Janina Gavankar
Biography
Janina Gavankar is an American actress and musician of Indian and Dutch descent. She has had roles on two supernatural series: True Blood and…moreBorn
Joliet, Illinois, USABirth Name
Janina Zione GavankarGender
Female
Credits
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Star (4)
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True Blood
Luna Garza
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S 5:
Ep 5
Boot N' Rally Ally
7/8/12
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S 5:
Ep 4
We'll Meet Again
7/1/12
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S 5:
Ep 5
Boot N' Rally Ally
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True Blood
Luna
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S 4:
Ep 12
And When I Die
9/11/11
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S 4:
Ep 11
Soul of Fire
9/4/11
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S 4:
Ep 10
Burning Down the House
8/28/11
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S 4:
Ep 9
Let's Get Out of Here
8/21/11
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S 4:
Ep 8
Spellbound
8/14/11
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S 4:
Ep 12
And When I Die
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The Gates
Leigh Turner
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S 1:
Ep 13
Moving Day
9/19/10
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S 1:
Ep 12
Bad Moon Rising
9/19/10
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S 1:
Ep 11
Surfacing
9/12/10
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S 1:
Ep 10
Little Girl Lost
9/5/10
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S 1:
Ep 9
Identity Crisis
8/22/10
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S 1:
Ep 13
Moving Day
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The L Word
Eva "Papi" Torres (Season 4-)
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S 4:
Ep 12
Long Time Coming
3/25/07
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S 4:
Ep 11
Literary License to Kill
3/18/07
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S 4:
Ep 10
Little Boy Blue
3/11/07
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S 4:
Ep 9
Lacy Lilting Lyrics
3/4/07
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S 4:
Ep 8
Lexington and Concord
2/25/07
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S 4:
Ep 12
Long Time Coming
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True Blood
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Recurring Role (1)
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The L Word
Eva "Papi" Torres
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S 6:
Ep 1
Long Night's Journey Into Day
1/18/09
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S 6:
Ep 1
Long Night's Journey Into Day
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The L Word
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Guest Star (11)
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Three Rivers
Ada Rahimi
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S 1:
Ep 1
Place Of Life
10/4/09
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S 1:
Ep 1
Place Of Life
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The Cleaner
Usha
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S 2:
Ep 13
Trick Candles
9/15/09
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S 2:
Ep 13
Trick Candles
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The Cleaner
Usha Patel
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S 2:
Ep 3
The Projectionist
7/7/09
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S 2:
Ep 3
The Projectionist
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NCIS
Angela Lopez
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S 6:
Ep 12
Caged
1/6/09
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S 6:
Ep 12
Caged
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Stargate Atlantis
Sergeant “Dusty” Mehra
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S 5:
Ep 7
Whispers
9/5/08
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S 5:
Ep 7
Whispers
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Factory
Laura
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S 1:
Ep 5
Model Employee
7/27/08
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S 1:
Ep 5
Model Employee
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Factory
Guest Star
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S 1:
Ep 2
The Lemon
7/6/08
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S 1:
Ep 2
The Lemon
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My Boys
Terri
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S 2:
Ep 1
The Transitioning
6/12/08
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S 2:
Ep 1
The Transitioning
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Girlfriends
Waitress
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S 5:
Ep 20
The Bridges of Fresno County
5/9/05
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S 5:
Ep 20
The Bridges of Fresno County
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Strong Medicine
Nurse Juni
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S 5:
Ep 3
Omissions
6/27/04
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S 5:
Ep 3
Omissions
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Dollhouse
Lynn
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Three Rivers
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True Blood Season 5 in Pictures (Including Your First Look at Christopher Meloni as a Vampire!)
By Lily Sparks, May 07, 2012
My brain is bubbling over HBO’s freshly released promo stills of True Blood Season 5. Let’s look them over and see what we can make of them! read more
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Joss Responds to the News of a Buffy Reboot
By Tim Surette, Nov 24, 2010
Plus: True Blood casts witches and fighters, Being Human gets a premiere date, and Jenny gets kicked off Gossip Girl. read more
Trivia and Quotes
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Trivia
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Janina's first major acting part was in the short film Why Is God....
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Janina spent three days recording over 600 clips, for her "Ms. Dewey" character.
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Janina attended the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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Quotes
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Janina Gavankar: (On her character Papi from The L Word) Even when it comes to her playerdom, if you will, it's sort of a love/hate thing with that side of herself. At times she loves being known as the ultimate player and lover. Other times, when she really falls for someone, she is sort of ashamed of it and wants to sweep it under the rug. It's sort of push and pull when it comes to her identity as a player. She's a girl with a really, really big heart who truly loves women and has a lot of love for everybody.
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Janina Gavankar: (On playing a gay character) To me it's a non-issue. There is no difference in playing a gay character or a straight one.
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Janina Gavankar: (On what it was like kissing Pam Grier) Awesome! Not many people can say they made out with Pam Grier! What an honor it was to work with her because she really was a role model for me and mentor while on the set. And yes... she really is that cool!
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