Janina Gavankar
Actor · Director · Writer · Executive Producer
Born Nov 29, 1980 · Joliet, Illinois, USA
Active 2000–present
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.
Filmography
Grey's Anatomy (2005) — Intern LisaThe Vampire Diaries (2009) — TessaNever Have I Ever (2020) — AksharaArrow (2012) — Detective McKenna HallNCIS (2003) — Angela LopezTrue Blood (2008) — LunaStargate Atlantis (2004) — Sgt. 'Dusty' MehraThe Morning Show (2019) — Alison NamaziSleepy Hollow (2013) — Diana ThomasThe L Word (2004) — Eva "Papi" TorresStar Wars: Tales of the Jedi (2022) — Pav-ti (voice)Blindspotting (2018) — ValThe Way Back (2020) — AngelaSpace Force (2020) — Hannah HowardBig Sky (2020) — Reenu 'Ren' BhullarThink Like a Man Too (2014) — Vanessa MartinezThe Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window (2022) — MeredithBarbershop (2002) — Fine WomanBorderlands (2024) — KnoxxThe League (2009) — ShivaWill Trent (2023) — Casey MaveryEncounter (2021) — PiyaThe Vanishing of Sidney Hall (2018) — GinaBarbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) — Field Reporter