
Janina Gavankar
Acting
Born 1980-11-29 · Joliet, Illinois, USA
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.
Filmography

Borderlands
Aug 7, 2024

Encounter
Dec 3, 2021

The Way Back
Mar 5, 2020

Stucco
Aug 8, 2019

Blindspotting
Jul 20, 2018

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
Mar 2, 2018

The White Orchid
Feb 1, 2018

This Is Christmas
Dec 1, 2017

Norman Pinski Come Home
Sep 2, 2017

Pee-wee's Big Holiday
Mar 15, 2016

Think Like a Man Too
Jun 20, 2014

FUTURESTATES: Code Academy
Apr 6, 2014

Who's Afraid of Vagina Wolf?
Jul 19, 2013

The Final Moments of Karl Brant
Jul 18, 2013

Satellite of Love
Mar 5, 2013

The Custom Mary
Aug 15, 2011

Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
Sep 17, 2010

Shattered!
Jan 1, 2008

Cup of My Blood
Aug 30, 2005

Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Jan 20, 2004

Dark
Sep 30, 2003

Barbershop
Apr 1, 2002