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Janina Gavankar

Acting · Born November 29, 1980 · Joliet, Illinois, USA

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.

Movies with Janina Gavankar

• Best of the Best (2026) — Rekha
• Borderlands (2024) — Knoxx
• The Way Back (2020) — Angela
• Think Like a Man Too (2014) — Vanessa Martinez
• Barbershop (2002) — Fine Woman
• Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) — Field Reporter
• The Vanishing of Sidney Hall (2018) — Gina
• Blindspotting (2018) — Val
• Encounter (2021) — Piya
• Pee-wee's Big Holiday (2016) — Party Guest
• Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (2010) — Nikki (voice)
• The White Orchid (2018) — Tina

TV shows with Janina Gavankar

• True Blood (2008) — Luna
• Sleepy Hollow (2013) — Diana Thomas
• The Morning Show (2019) — Alison Namazi
• The League (2009) — Shiva
• Big Sky (2020) — Reenu 'Ren' Bhullar
• The L Word (2004) — Eva "Papi" Torres
• The Mysteries of Laura (2014) — Meredith Bose
• The Mighty Ones (2020) — Kensington (voice)