Actor

Janina Gavankar

Birthday: November 29, 1980

Born in: 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.

Movie Credits

Borderlands (2024) as Knoxx
Age: 43
Encounter (2021) as Piya
Age: 41
The Way Back (2020) as Angela
Age: 39
Stucco (2019) as J
Age: 38
Straight from the Town: Making Blindspotting (2018) as Self
Age: 37
Blindspotting (2018) as Val
Age: 37
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall (2018) as Gina
Age: 37
The White Orchid (2018) as Tina
Age: 37
This Is Christmas (2017)
Age: 37
Norman Pinski Come Home (2017) as Reporter
Age: 36
Pee-wee's Big Holiday (2016) as Party Guest
Age: 35
The History of Us (2015) as Sabrina
Age: 34
Think Like a Man Too (2014) as Vanessa Martinez
Age: 33
FUTURESTATES: Code Academy (2014) as Madame Counselor
Age: 33
Who's Afraid of Vagina Wolf? (2013) as Katia
Age: 32
The Final Moments of Karl Brant (2013) as Detective Hostetler
Age: 32
Satellite of Love (2013) as Michelle
Age: 32
The Custom Mary (2011) as Ms. Rime
Age: 30
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (2010) as Nikki (voice)
Age: 29
Shattered! (2008) as Maria
Age: 27
Cup of My Blood (2005) as Iona
Age: 24
Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) as Field Reporter
Age: 23
Dark (2003) as Kaya
Age: 22
Barbershop (2002) as Fine Woman
Age: 21
Cortex (Unknown) as Sama
Age: Unknown
Best of the Best (Unknown)
Age: Unknown