Janina Gavankar
Actor
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.
As Director
Filmography
Borderlands
as Knoxx 2024
The Way Back
as Angela 2020
Blindspotting
as Val 2018
Think Like a Man Too
as Vanessa Martinez 2014
Barbershop
as Fine Woman 2002
Encounter
as Piya 2021
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
as Field Reporter 2004
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
as Gina 2018
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
as Party Guest 2016
The White Orchid
as Tina 2018
Stucco
as J 2019
Cup of My Blood
as Iona 2005
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
as Nikki (voice) 2010
Who's Afraid of Vagina Wolf?
as Katia 2013
Satellite of Love
as Michelle 2013
The Final Moments of Karl Brant
as Detective Hostetler 2013
FUTURESTATES: Code Academy
as Madame Counselor 2014