Janina Gavankar
Known for Acting · 54 credits
- Born
- 1980-11-29 (age 45)
- Place of birth
- Joliet, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- جانینا گاوانکار · Janina Zione 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
TV Shows (28)
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Intern Lisa
NCIS
2003
as Angela Lopez
The Vampire Diaries
2009
as Tessa
Arrow
2012
as Detective McKenna Hall
True Blood
2008
as Luna
Stargate Atlantis
2004
as Sgt. 'Dusty' Mehra
Will Trent
2023
as Casey Mavery
Strong Medicine
2000
as Nurse Juni
Sleepy Hollow
2013
as Diana Thomas
The L Word
2004
as Eva "Papi" Torres
Girlfriends
2000
The Morning Show
2019
as Alison Namazi
Never Have I Ever
2020
as Akshara
The League
2009
as Shiva
Big Sky
2020
as Reenu 'Ren' Bhullar
The Mysteries of Laura
2014
as Meredith Bose
The Mighty Ones
2020
as Kensington (voice) / Momn-E (voice)
Space Force
2020
as Hannah Howard
The Exes
2011
as Kerry
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
2022
as Pav-ti (voice)
Three Rivers
2009
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
2022
as Meredith
The Gates
2010
as Leigh Turner
Garfunkel and Oates
2014
as Dr. Sharma
Traffic Light
2011
as Alexa
Heroes' Feast
2023
as Self
Relics and Rarities
2019
as Mumee
Nikki & Nora: The N&N Files
2014
as Lea Sadina
Movies (26)
Borderlands
2024
as Knoxx
Barbershop
2002
as Fine Woman
Think Like a Man Too
2014
as Vanessa Martinez
The Way Back
2020
as Angela
Blindspotting
2018
as Val
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
2018
as Gina
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
2004
as Field Reporter
Stucco
2019
as J
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
2016
as Party Guest
Encounter
2021
as Piya
The White Orchid
2018
as Tina
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
2010
as Nikki (voice)
Who's Afraid of Vagina Wolf?
2013
as Katia
The Final Moments of Karl Brant
2013
as Detective Hostetler
Cortex
as Sama
Shattered!
2008
as Maria
Cup of My Blood
2005
as Iona
FUTURESTATES: Code Academy
2014
as Madame Counselor
This Is Christmas
2017
The History of Us
2015
as Sabrina
Satellite of Love
2013
as Michelle
Norman Pinski Come Home
2017
as Reporter
The Custom Mary
2011
as Ms. Rime
Dark
2003
as Kaya
Best of the Best
2026
Straight from the Town: Making Blindspotting
2018
as Self
About Janina Gavankar
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… With 54 credits spanning from 2000 to 2026, Janina Gavankar has appeared in 26 films and 28 TV shows.
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Most Popular Janina Gavankar Movies
- Borderlands (2024) — as Knoxx
- Barbershop (2002) — as Fine Woman
- Think Like a Man Too (2014) — as Vanessa Martinez
- The Way Back (2020) — as Angela
- Blindspotting (2018) — as Val
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