Amita Rao
Actor
- Born
- September 9, 1998 (age 28) · Centreville, Virginia, USA
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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Known for
Acting4
- 2027Wishful Thinking as Ella
- 2025Real Talk with Rocco Meo - Responsibility as Herself
- 2024SICK DAY as Elara
- TBASee Bot Run as Deena
Behind the camera1
- 2011Hostel First Assistant Director