Janina 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.
Known For
All Movies (26)
- Best of the Best2026
- Borderlands2024 · as Knoxx
- Encounter2021 · as Piya
- The Way Back2020 · as Angela
- Stucco2019 · as J
- Straight from the Town: Making Blindspotting2018 · as Self
- Blindspotting2018 · as Val
- The Vanishing of Sidney Hall2018 · as Gina
- The White Orchid2018 · as Tina
- This Is Christmas2017
- Norman Pinski Come Home2017 · as Reporter
- Pee-wee's Big Holiday2016 · as Party Guest
- The History of Us2015 · as Sabrina
- Think Like a Man Too2014 · as Vanessa Martinez
- FUTURESTATES: Code Academy2014 · as Madame Counselor
- Who's Afraid of Vagina Wolf?2013 · as Katia
- The Final Moments of Karl Brant2013 · as Detective Hostetler
- Satellite of Love2013 · as Michelle
- The Custom Mary2011 · as Ms. Rime
- Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey2010 · as Nikki (voice)
- Shattered!2008 · as Maria
- Cup of My Blood2005 · as Iona
- Barbershop 2: Back in Business2004 · as Field Reporter
- Dark2003 · as Kaya
- Barbershop2002 · as Fine Woman
- Cortex— · as Sama
All TV Shows (29)
- Heroes' Feast2023 · as Self
- Will Trent2023 · as Casey Mavery
- Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi2022 · as Pav-ti (voice)
- The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window2022 · as Meredith
- Big Sky2020 · as Reenu 'Ren' Bhullar
- The Mighty Ones2020 · as Kensington (voice)
- The Mighty Ones2020 · as Momn-E (voice)
- Space Force2020 · as Hannah Howard
- Never Have I Ever2020 · as Akshara
- The Morning Show2019 · as Alison Namazi
- Relics and Rarities2019 · as Mumee
- The Mysteries of Laura2014 · as Meredith Bose
- Garfunkel and Oates2014 · as Dr. Sharma
- Nikki & Nora: The N&N Files2014 · as Lea Sadina
- Sleepy Hollow2013 · as Diana Thomas
- Arrow2012 · as Detective McKenna Hall
- The Exes2011 · as Kerry
- Traffic Light2011 · as Alexa
- The Gates2010 · as Leigh Turner
- The League2009 · as Shiva
- Three Rivers2009
- The Vampire Diaries2009 · as Tessa
- True Blood2008 · as Luna
- Grey's Anatomy2005 · as Intern Lisa
- Stargate Atlantis2004 · as Sgt. 'Dusty' Mehra
- The L Word2004 · as Eva "Papi" Torres
- NCIS2003 · as Angela Lopez
- Girlfriends2000
- Strong Medicine2000 · as Nurse Juni