Janina Gavankar
Known for
Acting
Born
November 29, 1980 (age 45)
Birthplace
Joliet, Illinois, USA
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. 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.
Best known work
Grey's Anatomy
2005
The Vampire Diaries
2009
Arrow
2012
NCIS
2003
True Blood
2008
Never Have I Ever
2020
Borderlands
2024
The Way Back
2020
Stargate Atlantis
2004
Sleepy Hollow
2013Filmography
TBA
Cortexas Sama
2026
Best of the Bestas Rekha
2024
Borderlandsas Knoxx
2023
2023
2022
2022
2021
Encounteras Piya
2020
2020
2020
2020
2020
The Way Backas Angela
2019
2019
Stuccoas J, Director, Writer, Executive Producer
2019
2018
2018
Blindspottingas Val
2018
The Vanishing of Sidney Hallas Gina
2018
The White Orchidas Tina
2017
2017
Norman Pinski Come Homeas Reporter
2016
Pee-wee's Big Holidayas Party Guest
2015
The History of Usas Sabrina
2014