Janina Gavankar
Actor, Director, Producer, Writer
November 29, 1980 (45 years)
Janina Zione Gavankar (born November 29, 1980) is an American actress and musician of Indian and Dutch descent. 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.
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.
Known For
Filmography
| 2026 | Best of the Best · as Rekha |
| 2024 | Borderlands · as Knoxx |
| 2023 | Ghee Happy · as Narrator |
| 2023 | Will Trent · as Casey Mavery |
| 2022 | Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi · as Pav-Ti (voice) |
| 2022 | |
| 2021 | Encounter · as Piya |
| 2021 | Santa Inc. · as Lakshmi |
| 2020 | The Mighty Ones · as Kensington (voice) |
| 2020 | Big Sky (2020) · as Ren Bhullar |
| 2020 | Punching and Stealing · as Katie |
| 2020 | Space Force · as Hannah Howard |
| 2020 | Never Have I Ever · as Akshara |
| 2020 | The Way Back · as Angela |
| 2019 | The Morning Show · as Alison Namazi |
| 2019 | Stucco · as J |
| 2019 | Relics And Rarities · as Mumee |
| 2018 | Blindspotting · as ValOn Plex |
| 2018 | The White Orchid · as TinaOn Plex |
| 2017 | This Is ChristmasOn Plex |
| 2017 | The Vanishing of Sidney Hall · as GinaOn Plex |
| 2016 | Better Things · as Nikki |
| 2016 | Pee-wee's Big Holiday · as Party Guest |
| 2014 | The Mysteries of Laura (US) · as Meredith Bose |
| 2014 | Garfunkel and Oates · as Dr. SharmaOn Plex |
| 2014 | You're the Worst · as Rachel |
| 2014 | Think Like a Man Too · as Vanessa Martinez |
| 2013 | Nikki & Nora: The N&N Files · as Lea Sadina |
| 2013 | Sleepy Hollow · as Diana Thomas |
| 2013 | Who's Afraid of Vagina Wolf? · as Katia |
| 2013 | The Final Moments of Karl Brant · as Detective Hostetler |
| 2013 | The Goodwin Games · as Hannah |
| 2012 | Satellite of Love · as Michelle |
| 2012 | Arrow · as Detective Mckenna Hall |
| 2011 | The Exes · as Kerry |
| 2011 | Husbands · as Kajal |
| 2011 | Traffic Light (US) · as Alexa |
| 2010 | Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey · as Nikki (voice) |
| 2010 | The Gates · as Leigh Turner |
| 2009 | The League · as Shiva |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | The Vampire Diaries · as Tessa |
| 2009 | Dollhouse · as Lynn |
| 2008 | True Blood · as Luna |
| 2008 | The Cleaner · as Usha Patel |
| 2008 | Factory · as Laura |
| 2008 | Shattered! · as Maria |
| 2006 | My Boys · as Terri |
| 2005 | Cup of My Blood · as Iona |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy · as Intern Lisa |
| 2004 | Stargate Atlantis · as Sgt. 'dusty' Mehra |
| 2004 | Barbershop 2: Back in Business · as Field Reporter |
| 2004 | The L Word · as Eva "papi" Torres |
| 2003 | Dark · as Kaya |
| 2003 | NCIS · as Angela Lopez |
| 2002 | Barbershop · as Fine Woman |
| 2000 | |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine · as Nurse Juni |
| 2023 | Heroes' Feast · as SelfOn Plex |
| 2020 | Chasing the Crown: Dreamers to Streamers · as Self |
| 2017 | The IMDb Show · as Self - Guest |
| 2016 | Harry · as Self |
| 2015 | Janoskians: Untold and Untrue · as Self |
| 2012 | Comic Con 2012 Live · as Self - Floor Reporter |
| 2012 | Top 100 Video Games of All Time · as Self |
| 2007 | 2007 AZN Asian Excellence Awards · as Self |
| 2005 | Hell's Kitchen (US) · as Self - Restaurant PatronOn Plex |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! · as Self |
| 2002 | Last Call with Carson Daly · as Self |
| 1994 | WGN Morning News · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America · as Self - Guest |
| 2019 |
| 2019 | Stucco · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 |