About
Janina Gavankar
Overview
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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Known for
Acting |
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| 2024 | Borderlands | Actor | Knoxx | 58 Average |
| 2021 | Encounter | Actor | Piya | 60 Fair |
| 2020 | The Way Back | Actor | Angela | 64 Fair |
| 2019 | Stucco | Actor | J | 58 Average |
| 2018 | Straight from the Town: Making Blindspotting | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2018 | Blindspotting | Actor | Val | 67 Fair |
| 2018 | The Vanishing of Sidney Hall | Actor | Gina | 61 Fair |
| 2018 | The White Orchid | Actor | Tina | 58 Average |
| 2017 | This Is Christmas | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2017 | Norman Pinski Come Home | Actor | Reporter | N/A N/A |
| 2016 | Pee-wee's Big Holiday | Actor | Party Guest | 59 Average |
| 2014 | The Mysteries of Laura | Actor | Meredith Bose | 70 Good |
| 2014 | Think Like a Man Too | Actor | Vanessa Martinez | 61 Fair |
| 2014 | FUTURESTATES: Code Academy | Actor | Madame Counselor | 59 Average |
| 2013 | Sleepy Hollow | Actor | Diana Thomas | 73 Good |
| 2013 | Who's Afraid of Vagina Wolf? | Actor | Katia | 58 Average |
| 2013 | The Final Moments of Karl Brant | Actor | Detective Hostetler | 59 Average |
| 2013 | Satellite of Love | Actor | Michelle | 59 Average |
| 2011 | The Custom Mary | Actor | Ms. Rime | N/A N/A |
| 2010 | Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey | Actor | Nikki (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2010 | The Gates | Actor | Leigh Turner | 67 Fair |
| 2008 | Shattered! | Actor | Maria | N/A N/A |
| 2005 | Cup of My Blood | Actor | Iona | 58 Average |
| 2004 | Barbershop 2: Back in Business | Actor | Field Reporter | 59 Average |
| 2003 | Dark | Actor | Kaya | 59 Average |
| 2002 | Barbershop | Actor | Fine Woman | 61 Fair |
| Cortex | Actor | Sama | N/A N/A |
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| Echo | Actor | N/A N/A |
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Directing |
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| 2019 | Stucco | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
Writing |
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| 2019 | Stucco | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
Production |
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| 2019 | Stucco | Production | Executive Producer | 58 Average |