
Janina Gavankar
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.
TV Shows(29)

Heroes' Feast
Self

Will Trent
Casey Mavery

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

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

Never Have I Ever
Akshara

The Mighty Ones
Kensington (voice)

Big Sky
Reenu 'Ren' Bhullar

The Mighty Ones
Momn-E (voice)

Space Force
Hannah Howard

The Morning Show
Alison Namazi

Relics and Rarities
Mumee

The Mysteries of Laura
Meredith Bose

Garfunkel and Oates
Dr. Sharma

Nikki & Nora: The N&N Files
Lea Sadina

Sleepy Hollow
Diana Thomas

Arrow
Detective McKenna Hall

The Exes
Kerry

Traffic Light
Alexa

The Gates
Leigh Turner

Three Rivers