b. 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.
Born 29 Nov 1980
Best of the Best
2026
Rekha
Borderlands
2024
Knoxx
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
Encounter
2021
Piya
The Way Back
2020
Angela
Big Sky
2020
Reenu 'Ren' Bhullar
Blindspotting
2018
Val
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
2018
Gina
Sleepy Hollow
2013
Diana Thomas
Traffic Light
2011
Alexa
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
2010
Nikki (voice)