Marie Avgeropoulos

Avgeropoulos was born on 17 June 1986 in Thunder Bay, Ontario to Greek parents. She grew up fishing, hunting and camping, spending most of her free time outdoors. She started playing drums when she was 16. After studying broadcast journalism for two years in her hometown, she moved to Europe. Several months later, she came back to Canada and settled in Vancouver.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}} At the age of 20 she underwent surgery in order to remove a large tumour from her chest and throat, with her vocal cords being removed and put back in{{Dubious|date=December 2024}}. This procedure affected her voice.{{Cite web|title=Marie Avgeropoulos at Dutch Comic Con Winter 2019 - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPuExAw4V4Q|access-date=2020-09-02|website=www.youtube.com| date=25 November 2019 |quote=6:09-6:36 - "But it's working for me, you know, i got my vocal cords ripped out a long time ago and put back in because i had a big tumour removed from my chest, and, yeah, yeah. I have a scar right here, nobody's noticed after all these years but here it is. That's what works for me as an actress i guess and it's my trophy, it reminds me that i'm strong as Marie while i'm playing Octavia."}}{{Cite web|last=Trapunski|first=Charles|date=2020-05-30|title=Interview: The 100's Marie Avgeropoulos|url=http://brieftake.com/interview-the-100-marie-avgeropoulos/|access-date=2020-09-02|website=Brief Take|language=en-CA|quote=BT (Brief Take): And the shriek that you did was apparently significant as well. - MA (Marie Avgeropoulos): The Sonic scream? I told them that I think I have only one or two Sonic screams in me, otherwise then my voice sort of… because I had a large tumour removed from my chest and my throat and my vocal cords when I was 20 years old, so screaming doesn't really work for me more than once or twice, or then it goes silent for a couple of days. [laughs]}}

One of her friends invited her for a casting call in Vancouver, which happened to be looking for drummers. A talent agent recognized her talent and invited her to appear in various national commercials. She caught the attention of director Chris Columbus. He hired Avgeropoulos for I Love You, Beth Cooper, which became her first feature film role. Her appearance in the film gave her the opportunities to star in more films, television shows and magazines.{{Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/grumpymagazine/docs/issue_14_-_marie_avgeropoulos|title=GRUMPY MAGAZINE #14 - Marie Avgeropoulos|website=Issuu|date=4 July 2019 |language=en|access-date=7 August 2019}}

In 2010, Avgeropoulos was cast as Kim Rhodes in the film Hunt to Kill, which became her break-out role.

Early in 2013, Avgeropoulos made her break-out in television after being cast for a recurring role in The CW's Cult.{{cite web|last1=Gelman|first1=Vlada|title=Pilot Scoop: Cult Actress Is One of CW's Hundred|url=http://tvline.com/2013/02/28/the-hundred-cw-pilot-marie-avgeropoulos-cast/|website=TVLine|access-date=7 February 2017|date=1 March 2013}} However, the series failed to attract viewers and after episode 7, the show was cancelled. The remaining six episodes of the show were broadcast later in the summer.

Not long after the show ended, The CW cast her as one of the main characters in their new sci-fi, The 100, to portray the character Octavia Blake.

In late 2018, Avgeropoulos was involved in a domestic violence incident when she and her boyfriend allegedly began arguing in a car on the Ventura Freeway shortly after midnight on 5 August 2018. Avgeropoulos was on new medication mixed with alcohol, and was accused of striking him multiple times in the head, neck and arm, resulting in minor injuries according to the District Attorney's Office.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2018/09/17/the-100-star-marie-avgeropoulos-charged-felony-domestic-violence/|title='The 100' Star Marie Avgeropoulos Charged With Domestic Violence, BF Wants It Dropped|website=TMZ|date=17 September 2018 }} She was then charged with domestic violence.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/uk/news/960010/the-100-s-marie-avgeropoulos-arrested-for-felony-domestic-violence|title=The 100's Marie Avgeropoulos Charged After Domestic Violence Arrest|date=17 September 2018|website=E! News}} Avgeropoulos' boyfriend wanted the charges dropped and stated that she does not pose a threat.{{Cite web|url=https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/09/17/marie-avgeropoulos-assault-not-guilty-plea/|title=Actress Marie Avgeropoulos Pleads Not Guilty To Assaulting Boyfriend|date=17 September 2018}}

The case was formally dismissed with all charges dropped, as there was no intent of harm on Avgeropoulos' part, but rather "an adverse reaction to medication that triggered the outburst."{{Cite web|title=CW's 'The 100' Star Marie Avgeropoulos Domestic Violence Case Dismissed|url=https://www.tmz.com/2018/12/12/cw-the-100-marie-avgeropoulos-domestic-violence-case-dismissed/|access-date=2020-06-18|website=TMZ|date=12 December 2018 |language=en}}

She was previously in a relationship with American actor Taylor Lautner from 2013 until 2015.{{cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/blogs/celeb-news/taylor-lautner-single-again-after-split-from--tracers-co-star-marie-avgeropoulous-134435381.html |title=Taylor Lautner Single Again After Split From 'Tracers' Co-Star Marie Avgeropoulos |date=15 January 2015 |publisher=Yahoo!}}

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