Janina Gavankar
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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
Credits
Borderlands (2024)
as Knoxx
Think Like a Man Too (2014)
as Vanessa Martinez
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall (2018)
as Gina
The Way Back (2020)
as Angela
Barbershop (2002)
as Fine Woman
Encounter (2021)
as Piya
Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004)
as Field Reporter
Blindspotting (2018)
as Val
Pee-wee's Big Holiday (2016)
as Party Guest
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (2010)
as Nikki (voice)
The White Orchid (2018)
as Tina
Cup of My Blood (2005)
as Iona
The History of Us (2015)
as Sabrina
Stucco (2019)
as J
Norman Pinski Come Home (2017)
as Reporter
Best of the Best (2026)
Actor
Straight from the Town: Making Blindspotting (2018)
as Self
Who's Afraid of Vagina Wolf? (2013)
as Katia
Satellite of Love (2013)
as Michelle
Shattered! (2008)
as Maria
Dark (2003)
as Kaya
The Custom Mary (2011)
as Ms. Rime
The Final Moments of Karl Brant (2013)
as Detective Hostetler
This Is Christmas (2017)
Actor
FUTURESTATES: Code Academy (2014)
as Madame Counselor
Cortex (—)
as Sama