
Janina Gavankar
Acting
🎂 1980-11-29
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.
Cast credits(51)

Intern Lisa
2005

Angela Lopez
2003

Detective McKenna Hall
2012

Alison Namazi
2019

Sgt. 'Dusty' Mehra
2004

Luna
2008

Nurse Juni
2000

Diana Thomas
2013

2000

Eva "Papi" Torres
2004

Reenu 'Ren' Bhullar
2020

Akshara
2020

Shiva
2009

Gina
2018

Knoxx
2024

Kensington (voice)
2020

Momn-E (voice)
2020

Meredith Bose
2014

Hannah Howard
2020

Kerry
2011

Vanessa Martinez
2014

Pav-ti (voice)
2022

Meredith
2022

Fine Woman
2002

Leigh Turner
2010

Angela
2020

Dr. Sharma
2014

2009

Field Reporter
2004

Piya
2021

Val
2018

Tina
2018

Party Guest
2016

Self
2023

Nikki (voice)
2010

Iona
2005

Detective Hostetler
2013
Sama

Mumee
2019

2017

Madame Counselor
2014
2015

Maria
2008

J
2019

Katia
2013

Ms. Rime
2011

Kaya
2003
Self
2018

Michelle
2013

Reporter
2017