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Janina Gavankar

1980 - Today

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Janina Zione Gavankar (; 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 CW's The Vampire Diaries. In the marketing world Janina is known to have played the role of "Ms. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Janina Gavankar is the 10,111th most popular actor (up from 10,387th in 2024), the 14,986th most popular biography from United States (up from 15,106th in 2019) and the 4,694th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Janina Gavankar ranks 10,111 out of 13,578. Before her are Ian Anthony Dale, John Boyega, Jang Hee-jin, Boris McGiver, Daniel Benzali, and Nicola Walker. After her are Amanda Collin, Won Jin-ah, Arjun Rampal, Jeremy Ratchford, Stepin Fetchit, and Valentina Zenere.

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Among people born in 1980, Janina Gavankar ranks 494. Before her are Sammy Adjei, Kennedy Bakircioglu, Rashid Ramzi, Kahi, Fabio Coltorti, and Miren Ibarguren. After her are D. J. Mbenga, Vitali Kutuzov, Hannah Mancini, Jo Hyun-jae, Jeremy Jackson, and Joey Yung.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Janina Gavankar ranks 14,991 out of 20,380. Before her are Willie Aames (1960), Ian Anthony Dale (1978), Len Bias (1963), Boris McGiver (1962), Dominic Fike (1995), and Kiko Mizuhara (1990). After her are Jason Blum (1969), Ben Barres (1954), Stepin Fetchit (1902), James Wiseman (2001), Patrick McEnroe (1966), and Jennifer Lien (1974).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Janina Gavankar ranks 4,696. Before her are Bonnie Franklin (1944), Wheeler Oakman (1890), Tracee Ellis Ross (1972), Willie Aames (1960), Ian Anthony Dale (1978), and Boris McGiver (1962). After her are Stepin Fetchit (1902), Jennifer Lien (1974), Robin Curtis (1956), Jonathan Joss (1965), Ryan Newman (1998), and Marina Squerciati (1984).

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