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Janina Gavankar

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Birth nameJanina Zione Gavankar
Birth dateNovember 29, 1980(age 29)
OccupationActress/Musician
Years active2001 � present

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Janina Zione Gavankar (born November 29, 1980) 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, 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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'The Gates' - Little Girl Lost - Rabid Doll Tweet this news
Rabid Doll--In the end, the child is returned, and officer Leigh Turner (-Janina Gavankar-) releases Christian outside The Gates, warning him never to return. ... - Date : Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:46:40 GMT+00:00
Episode Title: (#110) "Little Girl Lost" - The Futon Critic Tweet this news
The Futon Critic---...- Colton Haynes as Brett Crezski, Chandra West as Devon, Victoria Platt as Peg Mueller, Justin Miles as Marcus Jordan and -Janina Gavankar- as Leigh Turner. ... - Date : Sun, 05 Sep 2010 07:15:34 GMT+00:00
The Gates, una nuova serie Tv sui Vampiri per ABC - Horror Magazine Tweet this news
Horror Magazine---...- Marisol Nichols, Travis Caldwell, Mckley Miller, Luke Mably, Rhona Mitra, Chandra West, Skyler Samuels, Colton Haynes, Justin Miles, -Janina Gavankar-.--- - Date : Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:43:22 GMT+00:00
Janina Gavankar Drops 'Kali Ma' - Desi Hits! Tweet this news
Desi Hits!--After putting her spin on Kanye West's "Love Lockdown," actress and songstress -Janina Gavankar- has teamed up with Canadian Dubstep producer Downlink to ... - Date : Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:47:30 GMT+00:00
Episode Title: (#108) "Dog Eat Dog" - The Futon Critic Tweet this news
The Futon Critic---...- Skyler Samuels as Andie Bates, Colton Haynes as Brett Crezski, Chandra West as Devon, Justin Miles as Marcus Jordan and -Janina Gavankar- as Leigh Turner. ... - Date : Sun, 15 Aug 2010 07:07:11 GMT+00:00
Artemis kicks off Mardi Gras coronation season - Shreveport Times Tweet this news
Shreveport Times--Party-goers were entertained by a special "wrap" song about the show and Shreveport written and performed by actors Justin Miles and -Janina Gavankar-. ... - Date : Sun, 15 Aug 2010 07:07:33 GMT+00:00
THE GATES (ABC) "Dog Eat Dog" Episode 8 - Daemon's TV (blog) Tweet this news
Daemon's TV (blog)---...- Skyler Samuels as Andie Bates, Colton Haynes as Brett Crezski, Chandra West as Devon, Justin Miles as Marcus Jordan and -Janina Gavankar- as Leigh Turner. ... - Date : Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:38:01 GMT+00:00
THE GATES (ABC) "Digging the Dirt" Episode 7 - Daemon's TV (blog) Tweet this news
Daemon's TV (blog)---...- Colton Haynes as Brett Crezski, Chandra West as Devon, Victoria Platt as Peg Mueller, Justin Miles as Marcus Jordan and -Janina Gavankar- as Leigh Turner. ... - Date : Sat, 07 Aug 2010 01:00:24 GMT+00:00
First listen: 'Kali Ma' by Janina Z - New York Post (blog) Tweet this news
New York Post (blog)--Earlier this year actress -Janina Gavankar- burst onto the music scene with a haunting reworking of "Love Lockdown" that sprang forth from a very personal ... - Date : Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:58:30 GMT+00:00
ABC jumps on the supernatural bandwagon in so-so drama 'The Gates' - The Detroit News Tweet this news
The Detroit News--Other actors of note include -Janina Gavankar- ("The L Word"), who plays mysterious police officer Leigh Turner, and Caldwell, who gives Charlie all the charm ... - Date : Fri, 16 Jul 2010 05:17:17 GMT+00:00

Music :
Year Title Role Notes
2001 Why Is God Mina
2002 Barbershop Fine Woman
2003 Dark Kaya
2004 Barbershop 2: Back in Business Field Reporter Sequel
2005 Cup of My Blood Iona
2006 BBQ Bill The Fiance
Ms. Dewey Ms. Dewey
2007 The L Word Papi TV series
Dash 4 Cash Melanie TV series
Epileptic Gaming Janina Gavankar
2008 Shattered Maria
Factory Laura TV series
My Boys Terri TV series
Stargate Atlantis Sgt. "Dusty" Mehra TV series
Grey's Anatomy Lisa TV series
Second Coming of Mary Ms. Rime Independent Movie
TV series
NCIS Angela
2009 The L Word Papi TV series
TV series
NCIS Angela
Dollhouse (TV series) Lynn TV series
The Cleaner Usha TV series
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey Nikki (voice) Animated Movie
Men, Interrupted Cece Smith Independent Movie
Three Rivers Ada TV series
Indian Gangster Geeta Independent Movie
The League Shiva TV Series
2010 6 Month Rule Reese Independent Movie
The Gates Leigh TV series



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