{"id":22004,"date":"2024-02-14T23:24:44","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T04:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=22004"},"modified":"2024-02-14T23:24:44","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T04:24:44","slug":"expats-exclusive-interview-with-actress-sarayu-blue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=22004","title":{"rendered":"Expats : Exclusive Interview with Actress Sarayu Blue on Working with Lulu Wang"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHJXaNHan3UWwwUKozSB2BQ\">Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Sarayu Rao<\/b>\u00a0(born March 7, 1975), also known as\u00a0<b>Sarayu R. Blue<\/b>, is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her recurring role as Angela on the Fox sitcom <strong>Sons of Tucson<\/strong><i><\/i>, as well as Dr. Sydney Napur on David E. Kelley&#8217;s <strong>Monday Mornings<\/strong> on TNT.<\/p>\n<p>Rao&#8217;s first notable acting role came in the 2007 film <strong>Lions of Lambs<\/strong>, co-starring with Robert Redford, Tom Cruise, and Meryl Streep. She has had guest roles in numerous TV shows, such as <strong>Veep<\/strong>, <strong>Bones<\/strong><i><\/i>, <strong>The Big Bang Theory<\/strong>, <strong>NCIS : Los Angels<\/strong><i><\/i>, and <strong>Two and a Half Man<\/strong>. In 2010, she had a recurring role as Angela on the Fox sitcom <strong><i>Sons of Tucson<\/i><\/strong>; the show lasted one season. In 2012, Sarayu was cast as Dr. Sydney Napur, a series regular on David E. Kelley&#8217;s medical drama <strong>Monday Morning\u00a0<\/strong>(TNT). In 2018, the actress became the lead in NBC TV series, <strong><i>I Feel Bad<\/i><\/strong>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-2\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> It was cancelled after season 1. In the same year, Rao was paired opposite John Cena in the Universal Pictures comedy <strong>Blockers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22005 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Expats-Sarayu.png\" alt=\"Expats, Sarayu \" width=\"640\" height=\"956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Expats-Sarayu.png 640w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Expats-Sarayu-201x300.png 201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Expats : Set against the complex tapestry of Hong Kong residents, Expats depicts a multifaceted group of women after a single encounter sets off a chain of life-altering events that leaves everyone navigating the intricate balance between blame and accountability.<\/p>\n<p>Starring: Nicole Kidman, Brian Tee, Sarayu Blue, Jack Huston, Ji-young Yoo<\/p>\n<p>TV Network: Prime Video<\/p>\n<p>Premiere Date: Jan 26, 2024<\/p>\n<p>Genre: Drama<\/p>\n<p>Executive producers: Daniele Melia, Nicole Kidman, Per Saari, Alice Bell, Theresa Park, Stan Wlodkowski<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s the trailer of the series.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"whHb3ClSdrQ\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Expats - Official Trailer | Prime Video\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/whHb3ClSdrQ?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel Sarayu Rao\u00a0(born March 7, 1975), also known as\u00a0Sarayu R. 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