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name: "Janina Gavankar"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "29 November 1980"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T15:35:08.572409+00:00"
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# Janina Gavankar

Actor. Born 29 November 1980 in Joliet, Illinois, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 29 November 1980, Joliet, Illinois, USA
- **Also known as:** جانینا گاوانکار, Janina Zione Gavankar

## Biography

Janina Zione Gavankar is an American actress and musician. Born on 29 November 1980 in Joliet, Illinois, she trained as a pianist, vocalist and orchestral percussionist, and majored in theatre performance at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Gavankar has appeared in numerous television series, including *The L Word*, *True Blood* (as Luna Garza), *Arrow* (as McKenna Hall), *The Vampire Diaries* (as Tessa) and *Sleepy Hollow*. Her film credits include *The Way Back* (2020) and *Borderlands* (2024), in which she plays Knoxx. She has also provided voice work for video games such as *Star Wars: Battlefront II*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, ign.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Borderlands* (2024), Fi1m 32, as Knoxx — [page](https://film.one/film/borderlands.md)

## Also known for

- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), Intern Lisa
- *The Vampire Diaries* (2009), Tessa
- *Arrow* (2012), Detective McKenna Hall
- *NCIS* (2003), Angela Lopez
- *True Blood* (2008), Luna
- *Never Have I Ever* (2020), Akshara
- *The Way Back* (2020), Angela
- *Stargate Atlantis* (2004), Sgt. 'Dusty' Mehra

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