Janina Zione Gavankar was born in Joliet, Illinois, United States, on November 29, 1980, is an American actress. Young Janina Gavankar began her professional acting career in 2001. She made her big screen debut in comedy drama movie Barbershop (2002) in role as Fine Woman. She got her television debut in Lifetime medical drama series Strong Medicine (2004) in episode "Omissions", in role as Nurse Juni. Janina breakthrough performance came as Eva 'Papi' Torres in Showtime drama series The L Word (2007-2009).
Janina Gavankar height is 5' 7" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 170 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, her weight is 130 іn pоunds or 59 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. Her body measurements are bust-waist-hip 35-24-36 in inches or 89-61-91.5 in cеntіmеtrеѕ, her bra size is 32C with cup size C. She is 44 years old. Her net worth is around 1 million dollars.
Birth Date:
November 29, 1980
Age:
44 years old
Nationality:
United States
Sun Sign:
Sagittarius
Natural hair color:
Dark Brown
Eye Color:
Dark Brown
Net Worth:
$1 Million
Height:
5 ft 7 in | 170 cm
Weight:
59 kg | 130 lbs
Body Measurements:
35-24-36 in | 89-61-91.5 cm
Bra Size:
32C
Shoe Size:
7.5 US | 38 EU
She directed, produced, wrote and starred as 'J' in short film Stucco (2019), for which won several awards including Cordillera International Film Festival Jury Award for Best Female Filmmaker and the SXSW Film Festival Special Jury Award for Midnight Short.
She voiced Niki in animated educational science fiction adventure film Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (2010).
Who's Afraid of Vagina Wolf? (2013) - Katia Amour / The Stud
Think Like a Man Too (2014) - Vanessa
Pee-Wee's Big Holiday (2016) - Party Guest
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall (2017) - Gina
Blindspotting (2018) - Val
The Way Back (2020) - Angela
Encounter (2021) - Piya
Borderlands (2024) - Knoxx
She was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for her role as Alison Namazi in Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show (2019).
She was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Network / Cable Television Series for her role as Ren in ABC crime drama thriller series Big Sky (2021-2022).
The L Word (2007-2009) Showtime - Eva 'Papi' Torres
Factory (2008) Spike - Laura
The League (2009-2015) FX/FXX - Shivakamini Somakandarkram
The Gates (2010) ABC - Leigh Turner
Traffic Light (2011) Fox - Alexa
True Blood (2011-2013) HBO - Luna Garza
Arrow (2013) The CW - Detective McKenna Hall
The Vampire Diaries (2013) The CW - Qetsiyah / Tessa
The Mysteries of Laura (2014-2016) NBC - Meredith Bose
Sleepy Hollow (2017) Fox - Diana Thomas
She voiced Kensington in Peacock / Hulu animated series The Mighty Ones (2020-2022).
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window (2022) Netflix - Meredith
Never Have I Ever (2023) Netflix - Akshara
She majored in Theatre Performance at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
She is also trained as a pianist, vocalist and orchestral percussionist.
Has Dutch and Indian ancestry.
She released her single "Waiting for Godot" in August 2012.
She was a member of all female singing group "Endera".
Featured in music video for Ella Leya "Wish I Could" (2009).
She was nominated for the Behind the Voice Actors Award for Best Female Vocal Performance in a Video Game in a Supporting Role for her voice role as Amita in video game Far Cry 4 (2014).
She voiced Iden Versio and motion capture in video game Star Wars Battlefront II (2017), also likeness and motion capture.
She voiced Tatai in video game Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds (2017).
She voiced Lola in video game Afterparty (2019).
She voiced Sinmara in video game God of War Ragnarök (2022).
She voiced Tanta Sila in video game Forspoken (2023), also likeness and motion capture.
She received the Gravity Summit Award for Excellence in Social Media in 2012.
She dated American producer Angelo Sotira (2004-2010).