Amita Rao is an American comedian and actress known for Deli Boys (2025), Adults (2025) and Sick Day (2024). She attended drama school prior to moving to Chicago to train in long-form improvisational comedy at the Annoyance Theatre and at The Second City and performed with comedy troupe Gag Reflex. She portrayed Nandika in 2025 Hulu comedy series Deli Boys. She had a dramatic role in 2024 suspense thriller television series The Emperor of Ocean Park.
She portrays Issa in FX comedy series Adults (originally developed under the name Snowflakes), created by The Tonight Show writers Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw and executive producer by Nick Kroll, about five housemates in Queens, New York but filmed in Toronto. Her character was described as "loud, dramatic [and] sexually liberated" by Time (magazine) and "unapologetically brash". (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2027년 Wishful Thinking에서 Ella 역을 맡았다. 2025년 어른들에서 Issa Damani 역을 맡았다. 2025년 델리 보이즈에서 Nandika 역을 맡았다.