Biography
With her wavy brunette hair, piercing green eyes and expressive personality, Melina Kanakaredes has been winning fans since her 1991 breakout role as Greek immigrant Eleni Andros on CBS' daytime serial "Guiding Light". The Ohio-born former beauty contestant spent nearly five years playing the character who moved from wide-eyed innocent to more mature wife and mother, earning a Daytime Emmy nod along the way. Her talent and abilities …
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Career Milestones
2013 | Cast opposite Dwayne Johnson in action drama "Snitch" | |
2010 | Cast as Athena, goddess of wisdom and Battle Strategies in the adaptation "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" | |
2005 | Co-starred with Sean Patrick Flanery and JoBeth Williams in Michael Phelan's "Into the Fire" | |
2004 | Starred opposite Gary Sinise on "CSI: NY" (CBS) as the show's lead female forensic investigator | |
2000 | Played a TV journalist opposite Robert De Niro in "15 Minutes" | |
1999 | Played Dr. Sydney Hansenas, a surgeon who returns to her New England home on NBC's "Providence" | |
1998 | Landed small role in John Dahl's "Rounders" | |
1998 | Played a Courtesan in "Dangerous Beauty" | |
1997 | Co-starred on short-lived ABC drama "Leaving L.A." | |
1995 | Series debut as regular, portrayed journalist Angela Villanova on short-lived CBS drama "New York News" | |
1995 | Played a woman from Mountie Benton Fraser's past on two-part season finale of "Due South" (CBS) | |
1995 | Played recurring role of Jimmy Smits' journalist girlfriend on ABC's "NYPD Blue" | |
1994 | Made feature film debut in "Bleeding Hearts" | |
1991 | Portrayed Greek immigrant Eleni Andros on CBS' "Guiding Light" | |
1989 | Moved to NYC to pursue career | |
| Was runner-up in Miss Ohio beauty pageant | ||
| Began performing at age eight in local community theater | ||
Awards
1994 | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in Guiding Light |
1993 | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in Guiding Light |