Providence is an American medical drama television series that was created by John Masius and ran on NBC from January 8, 1999 to December 20, 2002, airing 96 episodes over the course of five seasons.

Melina Eleni Kanakaredes Constantinides is an American actress. She is widely known for her roles in U.S. primetime television dramas as Dr. Sydney Hansen in Providence (1999–2002), as Detective Stella Bonasera in CSI: NY (2004–2010), and on the American daytime television drama series Guiding Light as Eleni Andros Cooper (1991–1995).