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Janina Gavankar

Janina Gavankar

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 29, 1980 (44)
Birthplace Joliet, Illinois, USA
Popularity 0.8 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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. Dewe ... y, 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Janina Gavankar, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Borderlands

Borderlands

2024

as Knoxx

Encounter

Encounter

2021

as Piya

The Way Back

The Way Back

2020

as Angela

Stucco

Stucco

2019

as J

Blindspotting

Blindspotting

2018

as Val

The White Orchid

The White Orchid

2018

as Tina

Norman Pinski Come Home

Norman Pinski Come Home

2017

as Reporter

Pee-wee's Big Holiday

Pee-wee's Big Holiday

2016

as Party Guest

FUTURESTATES: Code Academy

FUTURESTATES: Code Academy

2014

as Madame Counselor

Think Like a Man Too

Think Like a Man Too

2014

as Vanessa Martinez

The Final Moments of Karl Brant

The Final Moments of Karl Brant

2013

as Detective Hostetler

Satellite of Love

Satellite of Love

2013

as Michelle

The Custom Mary

The Custom Mary

2011

as Ms. Rime

Shattered!

Shattered!

2008

as Maria

Cup of My Blood

Cup of My Blood

2005

as Iona

Barbershop 2: Back in Business

Barbershop 2: Back in Business

2004

as Field Reporter

Dark

Dark

2003

as Kaya

Barbershop

Barbershop

2002

as Fine Woman

Stucco

Stucco

2019

Writer

Stucco

Stucco

2019

Director

Stucco

Stucco

2019

Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
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The Mysteries of Laura

as Meredith Bose

Episodes: 38

First Aired: Sep 17, 2014

The Mighty Ones

as Kensington (voice)

Episodes: 32

First Aired: Nov 09, 2020

True Blood

as Luna

Episodes: 25

First Aired: Sep 07, 2008

The League

as Shiva

Episodes: 21

First Aired: Oct 29, 2009

The L Word

as Eva "Papi" Torres

Episodes: 20

First Aired: Jan 18, 2004

Big Sky

as Reenu 'Ren' Bhullar

Episodes: 18

First Aired: Nov 17, 2020

The Morning Show

as Alison Namazi

Episodes: 15

First Aired: Nov 01, 2019

The Gates

as Leigh Turner

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Jun 20, 2010

Sleepy Hollow

as Diana Thomas

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Sep 16, 2013

Arrow

as Detective McKenna Hall

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 10, 2012

Never Have I Ever

as Akshara

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 27, 2020

The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window

as Meredith

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 28, 2022

The Mighty Ones

as Momn-E (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 09, 2020

Grey's Anatomy

as Intern Lisa

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 27, 2005

Relics and Rarities

as Mumee

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 07, 2019

Stargate Atlantis

as Sgt. 'Dusty' Mehra

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 15, 2004

NCIS

as Angela Lopez

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2003

Strong Medicine

as Nurse Juni

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 23, 2000

Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi

as Pav-ti (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 26, 2022

Space Force

as Hannah Howard

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 29, 2020

The Exes

as Kerry

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 30, 2011

Garfunkel and Oates

as Dr. Sharma

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 07, 2014

Girlfriends

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 2000

Three Rivers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 2009

Echo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Unknown

Heroes' Feast

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 13, 2023

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