Janina Gavankar
Acting
Born: 1980-11-29 in Joliet, 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
NCIS
Angela Lopez
Grey's Anatomy
Intern Lisa
The Vampire Diaries
Tessa
Arrow
Detective McKenna Hall
Stargate Atlantis
Sgt. 'Dusty' Mehra
True Blood
Luna
Will Trent
Casey Mavery
The Morning Show
Alison Namazi
Sleepy Hollow
Diana Thomas
Strong Medicine
Nurse Juni
Girlfriends
Never Have I Ever
Akshara
Big Sky
Reenu 'Ren' Bhullar
The L Word
Eva "Papi" Torres
The League
Shiva
The Mighty Ones
Kensington (voice)
The Mighty Ones
Momn-E (voice)
The Mysteries of Laura
Meredith Bose
Space Force
Hannah Howard
Borderlands
Knoxx
The Exes
Kerry
Traffic Light
Alexa
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
Pav-ti (voice)
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
Meredith
The Way Back
Angela
The Gates
Leigh Turner
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
Gina
Encounter
Piya
Barbershop
Fine Woman
Three Rivers
Garfunkel and Oates
Dr. Sharma
Think Like a Man Too
Vanessa Martinez
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Field Reporter
Blindspotting
Val
Relics and Rarities
Mumee
Heroes' Feast
Self
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
Party Guest
Shattered!
Maria
Nikki & Nora: The N&N Files
Lea Sadina
The White Orchid
Tina