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Janina Gavankar

Janina Gavankar

Birthday: 1980-11-29 | Place of Birth: 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2024
Borderlands

as    Knoxx

2021
Encounter

as    Piya

2020
The Way Back

as    Angela

2019
Stucco

as    J

2018
2018
The White Orchid

as    Tina

2018
Blindspotting

as    Val

2014
Nikki & Nora: The N&N Files

as    Lea Sadina

2014
FUTURESTATES: Code Academy

as    Madame Counselor

2014
The Mysteries of Laura

as    Meredith Bose

2013
The Final Moments of Karl Brant

as    Detective Hostetler

2013
Sleepy Hollow

as    Diana Thomas

2013
2013
Satellite of Love

as    Michelle

2011
The Custom Mary

as    Ms. Rime

2010
The Gates

as    Leigh Turner

2005
Cup of My Blood

as    Iona

2003
Dark

as    Kaya