Maitreyi Ramakrishnan is an actress best known for starring in Mindy Kaling’s hit Netflix series, Never Have I Ever.

Her performance in season one of the show landed her on several notable lists, including The New York Times Magazine: Best Actors of 2020, The Hollywood Reporter: Next Gen Talent 2020, Variety’s Power of Young Hollywood List 2020, and Time Magazine’s 2021 TIME Next Generation list. She also received a nomination for an Independent Spirit Award in their new Lead Actress in a Series category.

Ramakrishnan discusses her own self-love journey—which closely mirrors her on-screen character's—including shattering the model minority myth. The young star landed the role after submitting an audition tape in response to an open casting call posted by Kaling. Having never taken an acting class, Ramakrishnan experiences imposter syndrome before undergoing a journey of self-confidence. 

Ramakrishnan has an active and engaged social media following of nearly 4M followers on Instagram. She is based in Toronto, Canada.