supriya ganesh on marie clare:
As The Pitt grew from a hyper-realistic medical drama to a genuine cultural phenomenon in early 2025, Supriya Ganesh still had a day job as an MCAT tutor. The Tamil-American Columbia grad got a 99th percentile score on the med-school exam but ultimately delayed med school to pursue acting. As third-year resident and patient advocate Samira Mohan, Ganesh was a compassionate anchor, grounding the fast-paced series and showing how empathy can be a doctor’s secret weapon (even if her character was dubbed “Slo-Mo”). While fans wait patiently for season 2, Ganesh has built a passionate cohort of fans with her openness about her queer identity (Ganesh uses she/they pronouns) and her candid thoughts about her growing fame.
The moment we became obsessed: Every scene with sickle-cell patient Joyce on The Pitt. Dr. Mohan is No. 1 in patient satisfaction for a reason!
MC: What movie or show do you quote too often?
SG: “Om Shanti Om, one of the first Bollywood films I really fell in love with. I have acted out the infamous “bhago, bhago!” scene way too many times.”
MC: What fictional character do you irrationally identify with?
SG: “Sid the Sloth from Ice Age. I grew up in India after having spent the first three years of my life in America, and I felt like such a fish out of water. I didn’t even speak the language (Hindi) at the time, so I only had one friend in kindergarten. Missed so many social cues, was really hard to find my people. I remember watching the first installment when his friends and family left him behind and thinking, ‘Yup, that’s me!’”
MC: Who’s your biggest creative inspiration—and how do they influence your work?
SG: “Yorgos Lanthimos. I’ve watched every single one of his films, and think the way he directs actors to be truthful in the most absurd circumstances is so interesting to me. I remember watching The Lobster and knowing that was the kind of art I wanted to make—you know, the kind that might cause you to break up with your significant other and reevaluate your entire life!”