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Janina Gavankar
0 FOLLOWERS • 25 CREDITS • NOV 29, 1980 • 43
Biography
Janina Zione Gavankar (born November 29, 1983) is an American actress and musician of mixed Indian and Dutch descent. Gavankar is also trained as a pianist, vocalist, and orchestral percussionist. She majored in Theatre Performance at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Gavankar's is known for her more notable roles as Papi, a promiscuous lesbian in The L Word, Leigh Turner, a cop with a big secret on "The Gates", and Ms. Dewey, the personification of a Microsoft branded search engine who comments about the user's searches. Gavankar has appeared in theatre, commercials, short films, independent films, as well as Barbershop and its sequel, Barbershop 2: Back in Business.
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Known For
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Grey's Anatomy
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NCIS
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Never Have I Ever
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The Mighty Ones
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Girlfriends
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The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
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Three Rivers
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Arrow
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Stargate Atlantis
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Space Force
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The Morning Show
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Pee-wee's Big Holiday
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Barbershop 2: Back in Business
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Barbershop
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True Blood
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The L Word
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Big Sky
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The League
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Borderlands
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The Gates
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Encounter
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The Mysteries of Laura
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The Way Back
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Echo
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