Maitreyi Ramakrishnan on John McEnroe and Crying on Camera
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variety.comJenelle Riley Deputy Awards, Features EditorThe 18-year-old-star of Netflix’s breakout hit “Never Have I Ever” hasn’t let fame go to her head. “The most famous person in our house is the dog,” she says of her pup Melody. “She’s the only famous MR in the house.”Still, it’s been a whirlwind year for the actor, who, despite having no professional credits to her name, landed the starring role in the series created by Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher after Kaling posted a casting notice on social media.
Of Tamil Hindu descent from Sri Lanka, Ramakrishnan was born and raised in Ontario, Canada, and bested countless others to land the role of Devi, a 15-year-old Indian-American girl navigating high school while coping with the loss of her father.
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