Janina Gavankar
Janina Gavankar | |
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Gavankar at the premiere of Star Wars: The Last Jedi in 2017 | |
| Born | Janina Zione Gavankar November 29, 1980 Joliet, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, musician |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Website | janinagavankar |
Janina Zione Gavankar (/dʒəˈniːnə ɡəˈvɑːŋkər/; born November 29, 1980) is an American actress and musician. She is trained as a pianist, vocalist, and orchestral percussionist and 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 as well as Qetsiyah/Tessa in the The CW's The Vampire Diaries in the marketing world Janina is known to have played the role of "Ms. Dewey", a personified search engine and virtual assistant for Microsoft.