Athena Karkanis (born September 7, 1981) is a Canadian television, film and voice actress. She is noted for her role as Grace Stone in the

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science fiction drama series ''

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''.

Life and career

Karkanis was born in

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and raised in Toronto. She is of

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and

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descent. In 2005, she made her screen debut in an episode of '' 1-800-Missing'' and later had a number of guest-starring, recurring and regular roles on Canadian television shows. She also had regular voice roles in '' Skyland'', ''

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'' and '' Total Drama: Revenge of the Island''. She has a regular voice role in ''

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'' as Aviva Corcovado. Karkanis co-starred in several horror films, including ''

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'' (2007), ''

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'' (2008), ''

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'' (2009), ''

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'' (2009), and '' The Barrens'' (2012). She also appeared in direct-to-video action films '' The Art of War II: Betrayal'' (2008), and '' Sacrifice'' (2011). On television, she was a regular cast member in the first season of Canadian teen drama ''

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'' in 2007, in '' The Border'' from 2008 to 2010, and in the short-lived comedy series ''

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'' in 2011. She also had a recurring role in ''

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'' from 2011 to 2012. Karkanis starred in the

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drama series '' Low Winter Sun'' in 2013. In 2014, she was cast as a series regular in the Lifetime post-apocalyptic drama series, ''

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''. In 2015, she began playing the role of Octavia Muss on ''

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''. In 2018, Karkanis started playing Grace Stone on the

TV series ''

''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Karkanis, Athena 1981 births Living people Actresses from Alberta Canadian film actresses Canadian people of Greek descent Canadian people of Egyptian descent Canadian soap opera actresses Canadian television actresses Canadian voice actresses McGill University alumni 21st-century Canadian actresses