Janina Gavankar
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.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1980-11-29 · Joliet, Illinois, USA
Known for
- The Simpsons (1989) — Manjula (voice)
- Grey's Anatomy (2005) — Intern Lisa
- The Vampire Diaries (2009) — Tessa
- Arrow (2012) — Detective McKenna Hall
- NCIS (2003) — Angela Lopez
- True Blood (2008) — Luna
- Never Have I Ever (2020) — Akshara
- Borderlands (2024) — Knoxx
- The Way Back (2020) — Angela
- Stargate Atlantis (2004) — Sgt. 'Dusty' Mehra
- Sleepy Hollow (2013) — Diana Thomas
- The Morning Show (2019) — Alison Namazi
- Space Force (2020) — Hannah Howard
- The L Word (2004) — Eva "Papi" Torres
- Blindspotting (2018) — Val
- Think Like a Man Too (2014) — Vanessa Martinez