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Janina Gavankar

Janina Gavankar

Acting · Born 1980-11-29 · 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.

Known For

tv 8.2 Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
2005
tv 8.3 The Vampire Diaries
The Vampire Diaries
2009
tv 6.8 Arrow
Arrow
2012
tv 7.6 NCIS
NCIS
2003
tv 7.6 True Blood
True Blood
2008
tv 8.0 Never Have I Ever
Never Have I Ever
2020
movie 5.5 Borderlands
Borderlands
2024
movie 6.6 The Way Back
The Way Back
2020
tv 8.0 Stargate Atlantis
Stargate Atlantis
2004
tv 7.4 Sleepy Hollow
Sleepy Hollow
2013
tv 7.7 The Morning Show
The Morning Show
2019
tv 7.7 The L Word
The L Word
2004
tv 6.5 Space Force
Space Force
2020
movie 7.3 Blindspotting
Blindspotting
2018
movie 6.4 Think Like a Man Too
Think Like a Man Too
2014
movie 6.4 Barbershop
Barbershop
2002
tv 6.5 The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
2022
tv 8.0 Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
2022