A Daytime Emmy Award-nominated Greek-American actress known for her roles as Det. Bonasera in CSI: NY and playing Dr. Hansen in Providence.
Kanakaredes' first TV role was on the daytime drama Guiding Light, originating the role of Eleni Andros Spaulding Cooper from 1991 to 1995.
Her other television credits include NYPD Blue (in a recurring role as reporter Benita Alden during that TV show's second season), Northern Exposure, Due South, Oz (TV series), The Practice, MTV's The Ben Stiller Show, and a Hallmark Hall of Fame adaptation of the Anne Tyler novel Saint Maybe.
Her appearances in movies include The Long Kiss Goodnight as Trin and 15 Minutes as Nicolette Karas, the girlfriend of Robert De Niro's character.
Melina Kanakaredes graduated attended the Ohio State University for a short time, and then she transferred to the Point Park College in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Point Park in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in theater arts.
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