Melina Kanakaredes is one of the most popular and richest TV Actress who was born on April 23, 1967 in Akron, Ohio, United States. She is best known for her role as Detective Stella Bonasera in CSI: NY. She was also Dr. Sydney Hansen on the series Providence. She starred as Athena in Percy Jackson & the Olympians, The Lightning Thief in 2010.
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At age 8, Kanakaredes made her stage debut in a production of Tom Sawyer at Weathervane Playhouse in Akron, Ohio. She graduated from the Firestone High School in Akron. She attended Ohio State University for a short time, and then transferred to Point Park College in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she performed roles in the professional theatre scene there, including the role of Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar at Pittsburgh Musical Theater. She graduated from Point Park in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in theater arts.
Kanakaredes’s first television role was on the daytime drama Guiding Light, originating the role of Eleni Andros Cooper from 1991 to 1995. She was nominated twice for a Daytime Emmy Award for her portrayal of Eleni.
In 1992, she married Peter Constantinides and had two children with him.
