About Maitreyi Ramakrishnan
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan ( my-TRAY-ee RAH-mə-KRISH-nən; born 28 December 2001) is a Canadian actress. She rose to prominence for her leading role as high school student Devi Vishwakumar in the Netflix teen comedy series Never Have I Ever (2020–2023). She played voice roles in the animated films Turning Red (2022) and The Twits, and the animated series My Little Pony: Make Your Mark (2022–2023) and My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale (2022–2024). Ramakrishnan transitioned to live-action films with supporting roles in Slanted and Freakier Friday (both 2025). == Early life == Maitreyi Ramakrishnan was born on 28 December 2001 in Mississauga, Ontario, where she was raised. She was born to Sri Lankan Tamil parents who immigrated to Canada as refugees due to the country's civil war. She identifies herself as Tamil Canadian. She went to Lisgar Middle School for elementary and graduated from Meadowvale Secondary School. Ramakrishnan decided to pursue an acting career in her last year at Meadowvale, and got the role in the Netflix teen comedy-drama series Never Have I Ever less than a year later. She deferred her acceptance to the theatre program at York University in Toronto, which she had initially planned to attend the fall after she graduated high school, so she could shoot the series in Los Angeles.
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