Melina Kanakaredes Bio, Career, Boyfriend, Net Worth, Metrics

Melina Kanakaredes is an American actress, best known for the role of “Stella Bonasera” for the detective series “CSI: NY”. She also starred in the American medical drama “Providence” and the long-running series “Guiding Light”.

Additionally, according to reports by Deadline on March 21, 2018 , Kanakaredes co-wrote and produced a film based on Kübler-Ross’s book “The Wheel of Life: A Memory of Living and Dying.” He also said she will co-write the project with ‘The Immortals’ Vlas and Charley Parlapanides and produce through Melpa Productions Shingle.

MELINA KANAKAREDES: BIO, FAMILY, EDUCATION

Kanakaredes was born on April 23, 1967 in Akron, Ohio, USA. She was born as the daughter of Connie, a confectionery business owner, and Harry Kanakaredes, an insurance salesman. Additionally, she is second-generation Greek-American and fluent in Greek. His grandfather, Christ Temo, had established a chocolate factory “Temo’s Candy Company” in Akron. But now it is managed and owned by two maternal uncles.

From an early age, Kanakaredes wanted to pursue a career in acting. At age 8, she made her stage debut in a production of “Tom Sawyer” at the Weathervane Playhouse in Akron, Ohio.Regarding her education, she completed her basic education at Firestone High School in Akron.She then briefly attended Ohio State University, then transferred to Point Park College in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Theater Arts from Point Park in 1989. While at Point Park, she performed roles in professional theater, including the role of Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar at the Pittsburgh Musical Theater.

MELINA KANAKAREDES: CAREER AND LIFE ACHIEVEMENTS

She had started her acting career at an early age, performing in theaters. She first landed her television role as the main cast of Eleni Andros Cooper in CBS’ Guiding Light. For her role in the series, she earned a nomination for a Daytime Emmy Award twice. In the series, she shared the screen with actors like Tom Pelphrey and Rachel De Barros. But before making her debut with the movie ‘Bleeding Hearts’, she worked in the short film ‘Carts’ in 1987.

For the movie “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” she was considered to have a lead role but due to her pregnancy she had to quit. However, his other film credit includes 1996’s ‘The Long Kiss Goodnight’, 1998’s ‘Rounders’, 2001’s ’15 Minutes’, and like Athens in 2010’s ‘Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief’.

She has also guest starred in series and dramas like ‘NYPD Blue’, ‘Oz’, ‘CSI: Miami’, ‘CSI: NY’, ‘Extant’ and ‘Notorious’ among others. In 1999, she got the main role “Dr. Sydney Hansen” in the “Providence” series. For the series, she won Favorite Actress in a Drama from the 2000 TV Guide Awards. After that, she worked as a regular in 140 episodes of “CSI: NY” from 2004-2010. In 2018, she again worked as the lead actor in “Dr. Lane Hunter” in the series “The Resident”.

MELINA KANAKAREDES: PERSONAL LIFE AND BOYFRIEND

You must be wondering whether she got married or not? The answer will then be yes. She married chef Peter Constantinides in 1992. The couple welcomed two daughters together: Zoe and Karina Eleni. According to sources, the duo met when they were still students at Ohio State University. Her husband is a former restaurant consultant and formerly Ohio-based restaurant Tria Greek Kuzina was owned by the couple. However, the restaurant closed after some time.

Kanakaredes was a former synchronized swimmer. She was also a member of the Ohio Synchronized Swimming Program. Moreover, she has not been involved in rumors and controversies that could affect her image in the media.

MELINA KANAKAREDES: FORTUNE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES

Talking about her earnings, she has done a lot in her career. However, she did not reveal any information about her salary or income. According to the sources, his net worth is estimated to be around $10 million from his successful career.

She also has a personal and verified account on different social media platforms like Instagram and Twitter. On Instagram, she has an @therealmelinak account with 38.9k followers. She has a @TherealMelinak Twitter account with 27.9k followers. Also, a Facebook account, she has the handle @therealmelinak with over 9.9k followers.

MELINA KANAKAREDES: BODY MEASUREMENTS

The beautiful actress has a good height of 5 feet 7 inches or 1.70 meters and weighs around 54 kg. Her hourglass body has measurements of 36-26-37 inches. She has natural short curly hair and green eyes.