Janina Gavankar
1.8Acting

Janina Gavankar

Nov 29, 1980 - Joliet, Illinois, USA

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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Cast

Media
Movie2017Norman Pinski Come HomeReporter
Movie2021EncounterPiya
Movie2005Cup of My BloodIona
Movie2013Satellite of LoveMichelle
Movie2013Who's Afraid of Vagina Wolf?Katia
Movie2013The Final Moments of Karl BrantDetective Hostetler
Movie2010Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space OdysseyNikki (voice)
MovieN/ACortexSama
Movie2016Pee-wee's Big HolidayParty Guest
Movie2014FUTURESTATES: Code AcademyMadame Counselor
Movie2014Think Like a Man TooVanessa Martinez
Movie2018The Vanishing of Sidney HallGina
Movie2008Shattered!Maria
Movie2018The White OrchidTina
Movie2018BlindspottingVal
Movie2020The Way BackAngela
Movie2017This Is Christmas
Movie2003DarkKaya
Movie2019StuccoJ
Movie2011The Custom MaryMs. Rime
Movie2018Straight from the Town: Making BlindspottingSelf
Movie2004Barbershop 2: Back in BusinessField Reporter
Movie2002BarbershopFine Woman
Movie2024BorderlandsKnoxx
Movie2015The History of Us
TV Show2004Stargate AtlantisSgt. 'Dusty' Mehra1
TV Show2000Girlfriends1
TV Show2003NCISAngela Lopez1
TV Show2000Strong MedicineNurse Juni1
TV Show2009Three Rivers1
TV Show2009The LeagueShiva21
TV Show2010The GatesLeigh Turner13
TV Show2014The Mysteries of LauraMeredith Bose38
TV Show2008True BloodLuna25
TV Show2012ArrowDetective McKenna Hall4
TV ShowN/AEcho1
TV Show2020Never Have I EverAkshara2
TV Show2004The L WordEva "Papi" Torres20
TV Show2013Sleepy HollowDiana Thomas13
TV Show2020The Mighty OnesKensington (voice)32
TV Show2022The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the WindowMeredith2
TV Show2020Big SkyReenu 'Ren' Bhullar18
TV Show2023Heroes' FeastSelf1
TV Show2020The Mighty OnesMomn-E (voice)2
TV Show2022Star Wars: Tales of the JediPav-ti (voice)1
TV Show2005Grey's AnatomyIntern Lisa2
TV Show2019The Morning ShowAlison Namazi15
TV Show2019Relics and RaritiesMumee2
TV Show2020Space ForceHannah Howard1
TV Show2011The ExesKerry1
TV Show2014Garfunkel and OatesDr. Sharma1

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Movie2019StuccoDirectorDirecting
Movie2019StuccoExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2019StuccoWriterWriting