
Janina Gavankar
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.
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49 Credits
Grey's Anatomy
as Intern Lisa
2005

NCIS
as Angela Lopez
2003

The Vampire Diaries
as Tessa
2009

Arrow
as Detective McKenna Hall
2012

Stargate Atlantis
as Sgt. 'Dusty' Mehra
2004

The Morning Show
as Alison Namazi
2019

True Blood
as Luna
2008

Strong Medicine
as Nurse Juni
2000

Sleepy Hollow
as Diana Thomas
2013

Girlfriends
2000

The League
as Shiva
2009

The L Word
as Eva "Papi" Torres
2004
