Janina Gavankar

Actress

Born: November 29, 1980 (45 years old)

Place of birth: 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.

Filmography (41)

• The Final Moments of Karl Brant (2013, ★ 7.9)
• Stargate Atlantis (2004, ★ 8)
• Girlfriends (2000, ★ 7.4)
• NCIS (2003, ★ 7.6)
• Strong Medicine (2000, ★ 7.5)
• True Blood (2008, ★ 7.6)
• Never Have I Ever (2020, ★ 8.1)
• Sleepy Hollow (2013, ★ 7.4)
• The Mighty Ones (2020, ★ 7.4)
• Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi (2022, ★ 8)
• Grey's Anatomy (2005, ★ 8.2)
• The Morning Show (2019, ★ 7.7)
• The Vampire Diaries (2009, ★ 8.3)
• Blindspotting (2018, ★ 7.3)
• The League (2009, ★ 7.3)
• Encounter (2021, ★ 6.3)
• Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (2010, ★ 6.3)
• Pee-wee's Big Holiday (2016, ★ 6.1)
• Think Like a Man Too (2014, ★ 6.4)
• The Vanishing of Sidney Hall (2018, ★ 6.7)
• The Way Back (2020, ★ 6.6)
• The White Orchid (2018, ★ 5.6)
• Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004, ★ 6)
• Barbershop (2002, ★ 6.4)
• Three Rivers (2009, ★ 7)
• The Gates (2010, ★ 6.3)
• The Mysteries of Laura (2014, ★ 7.1)
• Arrow (2012, ★ 6.8)
• The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window (2022, ★ 6.6)
• Big Sky (2020, ★ 7.2)