Melina Kanakaredes
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Melina Eleni Kanakaredes-Constantinides is a Greek-American actress, widely known for her roles in American primetime television dramas as Dr. Sydney Hansen in Providence, Detective Stella Bonasera in
Kanakaredes in Ohio, 2009
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief is a 2010 American fantasy film based on Greek mythology. Directed by Chris Columbus and written by Craig Titley, based on the 2005 novel by Rick Rio
Melina Kanakaredes
…Toula Portokalos in My Big Fat Greek Wedding, but had to turn it down due to her first pregnancy. She played the role of the Greek goddess Athena in Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief and starred in the 2013 drama Snitch alongside Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Subsequent to and while earning her BFA, Kanakaredes worked in theater, and…
Theatrical release poster
Chris Columbus is the film's director and producer.
Author Rick Riordan expressed strong dislike for the film, criticizing its deviations and unfaithfulness to the source material.
Logan Lerman at the Apple Store Soho in New York City, July 29, 2013