Janina Gavankar Bio
- Constellation: Sagittariu
- Born In: Joliet, Illinois, US
- Birthday: 19801129
- Profession:Actress / Dubbing / Director
- Other Names:Janina Zione Gavanka
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Janina Zione Gavankar (born November 29, 1980) is an American actress and musician. 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 roles include Papi, a lesbian lothario in The L Word; Leigh Turner, a police officer on The Gates; Ms. Dewey, the personification of a Microsoft branded search engine who commented on the user's searches; Shiva, the namesake of the sought-after troph