youngest of four children in

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, New York City, and is of Irish and Palestinian ancestry. Dajani attended P.S. 41 elementary school, before attending I.S. 70 junior high school in New York City with fellow actor

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Acting career

From 1995 to 1997, Dajani starred as Amanda Moyer in the

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sitcom ''

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'' for two seasons. She starred in numerous television pilots. She appeared on ''

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'' opposite

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and the

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cult hit ''

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'', as well as successful appearances on

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projects such as Tina Lake on '' Sports Night'' and as the First Lady's Chief of Staff, Lily Mays, on ''

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''. Dajani has appeared in a variety of television episodes on such shows as ''

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'' ("

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") and its prequel '' The Carrie Diaries'' (where she played a completely different, yet more major, role), ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Curb Your Enthusiasm'', and starred in the

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'' alongside

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. She played Gerry Red Wilson's sister-in-law Catherine in ABC's '' That's Life'' in 1998. She had a recurring role on the Showtime series '' The Big C''. She has had roles in films such as ''This Is Not a Film'', '' Flirting with Disaster'', '' Happy Accidents'', ''

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'', and the

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' film '' Sidewalks of New York''. Dajani is a founding member of Malaparte Theatre Company, whose artistic director was

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, Ethan Hawke,

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

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's ''Boys and Girls''. She sings backing vocals on Jimmy Fallon's album '' The Bathroom Wall''. Dajani appears in Brady Kiernan's 2011 romantic drama film '' Stuck Between Stations'', alongside

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and

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. She had a recurring role on

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's '' Necessary Roughness''. In 2011, Dajani appeared in the ''

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". The following year, she guest-starred in an episode of the CBS series ''

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''.

Personal life

Dajani is an avid baseball fan. She has a baseball comedy web series titled ''Caught Off Base with Nadia''. Her best friend is

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' Adam Horovitz, the two met at P.S. 41 elementary school. She is married to New York City firefighter John F. Moore.

Filmography

References

External links

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''Caught Off Base with Nadia''
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