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Janina Gavankar

Janina Gavankar

Actor, Music Department, Other Crew

Born November 29, 1980 in Joliet, Illinois, USA

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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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5 wins and 6 nominations

Janina Gavankar Photos

Janina Gavankar Attends 'Borderlands' Fan Event at TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood

Janina Gavankar attends Entertainment Weekly's Comic-Con Bash at Float in San Diego

Janina Gavankar Attends InStyle & WB Post-Party for 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills

Janina Gavankar Attends 2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica

Janina Gavankar attends the 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Santa Monica

Janina Gavankar attends the premiere of "Blindspotting" at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival

"The Way Back" Premiere in Los Angeles Includes Janina Gavankar from Warner Bros Pictures

Janina Gavankar Attends 62nd Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles

Janina Gavankar attends Elton John AIDS Foundation Oscars Viewing Party in West Hollywood

Janina Gavankar Attends the 18th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards in Beverly Hills

Janina Gavankar at the Sundance Film Festivals IMDb Studio

Janina Gavankar attends the premiere of 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' in Los Angeles

Janina Gavankar attends AOL Build series in NYC on March 4, 2020

Janina Gavankar attends premiere of 'Blindspotting' in New York

Janina Gavankar attends the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills

Actress Janina Gavankar attends Women In Hollywood event hosted by Vanity Fair & Lancôme in Los Angeles

Janina Gavankar attends Women In Films 13th Annual Female Oscar Nominees Party in Hollywood

Janina Gavankar Attends Amazon Studios Golden Globes After Party in Beverly Hills

Janina Gavankar attends HBOs Official Golden Globe Awards After Party in Los Angeles

Janina Gavankar attends the 2017 Entertainment Weekly Pre-Emmy Party in West Hollywood

Janina Gavankar attends the premiere of "See" on Apple TV+ in Los Angeles

Janina Gavankar attends the 43rd Annual Saturn Awards in Los Angeles

Janina Gavankar Attends Premiere of "For All Mankind" on Apple TV+ in Westwood

Janina Gavankar attends the 15th Annual Oscar-Qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival in Hollywood

Janina Gavankar attends the 44th Saturn Awards in Burbank

Janina Gavankar at Entertainment Weekly party during Comic-Con International in San Diego on July 22, 2017

Janina Gavankar attends #IMDboat event at Comic-Con in San Diego

Janina Gavankar attends Women in Film 2017 Crystal + Lucy Awards in Beverly Hills

Janina Gavankar attends TV Guide Magazine's celebration for Dick Wolf's Chicago series at LeGrande Lounge in NYC

Janina Gavankar Videos

Finding The Way Back - 10 Minute Preview - Warner Bros. UK

THE WAY BACK - Official Trailer 2

Official Trailer

"The White Orchid" trailer

Academy Conversations: Blindspotting

Blindspotting Q&A with Daveed Diggs, Rafael Casal & Jasmine Cephas Jones

U.S. Dramatic Competition: Blindspotting

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf Trailer

Filmography

Actor

126

Type

Year

Until Dawn 2 Poster

Until Dawn 2 Video Game2027

Best of the Best Feature Film2026

Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra Poster

Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra Video Game2026

Alan Wake II: The Lake House Poster

Alan Wake II: The Lake House Video Game2024Kiran Estevez

Borderlands Poster

Borderlands Feature Film2024Knoxx

The Actors Behind Alan Wake II Poster

The Actors Behind Alan Wake II Mini-Series2024Self

Alan Wake II Poster

Alan Wake II Video Game2023Agent Kiran Estevez

Forspoken Poster

Forspoken Video Game2023Tanta Sila

Ghee Happy Poster

Ghee Happy TV Series2023Narrator

Heroes' Feast Poster

Heroes' Feast TV Series2023Self

Redfall Video Game2023Shroud

Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical Poster

Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical Video Game2023Freddie

Echo TV Series2022

God of War: Ragnarök Poster

God of War: Ragnarök Video Game2022Sinmara

Tales of the Jedi Poster

Tales of the Jedi TV Series2022Pav-ti

The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window Poster

The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window Mini-Series2022Meredith

Encounter Poster

Encounter Feature Film2021Piya

Lost Odyssey: Promised Gold Poster

Lost Odyssey: Promised Gold Video2021Self - Player

Santa Inc. Poster

Santa Inc. TV Series2021Lakshmi

Big Sky TV Series2020Ren Bhullar

Chasing the Crown: Dreamers to Streamers Poster

Chasing the Crown: Dreamers to Streamers TV Series2020Self

Punching and Stealing Poster

Punching and Stealing Feature Film2020Katie

Space Force Poster

Space Force TV Series2020Hannah Howard

The Mighty Ones Poster

The Mighty Ones TV Series2020Kensington

The Way Back Poster

The Way Back Feature Film2020Ángela

Afterparty Poster

Afterparty Video Game2019Lola

Dungeons & Dragons Live 2019: The Descent Poster

Dungeons & Dragons Live 2019: The Descent TV Series2019Self

Family Style Poster

Family Style TV Series2019Self

Relics and Rarities Poster

Relics and Rarities TV Series2019Mumée

Stucco Short Film2019J

The Morning Show Poster

The Morning Show TV Series2019Alison Namazi

Blindspotting Poster

Blindspotting Feature Film2018Val

Daddy Issues TV Movie2018Sasha

Hollywood Insider Poster

Hollywood Insider TV Series2018Self

IMDb on the Scene - Interviews Poster

IMDb on the Scene - Interviews TV Series2018Self - Guest

Inside the Royal Wedding TV Movie2018Self

White Orchid Poster

White Orchid Feature Film2018Tina

Horizon Zero Dawn Poster

Horizon Zero Dawn Video Game2017Tatai

Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds Poster

Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds Video Game2017Tatai

Norman Pinski Come Home Poster

Norman Pinski Come Home Short Film2017Reporter

Star Wars: Battlefront II Poster

Star Wars: Battlefront II Video Game2017Iden Versio

The IMDb Show Poster

The IMDb Show TV Series2017Self - Guest

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall Poster

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall Feature Film2017Gina

Better Things Poster

Better Things TV Series2016Nikki

Harry TV Series2016Self

Mostly Harmless Poster

Mostly Harmless TV Series2016Self - Co-Host

Pee-wee's Big Holiday Poster

Pee-wee's Big Holiday Feature Film2016Party Guest

The Josh Macuga Show Poster

The Josh Macuga Show TV Series2016Self - Guest

Collider Jedi Council Poster

Collider Jedi Council TV Series2015Self

Janoskians: Untold and Untrue Poster

Janoskians: Untold and Untrue Feature Film2015Self

The History of Us TV Movie2015Sabrina

Code Academy Poster

Code Academy Short Film2014Madame Counselor

Far Cry 4 Poster

Far Cry 4 Video Game2014Amita

Garfunkel and Oates Poster

Garfunkel and Oates TV Series2014Dr. Sharma

The Mysteries of Laura Poster

The Mysteries of Laura TV Series2014Meredith Bose

Think Like a Man Too Poster

Think Like a Man Too Feature Film2014Vanessa

You're the Worst Poster

You're the Worst TV Series2014Rachel

Bizarre Bracket Behavior Video2013

Just Face It Poster

Just Face It Mini-Series2013Ava

Love Is Dead TV Movie2013Marisol Rajagopal

Nikki & Nora: The N&N Files Poster

Nikki & Nora: The N&N Files TV Series2013Lea Sadina

Sleepy Hollow Poster

Sleepy Hollow TV Series2013Diana Thomas

The Final Moments of Karl Brant Poster

The Final Moments of Karl Brant Short Film2013Detective Hostetler

The Goodwin Games Poster

The Goodwin Games TV Series2013Hannah

Who's Afraid of Vagina Wolf Poster

Who's Afraid of Vagina Wolf Feature Film2013Katia Amour

2012 New Now Next Awards TV Special2012Self

Arrow TV Series2012Detective McKenna Hall

Comic Con 2012 Live TV Special2012Self - Floor Reporter

Satellite of Love Poster

Satellite of Love Feature Film2012Michelle

Self Rehearsal Short Film2012

The Q Side Poster

The Q Side TV Series2012Self

The Tournament Challenge Challenged Short Film2012Self

Top 100 Video Games of All Time TV Movie2012Self

ACME Hollywood Dream Role TV Series20111 episode, 2010

God Reschedules Rapture Short Film2011

Husbands Poster

Husbands TV Series2011Kajal

LORE in a Minute! Poster

LORE in a Minute! TV Series2011Narrator

Method Shapeshifting Short Film2011Self

The Custom Mary Poster

The Custom Mary Feature Film2011Ms. Rime

The Exes Poster

The Exes TV Series2011Kerry

Touring Short Film2011

Traffic Light Poster

Traffic Light TV Series2011Alexa

Victory or Death Short Film2011Selah

Choke.Kick.Girl: The Series Poster

Choke.Kick.Girl: The Series TV Series2010Katie

Men, Interrupted Short Film2010Cece Twain

Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey Poster

Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey Feature Film2010Niki

The Gates Poster

The Gates TV Series2010Leigh Turner

ACME Saturday Night Poster

ACME Saturday Night TV Series2009Self - Guest Host

Dollhouse Poster

Dollhouse TV Series2009Lynn

FilmSnobbery Live! TV Series2009Self

Indian Gangster Short Film2009Geeta

Red Carpet Report Poster

Red Carpet Report TV Series2009Self

The League Poster

The League TV Series2009Shiva

The Vampire Diaries Poster

The Vampire Diaries TV Series2009Tessa

Three Rivers Poster

Three Rivers TV Series2009Ada Rahimi

2008 Asian Excellence Awards TV Special2008Nominee

Factory TV Series2008Laura

Shattered! Poster

Shattered! Feature Film2008Maria

The Cleaner Poster

The Cleaner TV Series2008Usha Patel

True Blood Poster

True Blood TV Series2008Luna Garza

2007 AZN Asian Excellence Awards TV Special2007Self

Dash 4 Cash TV Movie2007

Pulse: The Desi Beat TV Series2007Self

BBQ Bill Video2006The Fiancé

My Boys TV Series2006Terri

Aankhon Mein Sapne Liye Feature Film2005

Cup of My Blood Poster

Cup of My Blood Feature Film2005Iona

Grey's Anatomy Poster

Grey's Anatomy TV Series2005Intern Lisa

Hell's Kitchen Poster

Hell's Kitchen TV Series2005Self - Restaurant Patron

Just Speak Poster

Just Speak Short Film2005Melody

Barbershop 2: Back in Business Poster

Barbershop 2: Back in Business Feature Film2004Field Reporter

Stargate: Atlantis Poster

Stargate: Atlantis TV Series2004Sgt. 'Dusty' Mehra

The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch Poster

The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch TV Series2004Self

The L Word Poster

The L Word TV Series2004Papi

Dark Feature Film2003Kaya

Jimmy Kimmel Live! Poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV Series2003Self

NCIS TV Series2003Angela Lopez

Barbershop Poster

Barbershop Feature Film2002Fine Woman

Last Call with Carson Daly Poster

Last Call with Carson Daly TV Series2002Self

Why Is God... Short Film2001Mina

Forward Anticipation in Chicago Short Film2000Corrin

Strong Medicine Poster

Strong Medicine TV Series2000Nurse Juni

Showbiz India TV Series1998Self

WGN Morning News Poster

WGN Morning News TV Series1994Self

Good Morning America Poster

Good Morning America TV Series1975Self - Guest

Cortex Feature FilmSama

Music Department

3

Type

Year

Vincent N Roxxy Poster

Vincent N Roxxy Feature Film2016

Kissing Cousins Poster

Kissing Cousins Feature Film2008

ATF: Asian Task Force Poster

ATF: Asian Task Force Short Film2007

Thanks

3

Type

Year

Heval Feature Film2021

Wildcat Feature Film2021

Black Woodstock Poster

Black Woodstock Documentary1969

Other Crew

2

Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker Poster

Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker Feature Film2019

Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi Poster

Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi Feature Film2017

Director

1

Stucco Short Film2019

Editor

1

Self Rehearsal Short Film2012

Producer

1

Stucco Short Film2019

Writer

1

Stucco Short Film2019

Script and Continuity Department

1

Indian Gangster Short Film2009

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Katseye Makes a Memorable Appearance on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in NYC

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