Cast
Janina Gavankar
Acting
Cast
Janina Gavankar
Known for
Acting
Born
1980-11-29
From
Joliet, Illinois, USA
Also known as جانینا گاوانکار, Janina Zione Gavankar
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.
Borderlands
as Knoxx
Barbershop
as Fine Woman
Think Like a Man Too
as Vanessa Martinez
Blindspotting
as Val
The Way Back
as Angela
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
as Field Reporter
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
as Gina
Stucco
as J
Encounter
as Piya
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
as Party Guest
The White Orchid
as Tina
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
as Nikki (voice)
Who's Afraid of Vagina Wolf?
as Katia
Cortex
as Sama
The Final Moments of Karl Brant
as Detective Hostetler
The History of Us
as Sabrina
Satellite of Love
as Michelle
Cup of My Blood
as Iona
Best of the Best
Shattered!
as Maria
FUTURESTATES: Code Academy
as Madame Counselor
This Is Christmas
Norman Pinski Come Home
as Reporter
Dark
as Kaya
The Custom Mary
as Ms. Rime
Straight from the Town: Making Blindspotting
as Self