
Janina Gavankar
Acting
Born 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.
Known for

The Mysteries of Laura
2014 · TV

The Mighty Ones
2020 · TV

True Blood
2008 · TV

Grey's Anatomy
2005 · TV

The League
2009 · TV

The L Word
2004 · TV

Big Sky
2020 · TV

The Morning Show
2019 · TV

Sleepy Hollow
2013 · TV

The Vampire Diaries
2009 · TV

The Gates
2010 · TV

NCIS
2003 · TV

Arrow
2012 · TV

Nikki & Nora: The N&N Files
2014 · TV

Will Trent
2023 · TV

Traffic Light
2011 · TV

Never Have I Ever
2020 · TV

Relics and Rarities
2019 · TV

Stargate Atlantis
2004 · TV

The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
2022 · TV

Girlfriends
2000 · TV

Strong Medicine
2000 · TV

Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
2022 · TV

Space Force
2020 · TV

The Exes
2011 · TV

Three Rivers
2009 · TV

Garfunkel and Oates
2014 · TV

Heroes' Feast
2023 · TV