Janina Gavankar: I knew nothing. I was in Washington D.C. waiting for my sister to have a baby, I got a call that The Vampire Diaries wanted me to do an arc, but if I wanted to do it I had to ...

Gavankar is best known for her long-running role on True Blood and has also stopped by Arrow, The League and The Gates. The Vampire Diaries Season 5 , meanwhile, premiere on Thursday, October 3 ...

The CW drama's fifth season casts Gavankar in a potentially recurring role. By Morgan Jeffery Published: 05 August 2013 Janina Gavankar has won a role on The Vampire Diaries .

Mystic Falls gets an infusion of fresh blood when The Vampire Diaries premieres on Oct. 3. Among the newbies: Tessa (True Blood's Janina Gavankar), whom executive producer Caroline Dries describes ...

Janina Gavankar: I knew nothing. I was in Washington D.C. waiting for my sister to have a baby, I got a call that The Vampire Diaries wanted me to do an arc, but if I wanted to do it I had to ...

Janina Gavankar: I knew nothing. I was in Washington D.C. waiting for my sister to have a baby, I got a call that The Vampire Diaries wanted me to do an arc, but if I wanted to do it I had to ...

Hell hath no fury like a 2,000-year-old woman scorned. After almost a full season since the character was first mentioned, Vampire Diaries fans finally got to meet the show's most powerful witch ...

Hell hath no fury like a 2,000-year-old woman scorned. After almost a full season since the character was first mentioned, Vampire Diaries fans finally got to meet the show's most powerful witch ...