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==Early life==
==Early life==
Gavankar was born in [[Joliet, Illinois]], to Mohra Gavankar, from [[Pune|Pune, Maharashtra]], who emigrated to the U.S. from [[India]] – she is half-Indian and half-Dutch<ref name="Khan">{{cite news|first=Natasha|last=Khan|title=Janina Gavankar profile|access-date=January 3, 2016|url=http://sapnamagazine.com/2010/janina-gavankar|work=SAPNA Magazine|page=Arts + Entertainment|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101134337/http://sapnamagazine.com/2010/janina-gavankar/|archive-date=2016-01-01|url-status=dead}}</ref> – and Peter Ganesh Gavankar, an engineer from [[Mumbai]], who traveled to the U.S. to pursue a master's degree.  
Gavankar was born in [[Joliet, Illinois]], to Mohra Gavankar, from [[Punnam|Punnam, Andhra Pradesh]], who immigrated to the U.S. from [[India]] – she is half-Indian and half-Dutch<ref name="Khan">{{cite news|first=Natasha|last=Khan|title=Janina Gavankar profile|access-date=January 3, 2016|url=http://sapnamagazine.com/2010/janina-gavankar|work=SAPNA Magazine|page=Arts + Entertainment|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101134337/http://sapnamagazine.com/2010/janina-gavankar/|archive-date=2016-01-01|url-status=dead}}</ref> – and Peter Ganesh Gavankar, an engineer from [[Mumbai]], who traveled to the U.S. to pursue a master's degree.


==Career==
==Career==
Gavankar has acted in theatre, film, television, and online. Her most notable roles include [[List of Star Wars characters|Iden Versio]], a [[Canon (Star Wars)|canon Star Wars]] character and the protagonist of ''[[Star Wars Battlefront II (2017 video game)|Star Wars: Battlefront II]]''; shapeshifter [[List of True Blood characters|Luna Garza]] in ''[[True Blood]]'', [[Papi (The L Word character)|Papi]] in ''[[The L Word]]''; [[Ms. Dewey]], the personification of a [[Microsoft]] live search engine; and [[The League#Recurring characters|Shiva]], the namesake of the sought after trophy on ''[[The League]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1232470/|title=Janina Gavankar|website=IMDb|access-date=2017-12-28}}</ref>  She regularly appears in [[Funny or Die]] shorts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.funnyordie.com/janina_gavankar|title=Janina Gavankar profile |publisher=funnyordie.com |access-date=March 16, 2016}}</ref>
Gavankar has acted in theatre, film, television, and online. Her most notable roles include [[List of Star Wars characters|Iden Versio]], a [[Canon (Star Wars)|canon Star Wars]] character and the protagonist of ''[[Star Wars Battlefront II (2017 video game)|Star Wars: Battlefront II]]''; shapeshifter [[List of True Blood characters|Luna Garza]] in ''[[True Blood]]'', [[Papi (The L Word character)|Papi]] in ''[[The L Word]]''; [[Ms. Dewey]], the personification of a [[Microsoft]] live search engine; and [[The League#Recurring characters|Shiva]], the namesake of the sought after trophy on ''[[The League]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1232470/|title=Janina Gavankar|website=IMDb|access-date=2017-12-28}}</ref>  She regularly appears in [[Funny or Die]] shorts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.funnyordie.com/janina_gavankar|title=Janina Gavankar profile |publisher=funnyordie.com |access-date=March 16, 2016}}</ref>


In 2006 she joined the cast of ''[[The L Word]]'' as a series regular, and shot all of the clips used for [[Ms. Dewey]].<ref name=NotJustAPrettyFace/>  In 2007, she landed a lead in CW pilot ''Dash 4 Cash''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2007/04/05/development-update-wednesday-thursday-april-4-5-24125/7349|title=Breaking News - Development Update: Wednesday-Thursday, April 4–5|publisher=thefutoncritic.com}}</ref> In 2008, Gavankar appeared in the TV series ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'', ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'', ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'', ''[[My Boys]]'', and ''[[Factory]]''. In 2009, she appeared in the TV shows ''[[The Cleaner (TV series)|The Cleaner]]'', ''[[Dollhouse (TV series)|Dollhouse]]'', ''[[Three Rivers (TV series)|Three Rivers]]'', and ''[[The League]]'', as well as indie movies ''Men, Interrupted'', ''Indian Gangster'', and ''[[Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey]]''. Gavankar played the voice of Nikki in ''Quantum Quest''. She landed a lead role in ''[[The Gates (TV series)|The Gates]]'', since cancelled, on ABC.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i6c8a99484479c6febe5ff11275dabad3|title='Prison Break' actor joins ABC's 'Gates'|work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=2010-10-13|access-date=2011-09-05}}</ref> She appears on CW's ''[[Arrow (TV series)|Arrow]]'' as a [[vice squad]] police officer and brief girlfriend to [[Oliver Queen (Arrowverse)|Oliver Queen]].
In 2006 she joined the cast of ''[[The L Word]]'' as a series regular, and shot all of the clips used for [[Ms. Dewey]].<ref name=NotJustAPrettyFace/>  In 2007, she landed a lead in CW pilot ''Dash 4 Cash''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2007/04/05/development-update-wednesday-thursday-april-4-5-24125/7349|title=Breaking News - Development Update: Wednesday-Thursday, April 4–5|publisher=thefutoncritic.com}}</ref> In 2008, Gavankar appeared in the TV series ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'', ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'', ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'', ''[[My Boys]]'', and ''[[Factory]]''. In 2009, she appeared in the TV shows ''[[The Cleaner (American TV series)|The Cleaner]]'', ''[[Dollhouse (TV series)|Dollhouse]]'', ''[[Three Rivers (TV series)|Three Rivers]]'', and ''[[The League]]'', as well as indie movies ''Men, Interrupted'', ''Indian Gangster'', and ''[[Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey]]''. Gavankar played the voice of Nikki in ''Quantum Quest''. She landed a lead role in ''[[The Gates (TV series)|The Gates]]'', since cancelled, on ABC.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i6c8a99484479c6febe5ff11275dabad3|title='Prison Break' actor joins ABC's 'Gates'|work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=2010-10-13|access-date=2011-09-05}}</ref> She appears on CW's ''[[Arrow (TV series)|Arrow]]'' as a [[vice squad]] police officer and brief girlfriend to [[Oliver Queen (Arrowverse)|Oliver Queen]].


Gavankar is an admitted [[gamer]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.g4tv.com/videos/54885/janina-gavankar-talks-true-blood-video-games-more/?quality=hd|title=Janina Gavankar Talks True Blood, Video Games & More|work=G4tv.com}}</ref> and has appeared on, as well as co-hosted, [[G4 (U.S. TV channel)|G4 TV's]] ''[[Attack of the Show!]]'', Epileptic Gaming's ''Up All Night'', where she helped review ''[[Rock Band (video game)|Rock Band]]'', ''[[Burnout Paradise]]'', and ''[[Army of Two]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wire.ggl.com/category/video/shows/up-all-night |title=Epileptic Gaming's "Up All Night" |publisher=Wire.ggl.com |access-date=2011-09-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002091545/http://wire.ggl.com/category/video/shows/up-all-night/ |archive-date=2011-10-02 }}</ref>
Gavankar is an admitted [[gamer]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.g4tv.com/videos/54885/janina-gavankar-talks-true-blood-video-games-more/?quality=hd|title=Janina Gavankar Talks True Blood, Video Games & More|work=G4tv.com}}</ref> and has appeared on, as well as co-hosted, [[G4 (U.S. TV channel)|G4 TV's]] ''[[Attack of the Show!]]'', Epileptic Gaming's ''Up All Night'', where she helped review ''[[Rock Band (video game)|Rock Band]]'', ''[[Burnout Paradise]]'', and ''[[Army of Two]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wire.ggl.com/category/video/shows/up-all-night |title=Epileptic Gaming's "Up All Night" |publisher=Wire.ggl.com |access-date=2011-09-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002091545/http://wire.ggl.com/category/video/shows/up-all-night/ |archive-date=2011-10-02 }}</ref>
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| ''{{sortname|The|Cleaner|The Cleaner (American TV series)}}''
| Usha Patel
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| Kensington (voice)
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