Katie Chonacas is an American

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. Chonacas was born in

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. After moving to

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in 2002 she landed roles on television series including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. She had supporting roles in ''

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'' as Amber, '' Thick as Thieves'' as June, and '' Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans'' as Tina.

Acting

Chonacas moved to Los Angeles in 2002, where her acting career expanded. She landed roles on top television series such as CBS’s '' CSI: New York'' and FX Network’s ''

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''. She also excelled in film as she booked supporting roles in the films ''

'' starring

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and '' The Code'' starring

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and

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. She also shared a passionate scene with

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in '' Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans'' directed by

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who hand-selected Chonacas for the role. She has also starred in several major music videos. Her first lead in a music video was playing a young teenage hippie in the

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song '' The Golden Path''. She was chosen out of a large L.A. talent pool to be the lead in

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’s music video ''

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'', directed by Dragon. She was also featured wearing

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’s music video ''

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''.

Influences

One of Chonacas' mentors is long-time friend

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, whom she met on her first acting gig on the Universal Studios lot for the

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TV show ''

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'', on which Valentine starred.

References

Interview: Katie Chonacas Talks Streets of Blood
*http://www.maxim.com/girls/girls-of-maxim/44950/katie-chonacas.html

*http://www.behindthehype.com/interviews/actress-katie-chonacas/ *http://talkingmakeup.com/celebrity-beauty-style/beauty-news/meet-katie-chonacas-hollywoods-next-starlet/

* ttp://kyriakisunday.blogspot.com/2011/02/right-vision-up-close-with-larry-leight.html Larry Leight on working with Katie Chonacasbr>Podcast Interview: Katie Chonacas NFT Artist & Actor

External links

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