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.
Filmography
Best of the Best
2026
Borderlands
2024
as Knoxx
Encounter
2021
as Piya
The Way Back
2020
as Angela
Stucco
2019
as J
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Straight from the Town: Making Blindspotting
2018
as Self
Blindspotting
2018
as Val
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
2018
as Gina
The White Orchid
2018
as Tina
This Is Christmas
2017
Norman Pinski Come Home
2017
as Reporter
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
2016
as Party Guest
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The History of Us
2015
as Sabrina
Think Like a Man Too
2014
as Vanessa Martinez
FUTURESTATES: Code Academy
2014
as Madame Counselor
Who's Afraid of Vagina Wolf?
2013
as Katia
The Final Moments of Karl Brant
2013
as Detective Hostetler
Satellite of Love
2013
as Michelle
The Custom Mary
2011
as Ms. Rime
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
2010
as Nikki (voice)
Shattered!
2008
as Maria
Cup of My Blood
2005
as Iona
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
2004
as Field Reporter
Dark
2003
as Kaya