Maitreyi Ramakrishnan's bio: height, net worth, nationality, family

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan has one of the most extraordinary stories on how she broke out in Hollywood. She was in her last years of high school when her friend told her to audition for a role in which the producers wanted a young South Asian actor. Ramakrishnan took the chance and submitted a self-tape. However, she did not know what a self-tape was until she looked it up. Then, she went to Los Angeles and landed a role for which 15,000 individuals applied without success.

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan is a Tamil-Canadian actress and voice artist. She rose to fame in 2020 when she portrayed Devi Vishwakumar in the Netflix teen comedy series Never Have I Ever.

Ramakrishnan has portrayed other characters in films and TV shows, including Priya in Turning Red (2022) and Zipp Storm in My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale (2022). She is one of the few actresses in Hollywood who have not been in any improv or acting classes. But her humour and self-awareness on set have made her an outstanding actress.

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan’s profile summary

Early life

The actress was born on 28 December 2001 (age 20 years as of 2022) in Mississauga, Canada. He is the daughter of Ram Selvarajah (father) and Kiruthiha Kulendirenre (mother). Furthermore, he has a brother named Vishwaa Ramakrishnan.

The celebrity grew up in Mississauga in Ontario, Canada. His parents were immigrants who flew from Sri Lanka as refugees and settled in Canada. However, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan's nationality remains Canadian despite her parents being Tamil from Sri Lanka. Also, she considers herself Tamil-Canadian instead of Sri Lankan.

Maitreyi attended Trelawny Public School, an elementary school in Mississauga, Canada. She then completed her studies and joined Meadowvale Secondary School in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. One year before graduating from high school, Maitreyi decided to join the film industry.

She decided to become an actor after she landed a leading role in the Netflix comedy series Never Have I Ever. As a result, Maitreyi deferred her acceptance to join York University to complete a theatre programme. Although she was to enter college after her high school graduation in the fall, she opted to go to Los Angeles to shoot the series.

In 2021, she deferred going to college for a second time to complete the programme. The actress also decided to change her study programme from theatre to human rights and equity studies.

Professional career

Ramakrishnan’s career started in 2019. However, she was only one year before completing her studies when she auditioned to join the cast of Never Have I Ever. Luckily, she was the only candidate from a pool of 15,000 applicants chosen to portray Devi Vishwakumar.

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan from Never Have I Ever did not have any prior acting experience. However, she auditioned for the role because her friend told her to do it. The actress performed well and got recognition from Time magazine as the Breakout Actor in the Time 100 Next list of influential, rising stars.

She received three nominations for her role, including:

• 2021 Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Female Performance in a New Scripted Series.
• 2021 Canadian Screen Awards nomination for Cogeco Fund Audience Choice Award.
• 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards nomination for Best Kiss.

Ramakrishna reprised her role as Devi Vishwakumar in Never Have I Ever for the second and third seasons. In 2022, Maitreyi Ramakrishna landed her first voice role in an animated film. She portrayed Priya Mangal in Turning Red.

She had other voice roles in a TV series titled My Little Pony playing Priya Mangal. My Little Pony is an animated web series franchise made for YouTube 2D. Ramakrishna will appear in the franchise’s four titles, including:

• My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale
• My Little Pony: Make Your Mark (special)
• My Little Pony: Make Your Mark (series)
• My Little Pony: Winter Wishday

Maitreyi Ramakrishna has one film project that is still in production, titled The Netherfield Girls. She will play Lizzie Bennet once the producers release the film on Netflix.

Husband and children

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan is not married and does not have children. Furthermore, the actress has not hinted at having a boyfriend. Therefore, the conclusion is that she will be single as of 2022.

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan’s net worth

Maitreyi is only 20 years old and started her career in 2020. Thus, she has worked for two years and received a salary for her roles in films and TV shows. For example, when she joined Never Have I Ever, Ramakrishnan received a salary of $21,000 per episode for portraying Devi Vishwakumar. Her worth is estimated to be around $500,000.

The producers then increased her salary to $26,250 per episode for season two and received a bonus of $100,000. Ramakrishnan is also negotiating with Netflix alone, seeking to increase her pay for the third episode. Since the show had 20 episodes, the actress has received more than $500,000 in salaries and bonuses.

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan’s fast facts

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan is a Canadian actress and voice artist known for her role as Devi Vishwakumar in Never Have I Ever, a Netflix coming-of-age comedy-drama television series. She has also played the voice of Priya Mangal in the film Turning Red. Ramakrishnan is not married and does not have children. The actress is also single.

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