Janina Gavankar

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 played Diana Thomas on Fox's supernatural drama Sleepy Hollow.

Known For

Borderlands 2024 ★ 5.6
Will Trent 2023 ★ 7.3
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi 2022 ★ 8.0
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window 2022 ★ 6.5
Never Have I Ever 2020 ★ 8.0
Big Sky 2020 ★ 7.2
The Mighty Ones 2020 ★ 7.4
Space Force 2020 ★ 6.5
The Way Back 2020 ★ 6.6
The Morning Show 2019 ★ 7.7
The Mysteries of Laura 2014 ★ 7.1
Garfunkel and Oates 2014 ★ 6.9
Sleepy Hollow 2013 ★ 7.4
Arrow 2012 ★ 6.8
The Exes 2011 ★ 6.6
The Vampire Diaries 2009 ★ 8.3
The League 2009 ★ 7.3
True Blood 2008 ★ 7.6
Grey's Anatomy 2005 ★ 8.2
Stargate Atlantis 2004 ★ 8.0
The L Word 2004 ★ 7.7
NCIS 2003 ★ 7.6
Strong Medicine 2000 ★ 7.4
Girlfriends 2000 ★ 7.3