Punam Patel
OccupationActress
Years active2015–present

Punam Patel is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the sitcom Kevin from Work (2015) and the television series Special (2019), the latter of which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.[1]

Early life

Patel grew up in Vero Beach, Florida.[2]

Career

Patel was nominated for a 2019 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for her role as Kim Laghari on Special.[3]

In 2021, Patel joined the Showtime comedy pilot I Love That for You.[4]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2019 Rim of the World Angeline
2023 World's Best Priya Patel

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015 East Los High Guest Star 2 episodes
2015 Kevin from Work Patti Regular
2016 Life in Pieces Kara Episode: "Bite Flight Wing-Man Bonnie"
2016 Lonely and Horny Pua Episode: "Threesome"
2016 The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo Panana (advisor) 2 episodes
2017 Return of the Mac Soozie Regular
2017 Adam Ruins Everything Melinda 4 episodes
2018 Alone Together Tara Recurring
2018 I Feel Bad Leena Episodes: "I'm a Massive Hypocrite" and "There's Never Enough Time"
2018–19 The Cool Kids Punam Recurring
2019–21 Special Kim Laghari Regular
2020 Carol's Second Act Dr. Mehta Episode: "Blocking"
2020 Space Force Ranatunga Recurring
2021 American Dad! Radika (voice) Episode: "Stan & Francine & Stan & Francine & Radika"
2021 Curb Your Enthusiasm Hulu Executive #3 Episode: "The Mini Bar"
2021 Hot Mess Holiday Sheila TV movie
2022 Ghosts Bela Episode: "Jay's Sister"
2022 I Love That for You Beena Patel
2022 Mira, Royal Detective Janki

References

  1. Katherine Schaffstall (2019-08-30). "Emmys: 46 of This Year's First-Time Nominees'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  2. "St. Ed's grad makes it big on TV with new sitcom". Vero News. 2015-08-06. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  3. Yvonne Villarreal (2019-07-22). "Netflix's 'Special' lands Ryan O'Connell a surprise Emmy nomination: 'I'll take it, honey!'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  4. Peter White (2021-01-25). "Punam Patel & Matt Rogers Join Vanessa Bayer's Showtime Comedy Pilot 'I Love This For You'". Vulture. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
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