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Janina Gavankar

Actress / Musician / Television Actress / Film Actress / Voice Actress | * 11/29/1980 (43) | Joliet, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
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Janina Zione Gavankar (born November 29, 1980) is an American actress and musician. She is trained as a pianist, vocalist, and orchestral percussionist, and she majored in theatre at the University of Illinois Chicago. Her roles include Eva "Papi” Torres on Showtime’s The L Word, Shiva on The League, Leigh Turner on The Gates, Luna Garza on HBO's True Blood, McKenna Hall on The CW's Arrow, and Diana Thomas on FOX's Sleepy Hollow. In marketing, she also played "Ms. Dewey", a personified search engine and virtual assistant for Microsoft. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Mystery

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A former basketball all-star, who has lost his wife and family foundation in a struggle with addiction, attempts to regain his soul and salvation by becoming the coach of a disparate ethnically mixed ...

The Way Back

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2020 | 3.3/5 | 1h 47min
Drama
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After returning to her home-planet Pandora, infamous outlaw, Lilith, is given a dangerous mission and forms an alliance (and potential friendship) with other criminals; including former mercenary Rola ...

Borderlands

Certification unknown

2024 | 1h 42min
Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
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A behind-the-scenes look at the lives of the people who help America wake up in the morning, exploring the unique challenges faced by the men and women who carry out this daily televised ritual. ...

The Morning Show

TV-MA

2019- | 3.9/5
Drama
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Movies with Janina Gavankar as Actress(22)

as Commander Knoxx2024 Borderlands
as Sama2023 Cortex
as Piya2021 Encounter
as Angela2020 The Way Back
as J2019 Stucco
as Gina2018 The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
as Tina2018 The White Orchid
as Val2018 Blindspotting
2017 This Is Christmas
as Party Guest2016 Pee-wee's Big Holiday
as Madame Counselor2014 FUTURESTATES: Code Academy
as Vanessa Martinez2014 Think Like a Man Too
as Vanessa2014 Think Like a Man Too
as Katia2013 Who's Afraid of Vagina Wolf?
as Michelle2013 Satellite of Love
as Detective Hostetler2013 The Final Moments of Karl Brant
as Ms. Rime2011 The Custom Mary
as Maria2008 Shattered!
as Iona2005 Cup of My Blood
as Field Reporter2004 Barbershop 2: Back in Business
as Kaya2003 Dark
as Fine Woman2002 Barbershop

TV Shows/Series with Janina Gavankar as Actress(24)

2024 Echo
as Pav-ti (voice)2022 Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
as Meredith2022 The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
as Hannah Howard2020 Space Force
as Kensington (voice)2020 The Mighty Ones
as Momn-E (voice)2020 The Mighty Ones
as Reenu 'Ren' Bhullar2020 Big Sky
as Alison Namazi2019 The Morning Show
as Mumee2019 Relics and Rarities
2019 Dungeons & Dragons Live 2019: The Descent
as Meredith Bose2014 The Mysteries of Laura
as Dr. Sharma2014 Garfunkel and Oates
as Diana Thomas2013 Sleepy Hollow
as Detective McKenna Hall2012 Arrow
as Kerry2011 The Exes
as Leigh Turner2010 The Gates
as Shiva2009 The League
2009 Three Rivers
as Luna2008 True Blood
as Eva "Papi" Torres2004 The L Word
as Sgt. 'Dusty' Mehra2004 Stargate Atlantis
as Angela Lopez2003 NCIS
2000 Girlfriends
2000 Strong Medicine

Movies with Janina Gavankar as Crew(3)

Directing/Director2019 Stucco
Production/Executive Producer2019 Stucco
Writing/Writer2019 Stucco

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Full Name: Janina Gavankar
Born: Saturday, 11/29 1980 (November) in Joliet, Illinois (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 43 years + 142 days)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: University of Illinois at Chicago, Joliet West High School
Janina Gavankar frequently works together with these people:
Fred Tatasciore (36x, Actor)
Eric Bauza (29x, Actor)
Tru Valentino (18x, Actor)
Grey DeLisle (15x, Actress)
Kari Wahlgren (11x, Actress)
Fryda Wolff (9x, Cast)
Wendy Mericle (7x, Crew)
James Lafazanos (7x, Actor)
Patrick Sabongui (6x, Actor)
Robert C. Cooper (6x, Crew)
Paul Lazenby (6x, Actor)
Mark Brown (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:77415, Added: 05/24/2018, Last updated: 03/21/2024