Janina Gavankar
Acting
Born: 1980-11-29 · Joliet, Illinois, USA
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 Bl
🎬 Movies (20)
Best of the Best
2026
Borderlands
2024
Knoxx
Encounter
2021
Piya
The Way Back
2020
Angela
Stucco
2019
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Straight from the Town: Making Blindspotting
2018
Self
Blindspotting
2018
Val
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
2018
Gina
The White Orchid
2018
Tina
This Is Christmas
2017
Norman Pinski Come Home
2017
Reporter
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
2016
Party Guest
The History of Us
2015
Sabrina
Think Like a Man Too
2014
Vanessa Martinez
FUTURESTATES: Code Academy
2014
Madame Counselor
Who's Afraid of Vagina Wolf?
2013
Katia
The Final Moments of Karl Brant
2013
Detective Hostetler
Satellite of Love
2013
Michelle
The Custom Mary
2011
Ms. Rime
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
2010
Nikki (voice)
📺 TV Shows (20)
Heroes' Feast
2023
Self
Will Trent
2023
Casey Mavery
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
2022
Pav-ti (voice)
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
2022
Meredith
Big Sky
2020
Reenu 'Ren' Bhullar
The Mighty Ones
2020
Kensington (voice)
The Mighty Ones
2020
Momn-E (voice)
Space Force
2020
Hannah Howard
Never Have I Ever
2020
Akshara
The Morning Show
2019
Alison Namazi
Relics and Rarities
2019
Mumee
The Mysteries of Laura
2014
Meredith Bose
Garfunkel and Oates
2014
Dr. Sharma
Nikki & Nora: The N&N Files
2014
Lea Sadina
Sleepy Hollow
2013
Diana Thomas
Arrow
2012
Detective McKenna Hall
The Exes
2011
Kerry
Traffic Light
2011
Alexa
The Gates
2010
Leigh Turner
The League
2009
Shiva