Best of the Best2026
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Janina Gavankar
Born
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 (26)
Borderlands2024
As Knoxx
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Way Back2020
As Angela
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Barbershop2002
As Fine Woman
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Think Like a Man Too2014
As Vanessa Martinez
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall2018
As Gina
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Blindspotting2018
As Val
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Barbershop 2: Back in Business2004
As Field Reporter
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Encounter2021
As Piya
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Pee-wee's Big Holiday2016
As Party Guest
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey2010
As Nikki (voice)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Stucco2019
As J
TMDb 5.3 / 10
The History of Us
The History of Us2015
As Sabrina
Shattered!2008
As Maria
TMDb 2.0 / 10
Cup of My Blood2005
As Iona
TMDb 4.6 / 10
The White Orchid2018
As Tina
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Final Moments of Karl Brant2013
As Detective Hostetler
TMDb 7.9 / 10
This Is Christmas2017
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Dark2003
As Kaya
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Who's Afraid of Vagina Wolf?2013
As Katia
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Norman Pinski Come Home2017
As Reporter
The Custom Mary2011
As Ms. Rime
TMDb 2.0 / 10
Satellite of Love2013
As Michelle
TMDb 4.2 / 10
Straight from the Town: Making Blindspotting
Straight from the Town: Making Blindspotting2018
As Self
TMDb 6.0 / 10
FUTURESTATES: Code Academy2014
As Madame Counselor
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Cortex
CortexRelease date TBA
As Sama
Filmography and biography: TMDb