Janina Gavankar
Acting
Biography
Janina Zione Gavankar (born November 29, 1980) is an American actress and musician. Gavankar is trained as a pianist, vocalist, and orchestral percussionist. She majored in Theatre Performance at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Gavankar's roles include a police officer on The Gates; Ms. Dewey, the personification of a Microsoft branded search engine who commented on the user's searches; Shiva, the namesake of the sought-after trophy on The League; shapeshifter Luna Garza on HBO's True Blood; McKenna Hall on The CW's Arrow; and Meredith Bose on NBC's The Mysteries of Laura. She also played Diana Thomas on Fox's supernatural drama Sleepy Hollow.
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Movies (26)
- Best of the Best2026
Borderlands2024Knoxx
Encounter2021Piya
The Way Back2020Angela
Stucco2019J- Straight from the Town: Making Blindspotting2018Self
Blindspotting2018Val
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall2018Gina
The White Orchid2018Tina
This Is Christmas2017
Norman Pinski Come Home2017Reporter
Pee-wee's Big Holiday2016Party Guest- The History of Us2015Sabrina
Think Like a Man Too2014Vanessa Martinez
FUTURESTATES: Code Academy2014Madame Counselor
Who's Afraid of Vagina Wolf?2013Katia
The Final Moments of Karl Brant2013Detective Hostetler
Satellite of Love2013Michelle
The Custom Mary2011Ms. Rime
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey2010Nikki (voice)
Shattered!2008Maria
Cup of My Blood2005Iona
Barbershop 2: Back in Business2004Field Reporter
Dark2003Kaya
Barbershop2002Fine Woman- CortexSama
Shows (28)
Heroes' Feast2023Self
Will Trent2023Casey Mavery
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi2022Pav-ti (voice)
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window2022Meredith
Big Sky2020Reenu 'Ren' Bhullar
The Mighty Ones2020Kensington (voice)
Space Force2020Hannah Howard
Never Have I Ever2020Akshara
The Morning Show2019Alison Namazi
Relics and Rarities2019Mumee
The Mysteries of Laura2014Meredith Bose
Garfunkel and Oates2014Dr. Sharma
Nikki & Nora: The N&N Files2014Lea Sadina
Sleepy Hollow2013Diana Thomas
Arrow2012Detective McKenna Hall
The Exes2011Kerry
Traffic Light2011Alexa
The Gates2010Leigh Turner
The League2009Shiva
Three Rivers2009
The Vampire Diaries2009Tessa
True Blood2008Luna
Grey's Anatomy2005Intern Lisa
Stargate Atlantis2004Sgt. 'Dusty' Mehra
The L Word2004Eva "Papi" Torres
NCIS2003Angela Lopez
Girlfriends2000
Strong Medicine2000Nurse Juni