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.
Acting
TV
Grey's Anatomy
as Intern Lisa
2005
TV
The Vampire Diaries
as Tessa
2009
TV
Arrow
as Detective McKenna Hall
2012
TV
NCIS
as Angela Lopez
2003
TV
True Blood
as Luna
2008
TV
Never Have I Ever
as Akshara
2020
Movie
Borderlands
as Knoxx
2024
Movie
The Way Back
as Angela
2020
TV
Stargate Atlantis
as Sgt. 'Dusty' Mehra
2004
TV
Sleepy Hollow
as Diana Thomas
2013
TV
The Morning Show
as Alison Namazi
2019
TV
The L Word
as Eva "Papi" Torres
2004
TV
Space Force
as Hannah Howard
2020
Movie
Blindspotting
as Val
2018
Movie
Think Like a Man Too
as Vanessa Martinez
2014
Movie
Barbershop
as Fine Woman
2002
TV
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
as Meredith
2022
TV
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
as Pav-ti (voice)
2022
Movie
Encounter
as Piya
2021
Movie
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
as Field Reporter
2004
TV
Big Sky
as Reenu 'Ren' Bhullar
2020
Movie
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
as Gina
2018
Movie
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
as Party Guest
2016
TV
The League
as Shiva
2009
