Janina Gavankar

Janina Gavankar

Born 1980-11-29 (age 45) Joliet, Illinois, USA
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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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Known For

Borderlands
Borderlands

2024

as Knoxx

Barbershop
Barbershop

2002

as Fine Woman

Think Like a Man Too
Think Like a Man Too

2014

as Vanessa Martinez

Blindspotting
Blindspotting

2018

as Val

The Way Back
The Way Back

2020

as Angela

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Barbershop 2: Back in Business

2004

as Field Reporter

Pee-wee's Big Holiday
Pee-wee's Big Holiday

2016

as Party Guest

Encounter
Encounter

2021

as Piya

Stucco
Stucco

2019

as J

The White Orchid
The White Orchid

2018

as Tina

Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
Who's Afraid of Vagina Wolf?
Cup of My Blood
Cup of My Blood

2005

as Iona

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Cortex

as Sama

Shattered!
Shattered!

2008

as Maria

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The History of Us

2015

as Sabrina

The Final Moments of Karl Brant
The Final Moments of Karl Brant

2013

as Detective Hostetler

The Custom Mary
The Custom Mary

2011

as Ms. Rime

FUTURESTATES: Code Academy
FUTURESTATES: Code Academy

2014

as Madame Counselor