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Janina Zione Gavankar (/ dʒ ə ˈ n iː n ə ɡ ə ˈ v ɑː ŋ k ər /; born November 29, 1980) is an American actress and musician. She is trained as a pianist, vocalist, and orchestral percussionist, and she majored in theatre at the University of Illinois Chicago.
Janina Gavankar is an American actress and musician of Indian descent, known for her roles in The L Word, True Blood, Arrow, and Star Wars: Battlefront II. She is also a drum corps fan, a singer, and a voice actor for video games and online shows.
- January 1, 1
- 1.70 m
- Joliet, Illinois, USA
Janina Gavankar is many things—an actor, pianist, vocalist, orchestra percussionist, among others. During this global lockdown, she’s learned she’s also a workaholic. “I’ve realized that my self-worth is attached to my workaholic nature, and I need to reframe my identity on something healthier,” she says.
Dec 24, 2020 · From refusing to play the token brown girl to starring in one of the most binge-worthy shows and making her own cosmic horror film, multi-hyphenate Janina Gavankar is all about overthrowing convention and speaking truth as she forges an original path for herself in Hollywood. By Shahnaz Siganporia. 24 December 2020. Shane McCauley.
Mar 6, 2020 · Janina Gavankar, who plays Affleck's wife in 'The Way Back', shares how he became her 'artist ally for life'. She also talks about her short film 'Stucco', which features Debra Messing and Aisha Tyler, and her NBC pilot 'Echo'.
Feb 14, 2020 · Janina Gavankar on ‘The Morning Show’, her new arthouse-horror short ‘Stucco’, and outrage culture. The filmmaker, gamer and actor — who will be starring alongside Ben Affleck in ‘The Way Back’...
Aug 17, 2021 · The actress will play Ren, a mysterious and calculating outsider who comes to Helena, Montana, to find out who betrayed her. She joins Kylie Bunbury, Katheryn Winnick and other returning and new cast members in the David E. Kelley series based on C.J. Box's books.
