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Janina Gavankar is an American actress and musician who has a net worth of $3 million. She is best known for her roles in the television series The L Word, True Blood, and The Mysteries of Laura. She has also appeared in films such as The Morning After, The Way Home, and The League.
Gavankar was born on November 29, 1980 in Joliet, Illinois. She attended the University of Illinois at Chicago, where she studied theater and political science. She began her acting career in 2002, appearing in the television series The L Word. She has since appeared in numerous television series, including True Blood, The Mysteries of Laura, and Sleepy Hollow.
In addition to her acting career, Gavankar is also a musician. She has released two albums, including her debut album, I Look to You, in 2009. She has also released several singles, including "Waiting for the Sun" and "The Way Home".
Gavankar is also an active philanthropist. She has worked with organizations such as the American Red Cross, the American Cancer Society, and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Popular As |
Janina Zione Gavankar |
Occupation |
Actress, musician |
Age |
44 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius |
Born |
29 November, 1980 |
Birthday |
29 November |
Birthplace |
Joliet, Illinois, U.S. |
Nationality |
United States |
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She is a member of famous Actress with the age 44 years old group.
Janina Gavankar Height, Weight & Measurements
At 44 years old, Janina Gavankar height is 170 cm .
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170 cm |
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Janina Gavankar Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Janina Gavankar worth at the age of 44 years old? Janina Gavankar’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from United States. We have estimated
Janina Gavankar's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
Net Worth in 2022 |
Pending |
Salary in 2022 |
Under Review |
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Source of Income |
Actress |
Janina Gavankar Social Network
Timeline
In late 2019 Gavankar had a supporting role in the new Apple TV+ series “The Morning Show”.
In 2018, she was in two films. Blindspotting premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and The Vanishing of Sidney Hall was distributed by A24.
In 2018, she produced the first narrative film to use the ARRI Alexa LF.
She starred as Iden Versio, the main character in the campaign mode of the 2017 Electronic Arts video game Star Wars Battlefront II.
In 2017, she launched a private discussion forum for members of the games industry.
While in high school, Gavankar auditioned for the front ensemble of the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps of Rockford, Illinois. Before hearing whether she had made the corps, she was accepted for the Yale School of Drama's summer camp, and went there. "I fell in love with drum corps when I was 13 years old", Gavankar has stated, and remains a strong fan of the activity. When she heard the Martin Garrix/Usher collaboration, "Don't Look Down", she had the idea of performing it as marching music. With assistance from Drum Corps International, she contacted the Jersey Surf Drum and Bugle Corps and arranger Colin Bell. She went into the studios in New York with fifty members of Jersey Surf and recorded the music video "Don't Look Down- #JustAddDrumCorps Edition" that was released in April 2015.
On May 20, 2015, Gavankar performed a percussion duet at Carnegie Hall with Questlove for the Best Buddies charity benefit.
In 2014, she starred as Amita in the video game, Far Cry 4. She also played Detective Meredith Bose on The Mysteries of Laura from 2014 to 2016.
On August 3, 2013, Gavankar landed a role as a witch named Qetsiyah in the fifth season of The Vampire Diaries. She guest starred in the third season of Husbands.
Her indie movie, Satellite of Love, premiered at the Dallas International Film Festival in 2012, and her 2012 indie I'm Afraid of Virginia Wolf is currently in post-production. On December 20, 2012, Gavankar was the last person interviewed for the now cancelled Attack of the Show! which aired on G4 TV.
In August 2012, she released the single for her upcoming EP, entitled Waiting for Godot, and in November, Billboard premiered the official music video. It went on to win numerous film festival awards.
In 2011 Gavankar became a series regular in HBO's True Blood as a public school teacher and shapeshifter, Luna Garza, who gets romantically involved with one of the main characters of the series.
In 2011 she created a free template for actors and artists to help them control their online presence and in 2012, spoke at the Suits and Spooks Conference about how she discovered a solution for data challenges faced by actors through the use of open source tools.
In 2008, Gavankar was nominated for an Asian Excellence Award. In 2012, Gavankar received the Gravity Summit Award for Excellence in Social Media.
In 2006 she joined the cast of The L Word as a series regular, and shot all of the clips used for Ms. Dewey. In 2007, she landed a lead in CW pilot Dash 4 Cash. In 2008, Gavankar appeared in the TV series Stargate Atlantis, Grey's Anatomy, NCIS, My Boys, and Factory. In 2009, she appeared in the TV shows The Cleaner, Dollhouse, 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, since cancelled, on ABC. She appears on CW's Arrow as a vice squad police officer and brief girlfriend to Oliver Queen.
Gavankar was the first actress to use Twitter, signing up on Richard Branson's computer on Necker Island in 2006.
Janina Zione Gavankar (/dʒ ə ˈ n iː n ə ɡ ə ˈ v ɑː ŋ k ər / ; 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.