Athena Karkanis

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|9|7}}

| birth_place = Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 1996–present

| children = 2{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CWRwgwvsMGM/ | title=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" }}

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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 Lethbridge, Alberta{{cite web |last=Wassenberg |first=Anya |date=September 17, 2009 |title=Art & Culture Maven: TIFF Interview with Athena Karkanis of George Romero's Survival of the Dead |url=http://www.artandculturemaven.com/2009/09/tiff-interview-with-athena-karkanis-of.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926014016/http://www.artandculturemaven.com/2009/09/tiff-interview-with-athena-karkanis-of.html |archive-date=September 26, 2018 |access-date=June 26, 2014 |publisher=Artandculturemaven.com}} and raised in Toronto. She is of Greek and Egyptian descent.{{cite web |last=Yianilos |first=Laurel |date=January 16, 2010 |title=Crossing Borders is a full time job for this Greek-Canadian Actress |url=http://hollywood.greekreporter.com/2010/01/16/crossing-borders-is-a-full-time-job-for-this-greek-canadian-actress/ |url-status=live |archive-url=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/ |archive-date=August 29, 2018 |access-date=June 25, 2014 |publisher=Hollywood.GreekReporter.com}}{{cite web |last1=Stokeley |first1=Matthew |title=Q&A – Athena Karkanis (Dani Khalil) |url=https://www.amc.com/shows/low-winter-sun/talk/2013/08/qa-athena-karkanis-dani-khalil |website=AMC |access-date=June 4, 2020 |date=August 2013 |archive-date=June 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604203116/https://www.amc.com/shows/low-winter-sun/talk/2013/08/qa-athena-karkanis-dani-khalil |url-status=live }} 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., Total Drama: Revenge of the Island, Dino Ranch and My Little Pony: Make Your Mark. 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 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 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.{{cite web |date=May 19, 2014 |title='The Lottery', 'Witches Of East End' Add Cast |url=https://deadline.com/2014/05/athena-karkanis-joins-lifetimes-lottery-steven-berkoff-in-witches-of-east-end-733210/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140618193119/http://www.deadline.com/2014/05/athena-karkanis-joins-lifetimes-lottery-steven-berkoff-in-witches-of-east-end/ |archive-date=June 18, 2014 |access-date=June 25, 2014 |publisher=Deadline}} 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=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"\| Notes
2005 \|{{sortname\|The\|Care Bears' Big Wish Movie}} \|Harmony Bear \|Voice, direct-to-video{{cite web \|title=Athena Karkanis (visual voices guide) \|url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Athena-Karkanis/ \|access-date=August 7, 2024 \|publisher=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 credits or other reliable sources of information.
2007 \|Saw IV \|Agent Lindsey Perez \|
rowspan="4" \|2008 \|{{sortname\|The\|Art of War II: Betrayal}} \|Heather \|Direct-to-video
Saw V \|Agent Lindsey Perez \|Archive footage
Repo! The Genetic Opera \|Female Repo Victim \|
Tomboy \|Alex \|Short film
rowspan="2" \|2009 \|Survival of the Dead \|Tomboy \|
Saw VI \|Agent Lindsey Perez \|
2011 \|Sacrifice \|Rachel \|
2012 \|{{sortname\|The\|Barrens\|The Barrens (film)}} \|Erica \|
rowspan="2" \|2013 \|Foxed! \|Emily \|Short film
Subconscious Password \|The Babysitter \|Voice, short film
2016 \|Spark \|Koko \|Voice
2019 \|Break In Break Out \|Tamara \|Short film

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable"| Notes

2005

|{{sortname|The|Care Bears' Big Wish Movie}}

|Harmony Bear

|Voice, direct-to-video{{cite web |title=Athena Karkanis (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Athena-Karkanis/ |access-date=August 7, 2024 |publisher=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 credits or other reliable sources of information.

2007

|Saw IV

|Agent Lindsey Perez

rowspan="4" |2008

|{{sortname|The|Art of War II: Betrayal}}

|Heather

|Direct-to-video

Saw V

|Agent Lindsey Perez

|Archive footage

Repo! The Genetic Opera

|Female Repo Victim

Tomboy

|Alex

|Short film

rowspan="2" |2009

|Survival of the Dead

|Tomboy

Saw VI

|Agent Lindsey Perez

2011

|Sacrifice

|Rachel

2012

|{{sortname|The|Barrens|The Barrens (film)}}

|Erica

rowspan="2" |2013

|Foxed!

|Emily

|Short film

Subconscious Password

|The Babysitter

|Voice, short film

2016

|Spark

|Koko

|Voice

2019

|Break In Break Out

|Tamara

|Short film

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"\| Notes
1996–98 \|Stickin' Around \|Various \|Recurring voice role
2003 \|Chappelle's Show \|Educated Guess Announcer \|Voice, 1 episode
2004 \|Kevin Hill \|Annalisa / Lina \|2 episodes
rowspan="3" \|2005 \|Missing \|Tamara Corday \|Episode: "Phoenix Rising"
Kojak \|Gabriella Bustar \|Episode: "East Sixties"
Delilah and Julius \|Zoe Ling \|7 episodes
2006–07 \|Skyland \|Diwan \|Voice, main role (27 episodes)
2006–08 \|Growing Up Creepie \|Creepella "Creepie" Creecher / Various \|Voice, main role (26 episodes)
2007 \|data-sort-value="Best Years, The" \| The Best Years \|Dawn Vargaz \|Main role; 13 episodes
2008–10 \|data-sort-value="Border, The" \| The Border \|Agent Khalida "Khali" Massi / Salah Karim \|12 episodes
rowspan="6" \|2009 \|Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist \|Bream \|Voice, episode: "A Fish Tale"
Nerdland \|Patty \|Voice, television film
Guns \|Ines Mendoza \|Television miniseries
U.S. Attorney \|Marlene Rodriguez \|Television film
data-sort-value="Dating Guy, The" \| The Dating Guy \|Diana \|Voice, episode: "Captain Petard"
Too Late to Say Goodbye \|Liz \|Television film
2009–2011 \|Producing Parker \|Sally, Mimi Chiu, Latino Lesbian \|Voice, 3 episodes
rowspan="3" \|2010 \|Dex Hamilton: Fire and Ice \|Herman / Computer voice \|Television film
Degrassi: The Next Generation \|Rachel \|Episode: "Don't Let Me Get Me: Part 1"
Sundays at Tiffany's \|Talk Show Host \|Television film
rowspan="8" \|2011 \|Republic of Doyle \|Heather Smith \|Episode: "Live and Let Doyle"
InSecurity \|Paloma \|Episode: "El Negotiator"
XIII: The Series \|Maria Cardenas \|Episode: "Costa Verde"
Covert Affairs \|Shireen \|Episode: "Bang and Blame"
Almost Heroes \|Rayna \|8 episodes
MetaJets \|Flygirl \|Main voice role
data-sort-value="Ron James Show, The" \| The Ron James Show \|Nurse \|Voice, 3 episodes
Certain Prey \|Marcy Sherrill \|Television film
rowspan="2" \|2011–12 \|Conquer the Kairu \| \|Voice, 15 episodes
Lost Girl \|Nadia \|7 episodes
2011–present \|Wild Kratts \|Aviva Corcovado, Nua \|Main voice role
rowspan="6" \|2012 \|Total Drama: Revenge of the Island \|Anne Maria \|Voice, 8 episodes
Detentionaire \|Kimmie McAdams \|Voice, episode: "The Candidate"
Supernatural \|Andrea Kormos \|Episode: "Blood Brother"
Transporter: The Series \|Mauga \|2 episodes
Murdoch Mysteries \|Dr. Iris Bajjali \|Episode: "Evil Eye of Egypt"
data-sort-value="Firm, The" \| The Firm \|Wendy \|Episode: "Chapter 20"
rowspan="3" \|2013 \|data-sort-value="Listener, The" \| The Listener \|Crown Prosecutor Krista Ellis \|Episode: "Witness for the Prosecution"
Low Winter Sun \|Dani Khalil \|Main role (10 episodes)
Skatoony \| Anne Maria \| Episode: "Style Trial"
2013–14 \|Julius Jr. \|Sheree, Sidney, additional voices \|Voice, 51 episodes
rowspan="2" \|2014 \|Remedy \|Gwen Devoe \|Episode: "The Beast Within"
data-sort-value="Lottery, The" \| The Lottery \|Vanessa Keller \|10 episodes
rowspan="2" \|2015 \|Murdoch Mysteries \|Dr. Iris Bajjali \|Episode: "Murdoch and the Temple of Death"
Young Drunk Punk \|Gayle \|Episode: "European Style"
2015–16 \|data-sort-value="Expanse, The" \| The Expanse \|Octavia Muss \|7 episodes
rowspan="3" \|2016 \|Poor Richard's Almanack \|Penny Richards \|Unsold television pilot
Fugget About It \|Anna \|Voice, episode: "Spicy Apocalypse"
Looped \|Claire \|Voice, 5 episodes
rowspan="4" \|2017 \|Mysticons \|Imani Firewing, Quasarla, Lateensia \|Voice, recurring role
Suits \|Marissa \|2 episodes
Ransom \|Angela Rose \|Episode: "The Box"
Zoo \|Abigail Westbrook \|12 episodes
2018–23 \|Manifest \|Grace Stone \|Main role (43 episodes)
2018 \|House of Cards \|Melody Cruz \|5 episodes
2019 \|Corn & Peg \|Miss Rider \|1 episode
2021–present \|Dino Ranch \|Jane, Tango \| rowspan="2" \|Main voice role
2022–23 \|My Little Pony: Make Your Mark \|Opaline Arcana
2023–present \|Work It Out Wombats! \|Kat \|Voice, 9 episodes

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable"| Notes

1996–98

|Stickin' Around

|Various

|Recurring voice role

2003

|Chappelle's Show

|Educated Guess Announcer

|Voice, 1 episode

2004

|Kevin Hill

|Annalisa / Lina

|2 episodes

rowspan="3" |2005

|Missing

|Tamara Corday

|Episode: "Phoenix Rising"

Kojak

|Gabriella Bustar

|Episode: "East Sixties"

Delilah and Julius

|Zoe Ling

|7 episodes

2006–07

|Skyland

|Diwan

|Voice, main role (27 episodes)

2006–08

|Growing Up Creepie

|Creepella "Creepie" Creecher / Various

|Voice, main role (26 episodes)

2007

|data-sort-value="Best Years, The" | The Best Years

|Dawn Vargaz

|Main role; 13 episodes

2008–10

|data-sort-value="Border, The" | The Border

|Agent Khalida "Khali" Massi / Salah Karim

|12 episodes

rowspan="6" |2009

|Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist

|Bream

|Voice, episode: "A Fish Tale"

Nerdland

|Patty

|Voice, television film

Guns

|Ines Mendoza

|Television miniseries

U.S. Attorney

|Marlene Rodriguez

|Television film

data-sort-value="Dating Guy, The" | The Dating Guy

|Diana

|Voice, episode: "Captain Petard"

Too Late to Say Goodbye

|Liz

|Television film

2009–2011

|Producing Parker

|Sally, Mimi Chiu, Latino Lesbian

|Voice, 3 episodes

rowspan="3" |2010

|Dex Hamilton: Fire and Ice

|Herman / Computer voice

|Television film

Degrassi: The Next Generation

|Rachel

|Episode: "Don't Let Me Get Me: Part 1"

Sundays at Tiffany's

|Talk Show Host

|Television film

rowspan="8" |2011

|Republic of Doyle

|Heather Smith

|Episode: "Live and Let Doyle"

InSecurity

|Paloma

|Episode: "El Negotiator"

XIII: The Series

|Maria Cardenas

|Episode: "Costa Verde"

Covert Affairs

|Shireen

|Episode: "Bang and Blame"

Almost Heroes

|Rayna

|8 episodes

MetaJets

|Flygirl

|Main voice role

data-sort-value="Ron James Show, The" | The Ron James Show

|Nurse

|Voice, 3 episodes

Certain Prey

|Marcy Sherrill

|Television film

rowspan="2" |2011–12

|Conquer the Kairu

|Voice, 15 episodes

Lost Girl

|Nadia

|7 episodes

2011–present

|Wild Kratts

|Aviva Corcovado, Nua

|Main voice role

rowspan="6" |2012

|Total Drama: Revenge of the Island

|Anne Maria

|Voice, 8 episodes

Detentionaire

|Kimmie McAdams

|Voice, episode: "The Candidate"

Supernatural

|Andrea Kormos

|Episode: "Blood Brother"

Transporter: The Series

|Mauga

|2 episodes

Murdoch Mysteries

|Dr. Iris Bajjali

|Episode: "Evil Eye of Egypt"

data-sort-value="Firm, The" | The Firm

|Wendy

|Episode: "Chapter 20"

rowspan="3" |2013

|data-sort-value="Listener, The" | The Listener

|Crown Prosecutor Krista Ellis

|Episode: "Witness for the Prosecution"

Low Winter Sun

|Dani Khalil

|Main role (10 episodes)

Skatoony

| Anne Maria

| Episode: "Style Trial"

2013–14

|Julius Jr.

|Sheree, Sidney, additional voices

|Voice, 51 episodes

rowspan="2" |2014

|Remedy

|Gwen Devoe

|Episode: "The Beast Within"

data-sort-value="Lottery, The" | The Lottery

|Vanessa Keller

|10 episodes

rowspan="2" |2015

|Murdoch Mysteries

|Dr. Iris Bajjali

|Episode: "Murdoch and the Temple of Death"

Young Drunk Punk

|Gayle

|Episode: "European Style"

2015–16

|data-sort-value="Expanse, The" | The Expanse

|Octavia Muss

|7 episodes

rowspan="3" |2016

|Poor Richard's Almanack

|Penny Richards

|Unsold television pilot

Fugget About It

|Anna

|Voice, episode: "Spicy Apocalypse"

Looped

|Claire

|Voice, 5 episodes

rowspan="4" |2017

|Mysticons

|Imani Firewing, Quasarla, Lateensia

|Voice, recurring role

Suits

|Marissa

|2 episodes

Ransom

|Angela Rose

|Episode: "The Box"

Zoo

|Abigail Westbrook

|12 episodes

2018–23

|Manifest

|Grace Stone

|Main role (43 episodes)

2018

|House of Cards

|Melody Cruz

|5 episodes

2019

|Corn & Peg

|Miss Rider

|1 episode

2021–present

|Dino Ranch

|Jane, Tango

| rowspan="2" |Main voice role

2022–23

|My Little Pony: Make Your Mark

|Opaline Arcana

2023–present

|Work It Out Wombats!

|Kat

|Voice, 9 episodes

=Video games=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role !
2005 \|Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas \|Joanna Torres \|
2010 \|World of Warcraft: Cataclysm \|Gilnean NPC \|
2011 \|Star Wars: The Old Republic \|Jedi Consular Female \|
rowspan="2" \|2012 \|Diablo III \|Barbarian - Female \|
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria \|Aysa Cloudsinger, Lu'lin, Ki \|
2013 \|Star Wars: The Old Republic - Rise of the Hutt Cartel \|Jedi Consular Female \|
rowspan="3" \|2014 \|Diablo III: Reaper of Souls \|Barbarian - Female \|
World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor \| \|
Star Wars: The Old Republic - Shadow of Revan \| rowspan="2" \|Jedi Consular Female \|
rowspan="2" \|2015 \|Star Wars: The Old Republic - Knights of the Fallen Empire \|
Heroes of the Storm \|Sonya \|
rowspan="3" \|2016 \|Maize \|Ruby Queen \|
Far Cry Primal \| \|
Star Wars: The Old Republic - Knights of the Eternal Throne \| rowspan="3" \|Jedi Consular Female \|
2019 \|Star Wars: The Old Republic - Onslaught \|
rowspan="2" \|2022 \|Star Wars: The Old Republic - Legacy of the Sith \|
My Little Pony: A Maretime Bay Adventure \|Zoom Zephyrwing \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

2005

|Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas

|Joanna Torres

2010

|World of Warcraft: Cataclysm

|Gilnean NPC

2011

|Star Wars: The Old Republic