
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.
Acting
Best of the Best

Borderlands
Knoxx

Heroes' Feast
Self

Will Trent
Casey Mavery

Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
Pav-ti (voice)

The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
Meredith

Encounter
Piya

Big Sky
Reenu 'Ren' Bhullar

The Mighty Ones
Kensington (voice)

The Mighty Ones
Momn-E (voice)

Space Force
Hannah Howard

Never Have I Ever
Akshara

The Way Back
Angela

The Morning Show
Alison Namazi

Stucco
J

Relics and Rarities
Mumee
Straight from the Town: Making Blindspotting
Self

Blindspotting
Val

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
Gina

The White Orchid
Tina

This Is Christmas

Norman Pinski Come Home
Reporter

Pee-wee's Big Holiday
Party Guest
The History of Us
Sabrina

The Mysteries of Laura
Meredith Bose

Garfunkel and Oates
Dr. Sharma

Think Like a Man Too
Vanessa Martinez

FUTURESTATES: Code Academy
Madame Counselor

Nikki & Nora: The N&N Files
Lea Sadina

Sleepy Hollow
Diana Thomas