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.

Most Known For

Grey's Anatomy

as Intern Lisa

NCIS

as Angela Lopez

The Vampire Diaries

as Tessa

Arrow

as Detective McKenna Hall

Stargate Atlantis

as Sgt. 'Dusty' Mehra

True Blood

as Luna

Sleepy Hollow

as Diana Thomas

Girlfriends

The Morning Show

as Alison Namazi

Strong Medicine

as Nurse Juni

Never Have I Ever

as Akshara

The L Word

as Eva "Papi" Torres

Big Sky

as Reenu 'Ren' Bhullar

Space Force

as Hannah Howard

The League

as Shiva

The Exes

as Kerry

The Mighty Ones

as Kensington (voice)

The Mighty Ones

as Momn-E (voice)

The Mysteries of Laura

as Meredith Bose

Borderlands

as Knoxx