Janina Gavankar

Actor

Born: November 29, 1980 (age 45)
From: 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. 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;…

Filmography (26)

Best of the Best
Best of the Best (2026)
Borderlands (2024)
Knoxx
Encounter (2021)
Piya
The Way Back (2020)
Angela
Stucco (2019)
Director
Straight from the Town: Making Blindspotting
Straight from the Town: Making Blindspotting (2018)
Self
Blindspotting (2018)
Val
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall (2018)
Gina
The White Orchid (2018)
Tina
This Is Christmas (2017)
Norman Pinski Come Home (2017)
Reporter
Pee-wee's Big Holiday (2016)
Party Guest
The History of Us
The History of Us (2015)
Sabrina
Think Like a Man Too (2014)
Vanessa Martinez
FUTURESTATES: Code Academy (2014)
Madame Counselor
Who's Afraid of Vagina Wolf? (2013)
Katia
The Final Moments of Karl Brant (2013)
Detective Hostetler
Satellite of Love (2013)
Michelle
The Custom Mary (2011)
Ms. Rime
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (2010)
Nikki (voice)
Shattered! (2008)
Maria
Cup of My Blood (2005)
Iona
Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004)
Field Reporter
Dark (2003)
Kaya
Barbershop (2002)
Fine Woman
Cortex
Cortex
Sama