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{{Short description|American actress (born 1997)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2026}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Supriya Ganesh
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|12|16}}
| birth_place = United States
| education = [[Columbia University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2018–present
}}

'''Supriya Ganesh''' (born December 16, 1997)<ref>{{Cite Instagram |last=Ganesh |first=Supriya |user=supriyaganesh_ |postid=CXjEhZtu9rq |title=✨ you're welcome for me 🎂 ✨ |date=December 16, 2021 |access-date=April 13, 2025}}</ref><ref name="Chernikoff-2025">{{cite web |last=Chernikoff |first=Leah |title=Everyone's Favorite Resident on The Pitt Is Still Processing Her Success |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/a65106013/supriya-ganesh-the-pitt-interview-2025/ |website=[[Harper's Bazaar]] |access-date=July 1, 2025 |date=June 20, 2025}}</ref> is an American actor. She{{efn|Ganesh uses both she/her and they/them pronouns. This article uses she/her for consistency.}} is known for her role as Dr. [[Samira Mohan]] on the [[HBO Max]] medical drama television series ''[[The Pitt]]'' (2025–2026), which won the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series]] in 2025.

==Early life==
Ganesh was born on December 16, 1997, in the United States to [[Tamil Nadu diaspora|Tamil]] parents from [[Tamil Nadu]], India. At the age of three, she moved with her family to India, settling in the [[National Capital Region (India)|National Capital Region]] surrounding [[New Delhi]].<ref name="Malkin-2025">{{cite web |last=Malkin |first=Marc |title='The Pitt' Star Supriya Ganesh on Wanting to See More of Samira's Personal Life in Season 2 and Using She/They Pronouns: 'Hey, I'm Queer. See Me' |url=https://variety.com/2025/tv/columns/the-pitt-supriya-ganesh-samira-season-2-queer-1236411922/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=July 1, 2025 |date=May 28, 2025}}</ref><ref name="Bains-2025">{{cite web |last=Bains |first=Pahull |title='The Pitt' is over, but Supriya Ganesh is just getting started |url=https://thenodmag.com/content/supriya-ganesh-the-pitt-indian-american-actor |website=The Nod |access-date=May 1, 2025 |date=April 29, 2025}}</ref> She attended Pathways School in [[Noida, Uttar Pradesh]], where she was the valedictorian of her graduating class in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sankaranarayanan |first=Aruna |title=Dare to be different |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/dare-to-be-different/article5504131.ece |url-access=subscription |website=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=April 13, 2025 |date=December 28, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Valedictorians |url=https://www.pathwaysnoida.edu.in/valedictorians |website=Pathways School Noida |access-date=April 13, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130111646/https://www.pathwaysnoida.edu.in/valedictorians |archive-date=November 30, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

After finishing high school, Ganesh moved back to the United States for college, attending [[Columbia University]] in [[New York City]], from which she graduated with a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree, majoring in neuroscience and minoring in gender studies, with the intent of attending [[medical school]].<ref name="Chernikoff-2025" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Fuentes |first=Tamara |title='The Pitt' Star Supriya Ganesh Refuses to Choose Between Art and Reality, and They're Ready to See Where Else It Leads Them |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/a69936784/the-pitt-supriya-ganesh-interview/ |website=[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]] |access-date=13 March 2026 |date=8 January 2026}}</ref> While at Columbia she began auditioning for acting roles, pursuing both paths simultaneously. Her parents, supportive but cautious, encouraged her to have a backup plan, leading her to enroll in pre-med, taking all the required courses up to organic chemistry, before choosing to prioritize acting.<ref name="goldderby">{{cite web |last=Eng |first=Joyce |title=The Pitt: Supriya Ganesh on Mohan-Abbot flirting, Season 2 |url=https://www.goldderby.com/feature/supriya-ganesh-the-pitt-interview-1206244372/ |website=[[Gold Derby]] |access-date=29 April 2026 |date=27 May 2025}}</ref>

==Career==
Ganesh began auditioning for acting roles while a student at Columbia University.<ref name="Malkin-2025" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Ng |first=Philiana |title='The Pitt': Supriya Ganesh on that 'devastating' scene — and why the worst is still to come |url=https://www.goldderby.com/tv/2026/the-pitt-supriya-ganesh-interview-breakdown-future/ |website=[[Gold Derby]] |access-date=13 March 2026 |date=13 March 2026}}</ref> She made her screen debut on the [[CBS]] series ''[[Blue Bloods]]'' in 2018. Over the following years she accumulated a series of episodic television roles, appearing in ''[[The Enemy Within (TV series)|The Enemy Within]]'', ''[[The Village (2019 TV series)|The Village]]'' (both 2019), ''[[New Amsterdam (2018 TV series)|New Amsterdam]]'' (2021), ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'', ''[[Everything's Trash]]'' (both 2022), ''[[Chicago Med]]'', ''[[Billions (TV series)|Billions]]'' (both 2023), and a recurring role as Nova in ''[[Grown-ish]]'' (2023–2024). She received her [[Screen Actors Guild]] (SAG) card in 2022.<ref name="Chernikoff-2025" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Allaire |first=Christian |title=From The Pitt's ER to NYFW: Supriya Ganesh Hits Her First Fashion Week |url=https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/supriya-ganesh-michael-kors-new-york-fashion-week-show |website=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |access-date=13 March 2026 |date=13 February 2026}}</ref>

She continued working as an [[MCAT]] tutor throughout this period, maintaining the medical school option as a genuine fallback.<ref name="Bains-2025" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Roy |first=Jessica |title="The Pitt" Has Found a Loyal Fanbase |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/style/the-pitt-fandom-social-media.html |url-access=subscription |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=April 13, 2025 |date=April 11, 2025}}</ref> She was cast as Dr. Samira Mohan, a third-year medical resident, in ''[[The Pitt]]'', a [[Max (streaming service)|Max]] medical drama created by [[R. Scott Gemmill]] and executive produced by [[John Wells (filmmaker)|John Wells]]. Set over a single 15-hour shift at a Pittsburgh emergency room led by Dr. Michael Robinavitch ([[Noah Wyle]]), the series premiered on 9 January 2025. Ganesh appeared in all 16 episodes of the first season.<ref name="Chernikoff-2025" /> She described Dr. Mohan as "almost like a version of myself had I done that."<ref name="goldderby"/> She also drew on personal experience to develop the character's cultural identity by choosing to have Samira speak [[Tamil language|Tamil]] to her mother on screen, a detail she proposed to the show's creators.<ref>{{cite web |last=Suber |first=Devan |title=Supriya Ganesh of 'The Pitt' has high hopes for Dr. Samira Mohan |url=https://joysauce.com/supriya-ganesh-of-the-pitt-has-high-hopes-for-dr-samira-mohan/ |website=[[JoySauce]] |access-date=29 April 2026 |date=16 April 2026}}</ref> She starred as Vaidehi in the world premiere of Deepak Kumar's ''House of India'' at the [[Old Globe Theatre]] in [[San Diego]] in May 2025.<ref>{{cite web |last=Higgins |first=Molly |title=See Who's Starring in Deepak Kumar's House of India at The Old Globe |url=https://playbill.com/article/see-whos-starring-in-deepak-kumars-house-of-india-at-the-old-globe |website=[[Playbill]] |access-date=April 13, 2025 |date=March 28, 2025}}</ref>

In April 2026, it was announced that Ganesh would be departing ''[[The Pitt]]'' after two seasons.<ref>{{cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |title='The Pitt' Ups Ayesha Harris to Series Regular for Season 3, Supriya Ganesh Exits (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/the-pitt-supriya-ganesh-exits-season-3-ayesha-harris-1236705534/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=2 April 2026 |date=2 April 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Cordero |first=Rosy |title='The Pitt': Supriyah Ganesh Exits; Ayesha Harris Promoted For S3 |url=https://deadline.com/2026/04/the-pitt-supriyah-ganesh-exits-ayesha-harris-promoted-s3-1236772328/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |access-date=2 April 2026 |date=2 April 2026}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Ganesh came out as [[queer]] in May 2025. She uses she/they pronouns.<ref name="Malkin-2025" />

==Acting credits==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2022
| ''[[Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game]]''
| Pamela
| rowspan="2" | <ref name="Old Globe-2025">{{cite web |title=House of India |url=https://www.theoldglobe.org/pdp/25-season/house-of-india/ |website=[[Old Globe Theatre]] |access-date=April 13, 2025 |date=2025}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Spoiler Alert (film)|Spoiler Alert]]''
| Makeup artist
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Blue Bloods]]''
| Therapist
| Episode: "Thicker Than Water"
| <ref>{{cite press release |last1=Llewellyn |first1=Noelle |last2=Miller |first2=Amy |date=October 11, 2018 |title=Danny and Baez investigate a murder attempt against a celebrated fertility doctor with a seemingly pristine reputation, on "Blue Bloods," Friday, Oct. 26 |url=https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/blue-bloods/releases/?view=51124-danny-and-baez-discover-a-plot-against-a-celebrated-fertility-doctor-with-a-seemingly-pristine-reputation-on-blue-bloods-friday-oct-26 |publisher=[[CBS Entertainment]] |access-date=April 13, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2019
| ''[[The Enemy Within (TV series)|The Enemy Within]]''
| Young Mother
| Episode: "Black Bear"
|
|-
| ''[[The Village (2019 TV series)|The Village]]''
| Hipster Girl
| Episode: "Heart on Fire"
|
|-
| 2021
| ''[[New Amsterdam (2018 TV series)|New Amsterdam]]''
| Rahel Phillipose
| Episode: "In a Strange Land"
| <ref>{{Cite Instagram |last=Ganesh |first=Supriya |user=supriyaganesh_ |postid=CWVu_z5A5P9 |title=Been sitting on this one for a hot sec 🤭😬 Catch me on New Amsterdam tonight!! |date=November 16, 2021 |access-date=April 13, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2022
| ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
| Kayla Stuart
| Episode: "Eighteen Wheels a Predator"
| <ref>{{cite web |title=From College Walk to Studio Lot: Breaking into Entertainment |url=https://socal.alumni.columbia.edu/from_college_walk_to_studio_lot_20250326 |website=Columbia SoCal |access-date=April 13, 2025 |date=March 10, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Everything's Trash]]''
| Angela
| Episode: "Election Night Is Trash"
| <ref name="Old Globe-2025" />
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2023
| ''[[Chicago Med]]''
| Katie Foreman
| Episode: "It's an Ill Wind That Blows Nobody Good"
| rowspan="2" | <ref>{{cite web |last=O'Keefe |first=Meghan |title='The Pitt' Cast Guide: From Noah Wyle to Shawn Hatosy, Meet the Doctors of PTMH |url=https://decider.com/2025/01/09/the-pitt-cast-guide/ |website=[[Decider (website)|Decider]] |access-date=April 13, 2025 |date=January 9, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Billions (TV series)|Billions]]''
| Alexis
| Episode: "Game Theory Optimal"
|-
| 2023–2024
| ''[[Grown-ish]]''
| Nova
| 2 episodes
| <ref>{{cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |title='The Pitt' Adds 9 To Cast Of Max Series Including Tracy Ifeachor, Taylor Dearden, Fiona Dourif, Isa Briones, Gerran Howell |url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/the-pitt-full-cast-max-tracy-ifeachor-isa-briones-noah-wyle-1236008745/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |access-date=April 13, 2025 |date=July 12, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 2025–2026
| ''[[The Pitt]]''
| Dr. Samira Mohan
| Main role; 30 episodes (seasons 1-2)
| <ref>{{cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |title=Max Medical Procedural 'The Pitt' Starring Noah Wyle Sets Main Cast |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/max-medical-procedural-the-pitt-noah-wyle-cast-1236069172/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=April 13, 2025 |date=July 12, 2024}}</ref>
|}

===Theater===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Venue
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2025
| ''House of India''
| Vaidehi
| [[Old Globe Theatre]]
| San Diego
| <ref>{{cite web |last=Rabinowitz |first=Chloe |title=Full Cast and Creative Team Set for House of India at The Old Globe |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/san-diego/article/Full-Cast-and-Creative-Team-Set-for-HOUSE-OF-INDIA-at-The-Old-Globe-20250327 |website=[[BroadwayWorld]] |access-date=April 13, 2025 |date=March 27, 2025}}</ref>
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! Award
! Year
! Category
! Nominated work
! Result
! class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Actor Awards]]
| [[32nd Actor Awards|2026]]
| [[Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]]
| rowspan="2" | ''[[The Pitt]]''
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web |last=Lewis |first=Hilary |title=Actor Awards, Formerly SAG Awards, Nominations: 'One Battle After Another' Leads Film Nods With 7 as 'The Studio' Tops TV With 5 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2026-sag-awards-actor-awards-nominations-list-1236466410/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=28 February 2026 |date=7 January 2026}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[Queerty Awards]]
| [[Queerty#The Queerties 2026|2026]]
| Best TV Performance
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web |last1=French |first1=Kennedy |last2=Malkin |first2=Marc |title='Heated Rivalry,' Jonathan Bailey, Cynthia Erivo and Bella Ramsey Among Queerties 2026 Nominations (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2026/awards/awards/heated-rivalry-queerties-nominations-2026-1236630684/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=2 March 2026 |date=20 January 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Malkin |first=Marc |title='Heated Rivalry,' Cynthia Erivo and Lady Gaga Win Big at Queerties Awards: Full Winners List |url=https://variety.com/2026/awards/columns/queerties-awards-full-winners-list-1236684143/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=13 March 2026 |date=11 March 2026}}</ref>
|}

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:1997 births]]
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[[Category:21st-century American actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses from New Delhi]]
[[Category:Actresses from New York City]]
[[Category:American actresses of Indian descent]]
[[Category:American film actresses]]
[[Category:American people of Indian Tamil descent]]
[[Category:American queer actresses]]
[[Category:American stage actresses]]
[[Category:American television actresses]]
[[Category:Columbia University alumni]]
[[Category:Indian expatriate actresses in the United States]]
[[Category:People from Noida]]
[[Category:Place of birth unknown]]
[[Category:Queer actresses]]

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