Janina Gavankar
Acting
- Born
- November 29, 1980
- Place of Birth
- Joliet, Illinois, USA
- Known For
- Женский
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.
Filmography
Grey's Anatomy
as Intern Lisa
2005
NCIS
as Angela Lopez
2003
The Vampire Diaries
as Tessa
2009
Arrow
as Detective McKenna Hall
2012
True Blood
as Luna
2008
Stargate Atlantis
as Sgt. 'Dusty' Mehra
2004
Sleepy Hollow
as Diana Thomas
2013
The Morning Show
as Alison Namazi
2019
Will Trent
as Casey Mavery
2023
Girlfriends
2000
Never Have I Ever
as Akshara
2020
The League
as Shiva
2009
Big Sky
as Reenu 'Ren' Bhullar
2020
The Exes
as Kerry
2011
The Mysteries of Laura
as Meredith Bose
2014
Space Force
as Hannah Howard
2020
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
as Meredith
2022
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
as Pav-ti (voice)
2022
Garfunkel and Oates
as Dr. Sharma
2014
The Gates
as Leigh Turner
2010