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