starred for five seasons as Dr.
Sydney Hansen on the NBC-TV series "Providence." In 2001 she
appeared on the big screen co-starring with Robert De Niro in the
film 15 Minutes. Other film credits include Rounders, Dangerous
Beauty and The Long Kiss Goodnight. Also in 2001, she became a
celebrity spokesperson for Maybelline and was featured in its
national television and print campaigns. Kanakaredes is a second
generation Greek-American who was born and raised in Akron, Ohio.
Her love of musical theatre, 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 a community theatre production of Tom Sawyer. Upon
graduation from college, Kanakaredes moved to New York City where
she supported her acting dreams by working Off-Broadway.
Kanakaredes' additional television credits include "NYPD Blue,"
"New York New," "Leaving L.A.," "The Practice" and "Oz." She also
received two Emmy nominations for her work on "Guiding Light."
Venus in Fur
Circumcise Me
Conviction
Clothes for a
Summer Hotel
Mazeltov Cocktail
Lend Me a Tenor
Alice in Wonderland
Candida
The Temperamentals
ALSO SAVE ON
BROADWAY'S BEST
Come Fly with Me
God of Carnage
Hair
Memphis
Next to Normal
The Phantom of the Opera
Rock of Ages
Time Stands Still
A View from the Bridge
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