
Actor
Janina Gavankar
Born 1980 · Joliet, Illinois, USA
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.
Directed
Acting

Grey's Anatomy
Intern Lisa · 2005

The Vampire Diaries
Tessa · 2009

Never Have I Ever
Akshara · 2020

Arrow
Detective McKenna Hall · 2012

NCIS
Angela Lopez · 2003

True Blood
Luna · 2008

Stargate Atlantis
Sgt. 'Dusty' Mehra · 2004

The Morning Show
Alison Namazi · 2019

Sleepy Hollow
Diana Thomas · 2013

The L Word
Eva "Papi" Torres · 2004

Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
Pav-ti (voice) · 2022

Blindspotting
Val · 2018

The Way Back
Angela · 2020

Space Force
Hannah Howard · 2020

Big Sky
Reenu 'Ren' Bhullar · 2020

Think Like a Man Too
Vanessa Martinez · 2014

The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
Meredith · 2022

Borderlands
Knoxx · 2024

Barbershop
Fine Woman · 2002

The League
Shiva · 2009

Encounter
Piya · 2021

Will Trent
Casey Mavery · 2023

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
Gina · 2018

Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Field Reporter · 2004
