Acting
Janina Gavankar
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.
Acting
- 2023Heroes' FeastSelf1 ep.
- 2023Will TrentCasey Mavery2 ep.
- 2022Star Wars: Tales of the JediPav-ti (voice)1 ep.
- 2022The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the WindowMeredith2 ep.
- 2020Big SkyRen Bhullar18 ep.
- 2020The Mighty OnesKensington (voice)34 ep.
- 2020Space ForceHannah Howard1 ep.
- 2020Never Have I EverAkshara2 ep.
- 2019The Morning ShowAlison Namazi15 ep.
- 2019Relics and RaritiesMumee2 ep.
- 2014The Mysteries of LauraMeredith Bose38 ep.
- 2014Garfunkel and OatesDr. Sharma1 ep.
- 2014You're the WorstRachel1 ep.
- 2014Nikki & Nora: The N&N FilesLea Sadina7 ep.
- 2013Sleepy HollowDiana Thomas13 ep.
- 2013The Goodwin GamesHannah1 ep.
- 2012ArrowDetective McKenna Hall4 ep.
- 2011The ExesKerry1 ep.
- 2011Traffic LightAlexa3 ep.
- 2010The GatesLeigh Turner13 ep.
- 2009The LeagueShiva21 ep.
- 2009Three Rivers1 ep.
- 2009The Vampire DiariesTessa4 ep.
- 2008True BloodLuna25 ep.
- 2004Stargate AtlantisSgt. 'Dusty' Mehra1 ep.
- 2004The L WordEva "Papi" Torres20 ep.
- 2000Girlfriends1 ep.
- 2000Strong MedicineNurse Juni1 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2026The SimpsonsManjula (voice)1 ep.
- 2026Will TrentCasey Mavery2 ep.
- 2023Heroes' FeastSelf1 ep.
- 2023Never Have I EverAkshara2 ep.
- 2020The Mighty OnesKensington (voice), Momn-E (voice)34 ep.
- 2022Star Wars: Tales of the JediPav-ti (voice)1 ep.
- 2022The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the WindowMeredith2 ep.
- 2019The Morning ShowAlison Namazi15 ep.
- 2020Space ForceHannah Howard1 ep.
- 2019Relics and RaritiesMumee2 ep.
- 2019You're the WorstRachel1 ep.
- 2014Garfunkel and OatesDr. Sharma1 ep.
- 2013The Vampire DiariesTessa4 ep.
- 2013The Goodwin GamesHannah1 ep.
- 2013True BloodLuna1 ep.
- 2013ArrowDetective McKenna Hall4 ep.
- 2009The LeagueShiva8 ep.
- 2012The ExesKerry1 ep.
- 2011Traffic LightAlexa3 ep.
- 2009Three Rivers1 ep.
- 2009DollhouseLynn1 ep.
- 2009The L WordEva "Papi" Torres1 ep.
- 2009NCISAngela Lopez1 ep.
- 2008Grey's AnatomyIntern Lisa2 ep.
- 2008Stargate AtlantisSgt. 'Dusty' Mehra1 ep.
- 2005Girlfriends1 ep.
- 2004Strong MedicineNurse Juni1 ep.
Also known as: جانینا گاوانکار · Janina Zione Gavankar