Summary: Janina Gavankar is best known for her role of Papi in the hit Showtime series L Word. Janina is an American of Dutch and Indian decent. She grew up in Joliet, Illinois and studied classical music before pursuing an acting career. At a young age Janina trained in Opera performance, classical piano, and orchestral percussion. She performed in the singing group Endera, with whom she toured and released an album on Cash Money/Universal Records. She has also worked on an Indian music project with Pratichee Mohapatra, Deep, and Navraaz, has acted in a Bollywood movie, and VJ'd for MTV India. Janina majored in Theatre Performance at the University of Illinois in Chicago where she worked in theatre, commercials, and independent films. Music played at the end of the show: Jen Foster's "I Didn't Just Kiss Her" Listen to more SistersTalk Radio. Follow SistersTalk on Twitter. Add SistersTalk on Facebook
