Janina Gavankar
Acting
Born November 29, 1980 · 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 pla…
Known For · 40 titles
Grey's Anatomy
NCIS
The Vampire Diaries
Arrow
Stargate Atlantis
True Blood
Will Trent
Strong Medicine
Girlfriends
The Morning Show
Sleepy Hollow
Never Have I Ever
Big Sky
The L Word
The League
Space Force
The Mysteries of Laura
Borderlands
The Exes
The Mighty Ones
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
The Gates
Garfunkel and Oates
Three Rivers
Think Like a Man Too
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Heroes' Feast
Traffic Light
Barbershop
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
The Way Back
Encounter
Relics and Rarities
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
Blindspotting
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
Nikki & Nora: The N&N Files
The White Orchid
Stucco