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Janina Gavankar

Actor, Director, Producer, WriterBorn November 29, 1980 (44 years)
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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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
  • Garfunkel and Oates
  • White Orchid
  • Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
  • This Is Christmas

Known For

  • The Way Back
  • Blindspotting
  • Borderlands
  • The League
  • The Mysteries of Laura (US)
  • Big Sky (2020)
  • Encounter
  • The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
  • The Gates
  • Cup of My Blood
  • Traffic Light (US)
  • White Orchid

Featured Videos

    Filmography

    2024
    Borderlands · as Knoxx
    2023
    Ghee Happy (TV Series) · as Narrator
    2022
    Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi (TV Series) · as Pav-Ti (voice)
    2022
    2021
    Encounter · as Piya
    2021
    Santa Inc. (TV Series) · as Lakshmi
    2020
    The Mighty Ones (TV Series) · as Kensington (voice)
    2020
    Big Sky (2020) (TV Series) · as Reenu 'ren' Bhullar
    2020
    2020
    Space Force (TV Series) · as Hannah Howard
    2020
    Never Have I Ever (TV Series) · as Akshara
    2020
    The Way Back · as Angela
    2019
    The Morning Show (TV Series) · as Alison Namazi
    2019
    Stucco · as J
    2019
    Relics And Rarities (TV Series) · as Mumée
    2018
    Blindspotting · as Val
    2018
    2017
    2017
    2016
    Better Things (TV Series) · as Nikki
    2016
    Pee-wee's Big Holiday · as Party Guest
    2014
    The Mysteries of Laura (US) (TV Series) · as Meredith Bose
    2014
    Garfunkel and Oates (TV Series) · as Dr. Sharma
    2014
    You're the Worst (TV Series) · as Rachel
    2014
    Think Like a Man Too · as Vanessa Martinez
    2013
    Nikki & Nora: The N&N Files (TV Series) · as Lea Sadina
    2013
    Sleepy Hollow (TV Series) · as Diana Thomas
    2013
    2013
    The Goodwin Games (TV Series) · as Hannah
    2012
    Satellite of Love · as Michelle
    2012
    Arrow (TV Series) · as Detective Mckenna Hall
    2011
    The Exes (TV Series) · as Kerry
    2011
    Husbands (TV Series) · as Kajal
    2011
    Traffic Light (US) (TV Series) · as Alexa
    2010
    2010
    The Gates (TV Series) · as Leigh Turner
    2009
    The League (TV Series) · as Shiva
    2009
    Three Rivers (TV Series)
    2009
    The Vampire Diaries (TV Series) · as Tessa
    2009
    Dollhouse (TV Series) · as Lynn
    2008
    True Blood (TV Series) · as Luna
    2008
    The Cleaner (TV Series) · as Usha Patel
    2008
    Factory (TV Series) · as Laura (2008)
    2008
    Shattered! · as Maria
    2006
    My Boys (TV Series) · as Terri
    2005
    Cup of My Blood · as Iona
    2005
    Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) · as Intern Lisa
    2004
    Stargate Atlantis (TV Series) · as Sgt. 'dusty' Mehra
    2004
    Barbershop 2: Back in Business · as Field Reporter
    2004
    The L Word (TV Series) · as Eva "papi" Torres
    2003
    Dark · as Kaya
    2003
    NCIS (TV Series) · as Angela Lopez
    2002
    Barbershop · as Fine Woman
    2000
    Girlfriends (TV Series)
    2000
    Strong Medicine (TV Series) · as Nurse Juni

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