Is Maitreyi Ramakrishnan black? How was Maitreyi discovered?

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan is a Canadian actress.

Maitreyi Ramakrishan is best known for her leading role as Devi Vishwakumar in the Netflix teen comedy series Never Have I Ever.

Maitryi Ramakrishnan made her professional acting debut as Devi Vishwakumar, the lead role, in the Netflix teen comedy series Never Have I Ever. Maitreyi Ramakrishan was discovered in 2019 when she was chosen by Mindy Kaling out of 15,000 candidates that applied for an open casting call for the show.

On 2 June 2021, it was announced that she would star in the Netflix romantic comedy film The Netherfield Girls, a contemporary adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice.

In November 2021, it was announced that Maitreyi Ramakrishnan would voice the role of Priya in the Pixar animated fantasy comedy film Turning Red.

In 2022, Maitreyi Ramakrishan will voice Zipp Storm in the Netflix computer-animated series My Little Pony: Make Your Mark, as well as 2D series for YouTube called My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale and two CGI specials (My Little Pony: Make Your Mark and My Little Pony: Winter Wishday).