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