Maitreyi Ramakrishnan is a Canadian actress best known for playing the lead role of ‘Devi Vishwakumar’ in the Netflix teen comedy series, Never Have I Ever (2020).
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Wiki/Biography and Career
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan was born on Friday, 28 December 2001 (age 18 years; as in 2019) in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. His zodiac sign is Capricorn. He did his schooling from Trelawny Public School, Mississauga and Meadowvale Secondary School, Mississauga, Ontario. She made her acting debut as ‘Devi Vishwakumar’ in the 2020 Netflix comedy series, “Never Have I Ever”. She was chosen by Mindy Kaling from among 15,000 candidates who applied for the open casting call for the show.
He postponed his acceptance into the theater program at York University, Toronto due to his acting project (Never Have I Ever). Reportedly, she may postpone her degree if she gets a chance to act in the second season of the show.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 6″
Eye colour: black
Hair Color: Black
Family and ethnicity
She is from a Sri Lankan Tamil family but identifies as Tamil and Canadian. Talking about this she says,
I made it clear to my agent and publicist that being Tamil Canadian is very important to me… My identity is not Sri Lankan,” she said. “That is not my country. My country is Canada. But my culture is definitely Tamil.
His family came to Canada as refugees following the civil war in Sri Lanka (1983–2009). His father, Ram Selvaraja is an IT expert. His mother, Kiruthiha Kulendiren, is in marketing. He has an elder brother named Vishwa Ramakrishnan.
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan with his brother
Favourite Things
- Actress: Mindy Kaling, Nayanthara
- Singer: Rex Orange County, Childish Gambino, Doja Cat
- Band: Panic! at the disco
- TV Shows: The Office (2005–13), Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013), Parks and Recreation (2009), When They See Us (2019), Black Mirror (2011)
- Films: Chandramukhi (2005), Get Out (2017)
- Fictional character: Hermione Granger
- Basketball Team: Toronto Raptors
- Video Games: Nintendo, Crossing: New Horizons, Super Smash Bros.
Facts/General Knowledge
- She enjoys playing the piano, painting, hiking, exploring art galleries, singing, riding motorcycles, and playing video games.
- She was brought up in a multicultural environment and knows the dance forms Bharatnatyam and ballet. He has also learned to play the piano.
- She started acting in school plays when she was in 10th grade; Her first role was that of ‘Urleen’ in the drama “Footloose”. When she was in 12th grade, she wrote, directed and produced plays; As an assignment from her drama classes.
- At the same time, she was a part of a jazz band and played piano in the band.
- Initially, she wanted to become an animator because of her love for Disney and Marvel comics, but when she was in her last year of school, she decided to become an actress. Talking about this she says,
In our after-school plays, in our after-school musicals and at first I just did it for fun and then I realized it was something I could dedicate myself to for the rest of my life. And I would be really happy with that.
- In 2019, he participated in a student walkout protest against Doug Ford’s proposal to cut education.
- In 2019, for her audition for the show Never Have I Ever, she made a tape at a local library using her mother’s camera. Eventually, he was asked to send four more videos, after which he had a screen test in Los Angeles and was selected for the lead role in the show Never Have I Ever. Reportedly, it was her best friend who asked her to audition for the show.
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan with her best friend
- Her casting on the show attracted media attention due to the open casting call nature of the auditions and her Tamil Canadian identity.
- In 2019, The Today Show named her one of ‘Eighteen Groundbreakers’, a list of girls breaking barriers and changing the world.
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