Amita Rao

Amita Rao

Amita Rao is an American comedian and actress known for Deli Boys (2025), Adults (2025) and Sick Day (2024). She attended drama school prior to moving to Chicago to train in long-form improvisational comedy at the Annoyance Theatre and at The Second City and performed with comedy troupe Gag Reflex. She portrayed Nandika in 2025 Hulu comedy series Deli Boys. She had a dramatic role in 2024 suspense thriller television series The Emperor of Ocean Park. She portrays Issa in FX comedy series Adults (originally developed under the name Snowflakes), created by The Tonight Show writers Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw and executive producer by Nick Kroll, about five housemates in Queens, New York but filmed in Toronto. Her character was described as "loud, dramatic [and] sexually liberated" by Time (magazine) and "unapologetically brash".

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2025

Adults
Adults
as Issa
TV - Released: 5/28/2025
Deli Boys
Deli Boys
as Nandika
TV - Released: 3/6/2025

2024

SICK DAY
SICK DAY
as Elara
Movie - Released: 3/1/2024
After Midnight
After Midnight
as Self
TV - Released: 1/17/2024
Emperor of Ocean Park
Emperor of Ocean Park
as Receptionist
TV - Released: 7/14/2024