1980-11-29 Joliet, Illinois, USA
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.
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Borderlands | Knoxx | 2024-08-07 |
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Encounter | Piya | 2021-12-03 |
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The Way Back | Angela | 2020-03-05 |
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Stucco | J | 2019-08-08 |
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The Vanishing of Sidney Hall | Gina | 2018-03-02 |
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Blindspotting | Val | 2018-07-20 |
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The White Orchid | Tina | 2018-02-01 |
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Straight from the Town: Making Blindspotting | Self | 2018-11-20 |
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This Is Christmas | 2017-12-01 | |
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Norman Pinski Come Home | Reporter | 2017-09-02 |
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Pee-wee's Big Holiday | Party Guest | 2016-03-15 |
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The History of Us | 2015-05-20 | |
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FUTURESTATES: Code Academy | Madame Counselor | 2014-04-06 |
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Think Like a Man Too | Vanessa Martinez | 2014-06-20 |
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Who's Afraid of Vagina Wolf? | Katia | 2013-07-19 |
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The Final Moments of Karl Brant | Detective Hostetler | 2013-07-18 |
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Satellite of Love | Michelle | 2013-03-05 |
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The Custom Mary | Ms. Rime | 2011-08-15 |
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Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey | Nikki (voice) | 2010-09-17 |
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Shattered! | Maria | 2008-01-01 |
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Cup of My Blood | Iona | 2005-08-30 |
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Barbershop 2: Back in Business | Field Reporter | 2004-01-20 |
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Dark | Kaya | 2003-09-30 |
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Barbershop | Fine Woman | 2002-04-01 |
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Cortex | Sama |
