Acting
Janina Gavankar
EN cinema · 26 credits
Born
29 November 1980 (age 45)
Birthplace
Joliet, Illinois, USA
Also known as جانینا گاوانکار · Janina Zione Gavankar
Janina Zione Gavankar (born November 29, 1980) is an American actress and musician of Indian and Dutch descent. 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
Filmography
Cortex
Cortex
as Sama
Best of the Best
as Rekha
Borderlands
as Knoxx
Encounter
as Piya
The Way Back
as Angela
Stucco
as J, Director, Writer, Executive Producer
The White Orchid
as Tina
Norman Pinski Come Home
as Reporter
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
as Party Guest
FUTURESTATES: Code Academy
as Madame Counselor
Think Like a Man Too
as Vanessa Martinez
Satellite of Love
as Michelle
The Final Moments of Karl Brant
as Detective Hostetler
The Custom Mary
as Ms. Rime
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
as Nikki (voice)
Shattered!
as Maria
Cup of My Blood
as Iona
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
as Field Reporter
Dark
as Kaya
Barbershop
as Fine Woman