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First Name

Melina

Last Name

Kanakaredes

Birthday

1967-04-23

Height

68.5

Build

Slim

Eye Color

Brown - Dark

Hair Color

Brown - Dark

Birthplace

Akron, Ohio, USA

Zodiac Sign

Taurus

Ethnicity

White

Claim to Fame

Det. Bonasera on CSI: NY

Religion

Greek Orthodox

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

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Role ID

Actor/Actress, Writer, Director

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Profile Bio Text

Melina Kanakaredes starred for five seasons as Dr. Sydney Hansen on the NBC-TV critically acclaimed series "Providence" (1999). For her performance, Melina received the 2000 TV Guide Award for Favorite Actress in a Drama (as voted by more than one million TV viewers) and was nominated for the same award in 2001. In 2003, she gave birth to her second child, took to the stage as Sally Bowles in the Broadway play Cabaret and shot the indie film Into the Fire (2005) (TV) which will debut at the 2004 Tribecca Film Festival. In the fall of 2004, she will return to television in the much anticipated CBS series "CSI: NY" (2004) opposite Gary Sinise. In 2001 she appeared on the big screen co-starring opposite Robert De Niro in the film 15 Minutes (2001). Other film credits include Rounders (1998), Dangerous Beauty (1998) and The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996). In the same year, she became a celebrity spokesperson for Maybelline as featured in their national television and print campaigns. Melina Kanakaredes is a second-generation Greek-American who was born and raised in Akron, Ohio. Her love of musical theater, especially the work of Gwen Verdon and Chita Rivera, inspired her as a child. She began performing locally; singing with her sisters and making her acting debut at age eight in the community theater production of "Tom Sawyer." Kanakaredes attended Ohio State University to study music, dance and theater, later transferring to Point Park College in Pittsburgh. She appeared in commercials, industrial films and on stage in the Pittsburgh Playhouse and Pittsburgh Public Theater. Upon graduation, Kanakaredes moved to New York City where she supported her acting dreams by working in off-Broadway plays. Kanakaredes` previous television credits include a recurring role as Jimmy Smits` reporter-girlfriend in "NYPD Blue" (1993). She starred in the drama series New York New and "Leaving L.A." (1997) and guest-starred on "The Practice" (1997) and "Oz" (1997). She also received two Emmy nominations for her work on "The Guiding Light" (1952). Away from the set, Kanakaredes enjoys, reading, swimming, working out with the Pilates system, traveling (especially to Greece), listening to James Taylor, and is a sports fan of the Cleveland Indians and Chicago Bulls. She lives with her family in Los Angeles.

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www.us.imdb.com/name/nm0005074/bio

High School

Firestone High School, Akron, OH

University

Ohio State University (one year, transferred), BFA Theater, Point Park College

Full Name at Birth

Melina Eleni Kanakaredes

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Wikipedia Text

Melina Eleni Kanakaredes Constantinides, born April 23, 1967, is an American actress. She is widely known for two starring roles on U.S. prime-time television drama series; playing Detective Stella Bonasera in CSI: NY and portraying Dr. Sydney Hansen in Providence.

Current Partner

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Middle Name

Eleni

Father

Harry Kanakaredes (b. 1928)

Mother

Connie Temo (b. 1936)

Sister

Cornelia "Lia" (b. 1961), Aretta Kanakaredes (b. 1962)

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