Acting · Joliet, Illinois, USA · Born November 29, 1980
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.
Best of the Best
2026
MovieBorderlands
2024
as Knoxx
TVHeroes' Feast
2023
as Self
TVWill Trent
2023
as Casey Mavery
TVStar Wars: Tales of the Jedi
2022
as Pav-ti (voice)
TVThe Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
2022
as Meredith
MovieEncounter
2021
as Piya
TVBig Sky
2020
as Reenu 'Ren' Bhullar
TVThe Mighty Ones
2020
as Kensington (voice)
TVSpace Force
2020
as Hannah Howard
TVNever Have I Ever
2020
as Akshara
MovieThe Way Back
2020
as Angela
TVThe Morning Show
2019
as Alison Namazi
MovieStucco
2019
as J
TVRelics and Rarities
2019
as Mumee
Straight from the Town: Making Blindspotting
2018
as Self
MovieBlindspotting
2018
as Val
MovieThe Vanishing of Sidney Hall
2018
as Gina
MovieThe White Orchid
2018
as Tina
MovieThis Is Christmas
2017
MovieNorman Pinski Come Home
2017
as Reporter
MoviePee-wee's Big Holiday
2016
as Party Guest
The History of Us
2015
as Sabrina
TVThe Mysteries of Laura
2014
as Meredith Bose
TVGarfunkel and Oates
2014
as Dr. Sharma
MovieThink Like a Man Too
2014
as Vanessa Martinez
MovieFUTURESTATES: Code Academy
2014
as Madame Counselor
TVNikki & Nora: The N&N Files
2014
as Lea Sadina
TVSleepy Hollow
2013
as Diana Thomas
MovieWho's Afraid of Vagina Wolf?
2013
as Katia
MovieThe Final Moments of Karl Brant
2013
as Detective Hostetler
MovieSatellite of Love
2013
as Michelle
TVArrow
2012
as Detective McKenna Hall
TVThe Exes
2011
as Kerry
MovieThe Custom Mary
2011
as Ms. Rime
TVTraffic Light
2011
as Alexa
MovieQuantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
2010
as Nikki (voice)
TVThe Gates
2010
as Leigh Turner
TVThe League
2009
as Shiva
TVThree Rivers
2009
TVThe Vampire Diaries
2009
as Tessa
TVTrue Blood
2008
as Luna
MovieShattered!
2008
as Maria
MovieCup of My Blood
2005
as Iona
TVGrey's Anatomy
2005
as Intern Lisa
TVStargate Atlantis
2004
as Sgt. 'Dusty' Mehra
MovieBarbershop 2: Back in Business
2004
as Field Reporter
TVThe L Word
2004
as Eva "Papi" Torres
MovieDark
2003
as Kaya
TVNCIS
2003
as Angela Lopez
MovieBarbershop
2002
as Fine Woman
TVGirlfriends
2000
TVStrong Medicine
2000
as Nurse Juni
Cortex
as Sama
