Janina Gavankar

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

53

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.

Known For

  • Grey's Anatomy

    Grey's Anatomy

  • NCIS

    NCIS

  • Arrow

    Arrow

  • The Morning Show

    The Morning Show

  • True Blood

    True Blood

  • Stargate Atlantis

    Stargate Atlantis

  • Sleepy Hollow

    Sleepy Hollow

  • Strong Medicine

    Strong Medicine

  • Girlfriends

    Girlfriends

  • Big Sky

    Big Sky

  • Never Have I Ever

    Never Have I Ever

  • The League

    The League

  • The L Word

    The L Word

  • The Mighty Ones

    The Mighty Ones

  • The Mighty Ones

    The Mighty Ones

  • Borderlands

    Borderlands

  • Space Force

    Space Force

  • The Mysteries of Laura

    The Mysteries of Laura

  • The Exes

    The Exes

  • The Vanishing of Sidney Hall

    The Vanishing of Sidney Hall

  • Think Like a Man Too

    Think Like a Man Too

  • Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey

    Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey

  • Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi

    Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi

  • Garfunkel and Oates

    Garfunkel and Oates

  • Barbershop 2: Back in Business

    Barbershop 2: Back in Business

  • The White Orchid

    The White Orchid

  • Stucco

    Stucco

  • Barbershop

    Barbershop

  • The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window

    The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window

  • The Gates

    The Gates

  • Three Rivers

    Three Rivers

  • The Final Moments of Karl Brant

    The Final Moments of Karl Brant

  • The Way Back

    The Way Back

  • Blindspotting

    Blindspotting

  • Heroes' Feast

    Heroes' Feast

  • Encounter

    Encounter

  • Cortex

    Cortex

  • The Custom Mary

    The Custom Mary

  • Relics and Rarities

    Relics and Rarities

  • The History of Us

    The History of Us

  • Cup of My Blood

    Cup of My Blood

  • Norman Pinski Come Home

    Norman Pinski Come Home

  • Pee-wee's Big Holiday

    Pee-wee's Big Holiday

  • This Is Christmas

    This Is Christmas

  • Straight from the Town: Making Blindspotting

    Straight from the Town: Making Blindspotting

  • Best of the Best

    Best of the Best

  • Echo

    Echo

  • Nikki & Nora: The N&N Files

    Nikki & Nora: The N&N Files

  • Shattered!

    Shattered!

  • Satellite of Love

    Satellite of Love

  • Who's Afraid of Vagina Wolf?

    Who's Afraid of Vagina Wolf?

  • FUTURESTATES: Code Academy

    FUTURESTATES: Code Academy

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