Directed credits
1
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Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Janina Gavankar
Acting
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1.5
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 210665
IMDb ID: nm1232470
Known for: Acting
Born: November 29, 1980
Age: 45
Place of birth: Joliet, Illinois, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2000 - 2024
Years active: 25
Average TMDB rating: 6.9
Wikidata: Q39986
Also known as
جانینا گاوانکار • Janina Zione Gavankar
Frequent jobs
Director (1)
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 played Diana Thomas on Fox's supernatural drama Sleepy Hollow.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Janina Gavankar.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Janina Gavankar.
as Val
Blindspotting
2018 • Movie
as Gina
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
2018 • Movie
as Angela
The Way Back
2020 • Movie
as Fine Woman
Barbershop
2002 • Movie
as Vanessa Martinez
Think Like a Man Too
2014 • Movie
as Piya
Encounter
2021 • Movie
as Party Guest
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
2016 • Movie
as Field Reporter
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
2004 • Movie
as Knoxx
Borderlands
2024 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Janina Gavankar.
as Tessa • 4 eps
The Vampire Diaries
2009 • Series
as Intern Lisa • 2 eps
Grey's Anatomy
2005 • Series
as Akshara • 2 eps
Never Have I Ever
2020 • Series
as Sgt. 'Dusty' Mehra • 1 eps
Stargate Atlantis
2004 • Series
as Pav-ti (voice) • 1 eps
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
2022 • Series
as Alison Namazi • 15 eps
The Morning Show
2019 • Series
as Eva "Papi" Torres • 20 eps
The L Word
2004 • Series
as Luna • 25 eps
True Blood
2008 • Series
as Angela Lopez • 1 eps
NCIS
2003 • Series
as Diana Thomas • 13 eps
Sleepy Hollow
2013 • Series
as Shiva • 21 eps
The League
2009 • Series
as Casey Mavery • 2 eps
Will Trent
2023 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Janina Gavankar.
as Knoxx
Borderlands
2024 • Movie
as Vanessa Martinez
Think Like a Man Too
2014 • Movie
as Angela
The Way Back
2020 • Movie
as Fine Woman
Barbershop
2002 • Movie
as Val
Blindspotting
2018 • Movie
as Field Reporter
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
2004 • Movie
as Party Guest
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
2016 • Movie
as Gina
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
2018 • Movie
as Tina
The White Orchid
2018 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Janina Gavankar.
as Intern Lisa • 2 eps
Grey's Anatomy
2005 • Series
as Angela Lopez • 1 eps
NCIS
2003 • Series
as Tessa • 4 eps
The Vampire Diaries
2009 • Series
as Detective McKenna Hall • 4 eps
Arrow
2012 • Series
as Sgt. 'Dusty' Mehra • 1 eps
Stargate Atlantis
2004 • Series
as Luna • 25 eps
True Blood
2008 • Series
as Nurse Juni • 1 eps
Strong Medicine
2000 • Series
as Casey Mavery • 2 eps
Will Trent
2023 • Series
1 eps
Girlfriends
2000 • Series
as Akshara • 2 eps
Never Have I Ever
2020 • Series
as Alison Namazi • 15 eps
The Morning Show
2019 • Series
as Diana Thomas • 13 eps
Sleepy Hollow
2013 • Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Janina Gavankar.
as Knoxx
Borderlands
2024 • Movie
as Piya
Encounter
2021 • Movie
as Angela
The Way Back
2020 • Movie
as J
Stucco
2019 • Movie
as Val
Blindspotting
2018 • Movie
as Gina
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
2018 • Movie
as Tina
The White Orchid
2018 • Movie
This Is Christmas
2017 • Movie
as Reporter
Norman Pinski Come Home
2017 • Movie
as Party Guest
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
2016 • Movie
as Vanessa Martinez
Think Like a Man Too
2014 • Movie
as Madame Counselor
FUTURESTATES: Code Academy
2014 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Janina Gavankar.
as Self • 1 eps
Heroes' Feast
2023 • Series
as Casey Mavery • 2 eps
Will Trent
2023 • Series
as Pav-ti (voice) • 1 eps
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
2022 • Series
as Meredith • 2 eps
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
2022 • Series
as Reenu 'Ren' Bhullar • 18 eps
Big Sky
2020 • Series
as Kensington (voice) • 32 eps
The Mighty Ones
2020 • Series
as Hannah Howard • 1 eps
Space Force
2020 • Series
as Akshara • 2 eps
Never Have I Ever
2020 • Series
as Alison Namazi • 15 eps
The Morning Show
2019 • Series
as Mumee • 2 eps
Relics and Rarities
2019 • Series
as Meredith Bose • 38 eps
The Mysteries of Laura
2014 • Series
as Dr. Sharma • 1 eps
Garfunkel and Oates
2014 • Series