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Janina Gavankar

Known for acting · Born 29 November 1980 · 45 · Joliet, Illinois, USA

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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

True Blood

2008

The L Word

2004

Blindspotting

2018

Sleepy Hollow

2013

The Morning Show

2019

The Mysteries of Laura

2014

Big Sky

2020

The League

2009

The Way Back

2020

Encounter

2021

The Mighty Ones

2020

The Gates

2010

Acting (56)

2026Best of the BestRekhaFilm
2024BorderlandsKnoxxFilm
2023Will TrentCasey Mavery · 2 episodesSeries
2023Heroes' FeastSelfSeries
2022The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the WindowMeredith · 2 episodesSeries
2022Star Wars: Tales of the JediPav-ti (voice)Series
2021EncounterPiyaFilm
2020Never Have I EverAkshara · 2 episodesSeries
2020The Way BackAngelaFilm
2020Space ForceHannah HowardSeries
2020Big SkyRen Bhullar · 18 episodesSeries
2020The Mighty OnesKensington (voice) · 32 episodes, Momn-E (voice) · 2 episodesSeries
2019The Morning ShowAlison Namazi · 15 episodesSeries
2019StuccoJFilm
2019Relics and RaritiesMumee · 2 episodesSeries
2018BlindspottingValFilm
2018The Vanishing of Sidney HallGinaFilm
2018The White OrchidTinaFilm
2018Straight from the Town: Making BlindspottingSelfFilm
2017This Is ChristmasFilm
2017Norman Pinski Come HomeReporterFilm
2016Pee-wee's Big HolidayParty GuestFilm
2015The History of UsSabrinaFilm
2014Think Like a Man TooVanessa MartinezFilm
2014You're the WorstRachelSeries
2014The Mysteries of LauraMeredith Bose · 38 episodesSeries
2014Garfunkel and OatesDr. SharmaSeries
2014FUTURESTATES: Code AcademyMadame CounselorFilm
2014Nikki & Nora: The N&N FilesLea Sadina · 7 episodesSeries
2013Sleepy HollowDiana Thomas · 13 episodesSeries
2013The Goodwin GamesHannahSeries
2013Who's Afraid of Vagina Wolf?KatiaFilm
2013Satellite of LoveMichelleFilm
2013The Final Moments of Karl BrantDetective HostetlerFilm
2012ArrowDetective McKenna Hall · 4 episodesSeries
2011The ExesKerrySeries
2011Traffic LightAlexa · 3 episodesSeries
2011The Custom MaryMs. RimeFilm
2010The GatesLeigh Turner · 13 episodesSeries
2010Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space OdysseyNikki (voice)Film
2009The Vampire DiariesTessa · 4 episodesSeries
2009The LeagueShiva · 21 episodesSeries
2009Three RiversSeries
2008True BloodLuna · 25 episodesSeries
2008Shattered!MariaFilm
2005Grey's AnatomyIntern Lisa · 2 episodesSeries
2005Cup of My BloodIonaFilm
2004Stargate AtlantisSgt. 'Dusty' MehraSeries
2004The L WordEva "Papi" Torres · 20 episodesSeries
2004Barbershop 2: Back in BusinessField ReporterFilm
2003NCISAngela LopezSeries
2003DarkKayaFilm
2002BarbershopFine WomanFilm
2000GirlfriendsSeries
2000Strong MedicineNurse JuniSeries
—CortexSamaFilm

Directing (1)

2019StuccoDirector, Writer, Executive ProducerFilm