Janina Gavankar
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Grey's Anatomy
Intern Lisa
2005
Series
NCIS
Angela Lopez
2003
Series
The Vampire Diaries
Tessa
2009
Series
Arrow
Detective McKenna Hall
2012
Series
Stargate Atlantis
Sgt. 'Dusty' Mehra
2004
Series
True Blood
Luna
2008
Series
Will Trent
Casey Mavery
2023
Series
Strong Medicine
Nurse Juni
2000
Series
The Morning Show
Alison Namazi
2019
Series
Girlfriends
2000
Series
Never Have I Ever
Akshara
2020
Series
Big Sky
Reenu 'Ren' Bhullar
2020
Series
Sleepy Hollow
Diana Thomas
2013
Series
The L Word
Eva "Papi" Torres
2004
Series
The League
Shiva
2009
Film
Borderlands
Knoxx
2024
Series
Space Force
Hannah Howard
2020
Series
The Mysteries of Laura
Meredith Bose
2014
Series
The Mighty Ones
Kensington (voice)
2020
Series
The Mighty Ones
Momn-E (voice)
2020
Series
The Exes
Kerry
2011
Series
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
Pav-ti (voice)
2022
Series
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
Meredith
2022
Series
The Gates
Leigh Turner
2010
Series
Garfunkel and Oates
Dr. Sharma
2014
Series
Three Rivers
2009
Film
Barbershop
Fine Woman
2002
Series
Traffic Light
Alexa
2011
Film
The Way Back
Angela
2020
Film
Think Like a Man Too
Vanessa Martinez
2014
Series
Heroes' Feast
Self
2023
Film
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Field Reporter
2004
Film
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
Gina
2018
Film
Blindspotting
Val
2018
Film
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
Nikki (voice)
2010
Series
Relics and Rarities
Mumee
2019
Film
Encounter
Piya
2021
Film
Best of the Best
2026
Film
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
Party Guest
2016
Series
Nikki & Nora: The N&N Files
Lea Sadina
2014
Film
The White Orchid
Tina
2018
Film
Stucco
J
2019
Film
Who's Afraid of Vagina Wolf?
Katia
2013
The History of Us
Sabrina
2015
Film
Cup of My Blood
Iona
2005
Film
Shattered!
Maria
2008
Film
Dark
Kaya
2003
Film
Norman Pinski Come Home
Reporter
2017
Film
The Final Moments of Karl Brant
Detective Hostetler
2013
Film
This Is Christmas
2017
Film
FUTURESTATES: Code Academy
Madame Counselor
2014
Straight from the Town: Making Blindspotting
Self
2018
Film
The Custom Mary
Ms. Rime
2011
Film
Satellite of Love
Michelle
2013
Cortex
Sama