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Janina Gavankar

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Janina Gavankar: Biography

Janina Gavankar

Birth Place: Joliet, IL
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 11/29/1983, Sagittarius
Profession: Actor; musician

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Janina Gavankar Fast Facts:

Is of Dutch and Indian descent.
Trained as a vocalist, pianist and percussionist.
Was a member of the band Endera.
Had her breakout role playing Papi in the Showtime drama series The L Word.
Appeared in the music video for "Wish I Could" by Russian artist Ella Leya.
After a lead role on ABC's supernatural series The Gates (2010), she joined the cast of HBO's True Blood as shapeshifter Luna in 2011.

Janina Gavankar Relationships:
Pete Gavankar - Father
Mohra Gavankar - Mother
College:
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL

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True Blood, Janina Gavankar Lacey Terrell/HBO

True Blood, Janina Gavankar, Sam Trammell John P. Johnson/HBO

The Gates, Janina Gavankar Eliot Brasseaux/ABC

The Gates, Janina Gavankar Bill Matlock/ABC

The Gates, Chandra West, Colton Haynes, Frank Grillo, Janina Gavankar, Justin Miles, Luke Mably, Marisol Nichols, Rhona Mitra, Skyler Samuels, Travis Caldwell Bob D'Amico/ABC

The L Word, Leisha Hailey, Janina Gavankar Paul Michaud/Showtime

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