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'', as well as Dr. Sydney Napur on David E. Kelley's ''

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. She has also guest starred in a number of television series.

Acting career

Rao's first notable acting role came in the 2007 film ''

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'', co-starring with

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, and

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. She has had guest roles in numerous TV shows, such as ''

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'', '' NCIS: Los Angeles'', and ''

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''. In 2010, she had a recurring role as Angela on the

sitcom ''

''; the show lasted one season. In 2012, Sarayu was cast as Dr. Sydney Napur, a series regular on David E. Kelley's medical drama ''

'' (TNT). In 2018, the actress became the lead in

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''. It was cancelled after season 1. In the same year Rao was paired opposite

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comedy '' Blockers''.

Personal life

Rao was born in

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, to a

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family from

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. Her parents are Velcheru Narayana Rao and Nidadavolu Malathi, who is a writer of short stories and articles, in Telugu and English. She married Jonathan Blue, the Director of Creative Development at ReKon Productions. Rao attended West High School in Madison. She earned her

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in acting in 2005 from the

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rao, Sarayu 1975 births 21st-century American actresses Actors from Madison, Wisconsin Actresses from Wisconsin American actresses of Indian descent American Conservatory Theater alumni American film actresses American people of Telugu descent American stage actresses American television actresses Living people Telugu actresses Madison West High School alumni