
Janina Gavankar
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1980-11-29 (44 years old)
Place of Birth
Joliet, Illinois, USA
Janina Gavankar
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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Acting
Cortex
as Sama
(2024)
Borderlands
as Knoxx
(2021)
Encounter
as Piya
(2020)
The Way Back
as Angela
(2019)
Stucco
as J
(2018)
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
as Gina
(2018)
Blindspotting
as Val
(2018)
The White Orchid
as Tina
(2018)
(2017)
(2017)
Norman Pinski Come Home
as Reporter
(2016)
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
as Party Guest
(2014)
Think Like a Man Too
as Vanessa Martinez
(2014)
FUTURESTATES: Code Academy
as Madame Counselor
(2013)
Who's Afraid of Vagina Wolf?
as Katia
(2013)
Satellite of Love
as Michelle
(2013)
The Final Moments of Karl Brant
as Detective Hostetler
(2011)
The Custom Mary
as Ms. Rime
(2010)
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
as Nikki (voice)
(2008)
Shattered!
as Maria
(2005)
Cup of My Blood
as Iona
(2004)
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
as Field Reporter
(2003)
Dark
as Kaya
(2002)
Barbershop
as Fine Woman
Crew
(2019)
Stucco
Director, Writer, Executive Producer