Name: Navi Rawat
Birth name: Navlata Rawat
Date of birth: June 5, 1977
Birthplace: Malibu, California
Navlata Rawat was born on June 5, 1977. She is an American actress of biracial descent (her father is a Rajput from India, her mother is German). She is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.In television, she is best known for her roles as Theresa Diaz on the hit drama The O.C. and Amita Ramanujan on Numb3rs. She had a guest role as Melanie in the first season of 24. Her work in film includes the sci-fi Thoughtcrimes (2003), the Project Greenlight film Feast (2005), and the indie romantic comedy Loveless in Los Angeles (2006). She has also had many smaller roles including playing Dana, a psychotic vampire Slayer in an episode of Angel.