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Janina Gavankar

Janina Gavankar

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

Borderlands
Borderlands
2024 • Knoxx
Encounter
Encounter
2021 • Piya
The Way Back
The Way Back
2020 • Angela
Stucco
Stucco
2019 • J
Straight from the Town: Making Blindspotting
2018 • Self
Blindspotting
Blindspotting
2018 • Val
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
2018 • Gina
The White Orchid
The White Orchid
2018 • Tina

Full filmography

Borderlands
Borderlands
2024 • Knoxx
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Encounter
Encounter
2021 • Piya
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The Way Back
The Way Back
2020 • Angela
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Think Like a Man Too
Think Like a Man Too
2014 • Vanessa Martinez
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FUTURESTATES: Code Academy
FUTURESTATES: Code Academy
2014 • Madame Counselor
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The Final Moments of Karl Brant
The Final Moments of Karl Brant
2013 • Detective Hostetler
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The Custom Mary
The Custom Mary
2011 • Ms. Rime
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Shattered!
Shattered!
2008 • Maria
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Dark
Dark
2003 • Kaya
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Barbershop
Barbershop
2002 • Fine Woman
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Cortex
Unknown year • Sama
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Janina Gavankar – Biography, Known For & Filmography