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