Janina Gavankar
Acting1980Joliet, Illinois, USA
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
Acting History
Future
2024
Borderlands
as Knoxx
2023
Never Have I Ever
TVas Akshara• 2 eps
2022
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
TVas Pav-ti (voice)• 1 eps
The Mighty Ones
TVas Momn-E (voice)• 2 eps
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
TVas Meredith• 2 eps
2020
The Has-Been
as Angela
Space Force
TVas Hannah Howard• 1 eps
2019
Stucco
as J
The Morning Show
TVas Alison Namazi• 15 eps
Relics and Rarities
TVas Mumee
Stucco
Director
Stucco
Writer
Stucco
Executive Producer
2018
2017
Sleepy Hollow
TVas Diana Thomas• 13 eps
2016
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
as Party Guest
2014
Think Like a Man Too
as Vanessa Martinez
The Mysteries of Laura
TVas Meredith Bose• 38 eps
Garfunkel and Oates
TVas Dr. Sharma
2013
Arrow
TVas Detective McKenna Hall• 4 eps
2012
The Exes
TVas Kerry• 1 eps
2011
The Custom Mary
as Ms. Rime
True Blood
TVas Luna• 25 eps
2010
The Gates
TVas Leigh Turner• 13 eps
2009
2008
Grey's Anatomy
TVas Intern Lisa• 2 eps
Stargate Atlantis
TVas Sgt. 'Dusty' Mehra• 1 eps
2007
The L Word
TVas Eva "Papi" Torres• 20 eps
2005
Cup of My Blood
as Iona
2004
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
as Field Reporter
Strong Medicine
TVas Nurse Juni• 1 eps
2003
Dark
as Kaya
2002
Barbershop
as Fine Woman