Daughter Zoe born 23 May 2000, weighing 7 lbs, 12 oz.
Competed in Synchronized Swimming while at Ohio State, famous for it's college Synchronized Swimming program.
Her husband, Peter, is a chef and restraunteur.
Graduated From Point Park College In Pittsburgh.
Graduated magna cum laude with a BFA in theatre from Point Park College in Pittsburgh Family owns and runs a candy factory in Akron.
Speaks fluent Greek.
Was considered for the lead for My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002), but was pregnant at the time.
January 25, 2003: welcomed second daughter, Karina Eleni, born in Los Angeles.
Spokeswoman for Maybelline New York (2001)
Graduated from Firestone High School in Akron, Ohio.
Her first TV commercial was for Semicid contraceptive. Her agent (who she still uses as a result of this) worked an "embarrassment clause" into her contract for the commercial, which has become standard for her ever since.
Melina Kanakaredes starred for five seasons in the television series Providence. Her other television credits include New York News, on CBS, Leaving L.A., NYPD Blue and guest-starring roles in The Practice and Oz. She also received two Emmy Award nominations for her work in the daytime drama Guiding Light, on CBS.
Her feature film credits include Into the Fire, Rounders, Dangerous Beauty, The Long Kiss Goodnight and 15 Minutes.
Kanakaredes is a second-generation Greek American. She made her acting debut at age 8 in an Ohio community theater production of Tom Sawyer. She attended Ohio State University, where she studied music, dance and theater. She later transferred to Point Park College in Pittsburgh, which recently awarded her an honorary doctorate.
She appeared in commercials, in industrial films and on stage in Pittsburgh. Upon graduation, she moved to New York where she appeared in Off Broadway plays.
In 2001, she became a celebrity spokesperson for Maybelline, featured in their national television and print campaigns. In 2003, after the birth of her second child, she appeared on Broadway as Sally Bowles in Cabaret.
Kanakaredes was born and raised in Akron, Ohio. She lives with her husband and two daughters in Los Angeles.
