Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Born
29 novembre 1980 (45)
Place of birth
Joliet, Illinois, USA
Also known as
جانینا گاوانکار · Janina Zione Gavankar
Biography
Janina Zione Gavankar (born November 29, 1980) is an American actress and musician of Indian and Dutch descent. 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.
Conosciuto per
7.4
Series
Sleepy Hollow
Diana Thomas
2013–2017
5.5
Film
Borderlands
Knoxx
2024
5.4
Film
Best of the Best
Rekha
2026
7.1
Series
The Mysteries of Laura
Meredith Bose
2014–2016
6.3
Series
The Gates
Leigh Turner
2010
6.7
Film
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
Gina
2018
7.3
Film
Blindspotting
Val
2018
6.6
Film
The Way Back
Angela
2020
6.3
Film
Encounter
Piya
2021
5.3
Film
Stucco
J
2019
5.7
Film
The White Orchid
Tina
2018
6.0
Film
This Is Christmas
2017
Acting credits 12 titles
Best of the Best
as Rekha
5.4
2026
Borderlands
as Knoxx
5.5
2024
Encounter
as Piya
6.3
2021
The Way Back
as Angela
6.6
2020
Stucco
as J
5.3
2019
Blindspotting
as Val
7.3
2018
The White Orchid
as Tina
5.7
2018
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
as Gina
6.7
2018
This Is Christmas
6.0
2017
The Mysteries of Laura
as Meredith Bose
7.1
2014–2016
Sleepy Hollow
as Diana Thomas
7.4
2013–2017
The Gates
as Leigh Turner
6.3
2010