Janina Gavankar

Janina Gavankar: Biography in Details

Who is Janina Gavankar?

Janina Gavankar is an American actress and musician best known for her roles. She is also a pianist, vocalist, and orchestral percussionist.

Besides all of these, she has also acted in several films, web series, television programs, and theatrical plays. She is obsessed with great designs, ranging from fashion to furniture.

Janina Gavankar: BirthFacts, Family, and Childhood

Janina Gavankar was born on November 21, 1980, in Joliet, Illinois, U.S. She grew up playing piano and percussion.

Her father’s name is Pete Gavankar who was an engineer from Pune who came first to the US to pursue a master’s. Likely her mother’s name is Shan-De-Mohra she was a half-Dutch and half-Indian. She also has a sister named Sonya Gavankar who is a journalist.

Education

Janina Gavankar attended the University of Illinois at Chicago to major in Theatre Performance.

Janina Gavankar: Early, Profession life and Career

Janima Gvankar started her career in 2001 appearing in ‘Why Is God’ followed by MGM’s ‘Barbershop’. And later she was offered different TV series.

Janina Gavankar played on it since 2009. Soon After that, she became part of various acting projects. She worked in independent movies like The Custom Mary’, ‘Victory or Death’ and ‘Satellite of Love and also in various TV series ‘Funny or Die shorts.

A year later, the American multitalented star was featured in the TV series ‘Garfunkel and Oates as Dr. Sharma. She also began portraying the character of Meredith Bose in the series ‘The Mysteries of Laura’ from that year onward till 2016. Lastly, in 2016, she was cast as Diana Thomas in the TV series ‘Sleepy Hollow’ and as Gina in ‘Sidney Hall’.

Janina Gavaskar has also contributed to the cover of Kanye West’s track ‘Love Lockdown’. In 2011, she developed a free template for Hollywood people to help them control their presence on social media.

Likewise in 2012, Janina Gavankar lent her voice to various characters of the web series ‘Do’s and Don’t’. In 2015, she lent her voice to ‘FERO’, one of the lead characters in “Halo 5”. Her music video ‘Don’t Look Down was also released during the same year.

Is Janina Gavankar active on social media?

Janina Gavankar is highly active on many social networking sites such as Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

She has 192K followers on Instagram, 177K followers on Twitter, and 95k followers on Facebook.

Janina Gavankar: Lifetime Achievements and Awards

Janina Gavankar was nominated for an ‘Asian Excellence Award’ in the year 2008. In 2011 she created a free template for actors and artists to help them control their online presence. 

Net Worth and Salary

Janina Gavankar’s salary is not known. As of 2023, net worth is estimated to be 500k$.

Janina Gavankar: Rumors and Controversy

Janina Gavankar has played a lesbian character in the series ‘The L Word. After playing this series, different speculations were spread that the actress is lesbian.

However, she dismissed the rumours and stated that she is a straight lady who is romantically interested only in men.

Body Measurements

Janina Gavankar has the perfect body figure. Her body measurement is 35-24-36 inches. She has dark brown coloured hair and dark brown coloured eyes.

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