Janina Gavankar

Janina Gavankar

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Janina Gavankar, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

2024

Borderlands
Borderlands
as Knoxx
Movie - Released: 8/7/2024

2023

Heroes' Feast
Heroes' Feast
as Self
TV - Released: 11/13/2023

2022

Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
as Pav-ti (voice)
TV - Released: 10/26/2022

2021

Encounter
Encounter
as Piya
Movie - Released: 12/3/2021

2020

The Way Back
The Way Back
as Angela
Movie - Released: 3/5/2020
Never Have I Ever
Never Have I Ever
as Akshara
TV - Released: 4/27/2020
The Mighty Ones
The Mighty Ones
as Kensington (voice)
TV - Released: 11/9/2020
Big Sky
Big Sky
as Reenu 'Ren' Bhullar
TV - Released: 11/17/2020
The Mighty Ones
The Mighty Ones
as Momn-E (voice)
TV - Released: 11/9/2020
Space Force
Space Force
as Hannah Howard
TV - Released: 5/29/2020

2019

Stucco
Stucco
as J
Movie - Released: 8/8/2019
The Morning Show
The Morning Show
as Alison Namazi
TV - Released: 11/1/2019
Relics and Rarities
Relics and Rarities
as Mumee
TV - Released: 2/7/2019

2018

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
as Gina
Movie - Released: 3/2/2018
The White Orchid
The White Orchid
as Tina
Movie - Released: 2/1/2018
Blindspotting
Blindspotting
as Val
Movie - Released: 7/20/2018
Movie
Straight from the Town: Making Blindspotting
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/20/2018

2017

Norman Pinski Come Home
Norman Pinski Come Home
as Reporter
Movie - Released: 9/2/2017
This Is Christmas
This Is Christmas
Movie - Released: 12/1/2017

2016

Pee-wee's Big Holiday
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
as Party Guest
Movie - Released: 3/15/2016

2014

FUTURESTATES: Code Academy
FUTURESTATES: Code Academy
as Madame Counselor
Movie - Released: 4/6/2014
Think Like a Man Too
Think Like a Man Too
as Vanessa Martinez
Movie - Released: 6/20/2014
The Mysteries of Laura
The Mysteries of Laura
as Meredith Bose
TV - Released: 9/17/2014
Garfunkel and Oates
Garfunkel and Oates
as Dr. Sharma
TV - Released: 8/7/2014

2013

Satellite of Love
Satellite of Love
as Michelle
Movie - Released: 3/5/2013
Who's Afraid of Vagina Wolf?
Who's Afraid of Vagina Wolf?
as Katia
Movie - Released: 7/19/2013
The Final Moments of Karl Brant
The Final Moments of Karl Brant
as Detective Hostetler
Movie - Released: 7/18/2013
Sleepy Hollow
Sleepy Hollow
as Diana Thomas
TV - Released: 9/16/2013

2012

Arrow
Arrow
as Detective McKenna Hall
TV - Released: 10/10/2012

2011

The Custom Mary
The Custom Mary
as Ms. Rime
Movie - Released: 8/15/2011
The Exes
The Exes
as Kerry
TV - Released: 11/30/2011

2010

Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
as Nikki (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/17/2010
The Gates
The Gates
as Leigh Turner
TV - Released: 6/20/2010

2009

Three Rivers
Three Rivers
TV - Released: 10/4/2009
The League
The League
as Shiva
TV - Released: 10/29/2009

2008

Shattered!
Shattered!
as Maria
Movie - Released: 1/1/2008
True Blood
True Blood
as Luna
TV - Released: 9/7/2008

2005

Cup of My Blood
Cup of My Blood
as Iona
Movie - Released: 8/30/2005
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
as Intern Lisa
TV - Released: 3/27/2005

2004

Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
as Field Reporter
Movie - Released: 1/20/2004
Stargate Atlantis
Stargate Atlantis
as Sgt. 'Dusty' Mehra
TV - Released: 7/15/2004
The L Word
The L Word
as Eva "Papi" Torres
TV - Released: 1/18/2004

2003

Dark
Dark
as Kaya
Movie - Released: 9/30/2003
NCIS
NCIS
as Angela Lopez
TV - Released: 9/23/2003

2002

Barbershop
Barbershop
as Fine Woman
Movie - Released: 4/1/2002

2000

Girlfriends
Girlfriends
TV - Released: 9/11/2000
Strong Medicine
Strong Medicine
as Nurse Juni
TV - Released: 7/23/2000

Unknown

Movie
Cortex
as Sama
Movie
TV
Echo
TV