Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
11/29/1980
Place of Birth
Joliet, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
جانینا گاوانکارJanina Zione Gavankar
Janina Gavankar
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 pla...
Known For
Borderlands
as Knoxx
Barbershop
as Fine Woman
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
as Gina
The Way Back
as Angela
Shattered!
as Maria
Encounter
as Piya
Blindspotting
as Val
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
as Field Reporter
Think Like a Man Too
as Vanessa Martinez
Stucco
as J
The White Orchid
as Tina
The Final Moments of Karl Brant
as Detective Hostetler
Norman Pinski Come Home
as Reporter
The Custom Mary
as Ms. Rime
This Is Christmas
Unknown Role
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
as Nikki (voice)
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
as Party Guest
Cup of My Blood
as Iona
Who's Afraid of Vagina Wolf?
as Katia
Dark
as Kaya