Everything about Janina Gavankar totally explained
Janina Zione Gavankar (born
November 29,
1980 in
Joliet, Illinois) is an
American actress and
musician of mixed
Indian and
Dutch descent. Gavankar is a classically trained pianist, vocalist, and orchestral percussionist. She majored in Theatre Performance at the
University of Illinois at Chicago.]
Gavankar was born to parents Pete and Mohra Gavankar. Her maternal grandmother was Dutch, and her mother, Mohra, is Indian-Dutch
Musically, she used to be in Endera, a group signed to
Universal Records. She also collaborated on a project for a song called "Tell Me What" in India with Pratichee Mohapatra of
Viva, Deep, and Navraaz. She also has had songs licensed to movies and television, and has played
marimba on film scores.
Gavankar has appeared in theatre, commercials, short films, independent films, as well as
Barbershop and its sequel, .
Gavankar was featured in the San Francisco band Recliner's music video for their single "Float Away", as well as the music video for
Manu Narayan's band
Darunam
.
Gavankar's most notable roles are that of
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.
As of 2004, she's in a relationship with
DeviantArt CEO Angelo Sotira.
Gavankar has appeared on Epileptic Gaming's Up All Night, where she helped review
Rock Band (video game) and
Burnout Paradise, and
Army of Two.
In 2008, Gavankar was nominated for an Asian Excellence Award.
Filmography
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