Athena Karkanis Explained

Athena Karkanis
Birth Date:7 September 1981
Birth Place:Alberta, Canada
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1996–present
Children:2[1]

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 NBC/Netflix science fiction drama series Manifest, as well as the voice of Anne Maria in Total Drama.

Life and career

Karkanis was born in Alberta[2] and raised in Toronto. She is of Greek and Egyptian descent.[3] [4] 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, MetaJets, Julius Jr., , Dino Ranch and . She has a regular voice role in Wild Kratts as Aviva Corcovado. Karkanis was also the lead voice for the title character in Growing Up Creepie.

Karkanis co-starred in several horror films, including Saw IV (2007), Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008), Saw VI (2009), Survival of the Dead (2009), and The Barrens (2012). She also appeared in direct-to-video action films (2008), and Sacrifice (2011). On television, she was a regular cast member in the first season of Canadian teen drama The Best Years in 2007, in The Border from 2008 to 2010, and in the short-lived comedy series Almost Heroes in 2011. She also had a recurring role in Lost Girl from 2011 to 2012.

Karkanis starred in the AMC drama series Low Winter Sun in 2013. In 2014, she was cast as a series regular in the Lifetime post-apocalyptic drama series, The Lottery.[5] In 2015, she began playing the role of Octavia Muss on The Expanse. From 2018 to 2022, Karkanis played Grace Stone on the TV series Manifest on NBC (seasons 1–3) and on Netflix (seasons 1-4).

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005Harmony BearVoice, direct-to-video[6]
2007Saw IVAgent Lindsey Perez
2008HeatherDirect-to-video
Saw VAgent Lindsey PerezArchive footage
Repo! The Genetic OperaFemale Repo Victim
TomboyAlexShort film
2009Survival of the DeadTomboy
Saw VIAgent Lindsey Perez
2011SacrificeRachel
2012Erica
2013Foxed!EmilyShort film
Subconscious PasswordThe BabysitterVoice, short film
2016SparkKokoVoice
2019Break In Break OutTamara Short film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996–98Stickin' AroundVariousRecurring voice role
2003Chappelle's ShowEducated Guess AnnouncerVoice, 1 episode
2004Kevin HillAnnalisa / Lina 2 episodes
2005MissingTamara CordayEpisode: "Phoenix Rising"
KojakGabriella BustarEpisode: "East Sixties"
Delilah and JuliusZoe Ling7 episodes
2006–07SkylandDiwan Voice, main role (27 episodes)
2006–08Growing Up CreepieCreepella "Creepie" Creecher / VariousVoice, main role (26 episodes)
2007data-sort-value="Best Years, The" The Best YearsDawn VargazMain role; 13 episodes
2008–10data-sort-value="Border, The" The BorderAgent Khalida "Khali" Massi / Salah Karim 12 episodes
2009BreamVoice, episode: "A Fish Tale"
NerdlandPatty Voice, television film
GunsInes MendozaTelevision miniseries
U.S. AttorneyMarlene RodriguezTelevision film
data-sort-value="Dating Guy, The" The Dating GuyDianaVoice, episode: "Captain Petard"
Too Late to Say GoodbyeLizTelevision film
2009–2011Producing ParkerSally, Mimi Chiu, Latino LesbianVoice, 3 episodes
2010Dex Hamilton: Fire and IceHerman / Computer voiceTelevision film
RachelEpisode: "Don't Let Me Get Me: Part 1"
Sundays at Tiffany'sTalk Show HostTelevision film
2011Republic of DoyleHeather SmithEpisode: "Live and Let Doyle"
InSecurityPalomaEpisode: "El Negotiator"
Maria CardenasEpisode: "Costa Verde"
Covert AffairsShireenEpisode: "Bang and Blame"
Almost HeroesRayna8 episodes
MetaJetsFlygirlMain voice role
data-sort-value="Ron James Show, The" The Ron James ShowNurse Voice, 3 episodes
Certain PreyMarcy Sherrill Television film
2011–12Conquer the KairuVoice, 15 episodes
Lost GirlNadia7 episodes
2011–presentWild KrattsAviva Corcovado, NuaMain voice role
2012Anne MariaVoice, 8 episodes
DetentionaireKimmie McAdamsVoice, episode: "The Candidate"
SupernaturalAndrea KormosEpisode: "Blood Brother"
Mauga2 episodes
Murdoch MysteriesDr. Iris BajjaliEpisode: "Evil Eye of Egypt"
data-sort-value="Firm, The" The FirmWendyEpisode: "Chapter 20"
2013data-sort-value="Listener, The" The ListenerCrown Prosecutor Krista EllisEpisode: "Witness for the Prosecution"
Low Winter SunDani KhalilMain role (10 episodes)
SkatoonyAnne MariaEpisode: "Style Trial"
2013–14Julius Jr.Sheree, Sidney, additional voicesVoice, 51 episodes
2014RemedyGwen DevoeEpisode: "The Beast Within"
data-sort-value="Lottery, The" The LotteryVanessa Keller10 episodes
2015Murdoch MysteriesDr. Iris BajjaliEpisode: "Murdoch and the Temple of Death"
Young Drunk PunkGayleEpisode: "European Style"
2015–16data-sort-value="Expanse, The" The ExpanseOctavia Muss7 episodes
2016Poor Richard's AlmanackPenny RichardsUnsold television pilot
Fugget About ItAnnaVoice, episode: "Spicy Apocalypse"
LoopedClaireVoice, 5 episodes
2017MysticonsImani Firewing, Quasarla, LateensiaVoice, recurring role
SuitsMarissa 2 episodes
ZooAbigail Westbrook12 episodes
2018–23ManifestGrace StoneMain role (43 episodes)
2018House of CardsMelody Cruz5 episodes
2019Corn & PegMiss Rider1 episode
2021–presentDino RanchJane, TangoMain voice role
2022–23Opaline Arcana
2023–presentWork It Out Wombats!KatVoice, 9 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRole
2005Joanna Torres
2010Gilnean NPC
2011Jedi Consular Female
2012Diablo IIIBarbarian - Female
Aysa Cloudsinger, Lu'lin, Ki
2013Star Wars: The Old Republic - Rise of the Hutt CartelJedi Consular Female
2014Barbarian - Female
Star Wars: The Old Republic - Shadow of RevanJedi Consular Female
2015Star Wars: The Old Republic - Knights of the Fallen Empire
Heroes of the StormSonya
2016MaizeRuby Queen
Far Cry Primal
Star Wars: The Old Republic - Knights of the Eternal ThroneJedi Consular Female
2019Star Wars: The Old Republic - Onslaught
2022Star Wars: The Old Republic - Legacy of the Sith
Zoom Zephyrwing

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athena Karkanis on Instagram: "Went to the ballet today with my two favourite people. It was amazing to watch a live performance again with a theatre full of arts lovers. As the lights went down and the curtain came up on the beautiful dancers of this incredible company. I found myself overcome with emotion, thinking about how momentous this return to the stage is. As a performer (Who's first many years of her career were on the stage) and as a lover of theatre and dance, I felt so happy and grateful to be there and to be sharing it with my children. Thank you @nationalballet in the words of my four year old… " that was the beautifulest thing in the whole wide world " #angelsatlasnbc" .
  2. Web site: Wassenberg . Anya . September 17, 2009 . Art & Culture Maven: TIFF Interview with Athena Karkanis of George Romero's Survival of the Dead . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180926014016/http://www.artandculturemaven.com/2009/09/tiff-interview-with-athena-karkanis-of.html . September 26, 2018 . June 26, 2014 . Artandculturemaven.com.
  3. Web site: Yianilos . Laurel . January 16, 2010 . Crossing Borders is a full time job for this Greek-Canadian Actress . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180829110204/https://hollywood.greekreporter.com/2010/01/16/crossing-borders-is-a-full-time-job-for-this-greek-canadian-actress/ . August 29, 2018 . June 25, 2014 . Hollywood.GreekReporter.com.
  4. Web site: Stokeley . Matthew . Q&A – Athena Karkanis (Dani Khalil) . AMC . June 4, 2020 . August 2013 . June 4, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200604203116/https://www.amc.com/shows/low-winter-sun/talk/2013/08/qa-athena-karkanis-dani-khalil . live .
  5. Web site: May 19, 2014 . 'The Lottery', 'Witches Of East End' Add Cast . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140618193119/http://www.deadline.com/2014/05/athena-karkanis-joins-lifetimes-lottery-steven-berkoff-in-witches-of-east-end/ . June 18, 2014 . June 25, 2014 . Deadline.
  6. Web site: Athena Karkanis (visual voices guide) . August 7, 2024 . Behind The Voice Actors. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.