Juliana Jay Harkavy (born January 1, 1985 in New York City, New York) is an American actress and singer. Her acting career began when she was just 10 years old. She has starred in several movies and TV series, mostly in supporting roles, until becoming part of the main cast of Arrow, as Dinah Drake aka the second Black Canary.
She is of Dominican-Jewish descent and the daughter of Michael Harkavy, who is the former Senior Vice president of Warner Bros. Entertainment Worldwide Publishing, Kids' WB Music, and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.
Has a knack for playing Action Girls (particularly Girls with Guns and/or Fair Cops).
Filmography
- A Little Princess (1995) (1995) as Girl in India
- My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006) as Passerby
- The Glades (2010) as Amy
- Dolphin Tale (2011) as Rebecca
- Dolphin Tale 2 (2014)
- Graceland (2013) as Alex
- The Walking Dead (2013) as Alisha
- Constantine (2014) as Sarah
- Last Shift (2014) as Jessica Loren
- Arrowverse (2017 — 2020) as Dinah Drake / Black Canary II:
- Arrow (2017 — 2020)
- Crisis on Earth-X (2017)
- Crisis on Infinite Earths (2020)
She provides tropes of:
- Action Girl: She typically gets cast as one and does as many of her own stunts as she can.
- Amazonian Beauty: Has a fair amount of muscle tone on her, fitting for her status as an Action Girl.
- The Cast Showoff: The penultimate episode of Arrow, a Poorly Disguised Pilot that never got picked up, features her performing an original song.
- Contralto of Strength: Her deep, husky voice goes very well with her Action Girl roles.
- Ms. Fanservice: She's a very beautiful woman and even has scenes in Arrow where you see her toned, fit body.
- Statuesque Stunner: She's about 5'8" and is very attractive.