Background
Rawat was born in Malibu, California, to an Indian father, Rajaji Rawat, and a German mother, Claudia, née Littmann, the daughter of the President of Police (Polizeipräsident) of Frankfurt am Main, Gerhard Littmann.
Rawat was born in Malibu, California, to an Indian father, Rajaji Rawat, and a German mother, Claudia, née Littmann, the daughter of the President of Police (Polizeipräsident) of Frankfurt am Main, Gerhard Littmann.
She attended Miami Country Day School and is a graduate of New York University"s Tisch School of the Arts.
She was raised in Miami, Florida. In television, Rawat is best known for her roles as Theresa Diaz on the drama The O.C. and math prodigy Amita Ramanujan on Numb3rs. She had a guest role as Melanie in the first season of 24.
Her work in film includes the sci-fi Thoughtcrimes (2003), the Project Greenlight film Feast (2005), and the independent romantic comedy Loveless in Los Angeles (2006).
She has also had many smaller roles including playing Dana, a psychotic vampire slayer, in an episode of Angel and portrayed National Raiden on the episode "Asslane" of the short-lived action television show, Fastlane on Fox. She played a recurring role in the United States of America Network series Burn Notice"s fourth season.
Currently, she is the spokeswoman for Moen faucets and narrates many of their commercials.