Melina Kanakaredes

Melina Kanakaredes (born April 23, 1967) is an American video game, television and soap opera actress. She played Dr. Sydney Hansen in the television series Providence on NBC. She later played Stella Bonasera on CSI: NY on CBS (2004 to 2010).^[1]

Kanakaredes in 2009

Kanakaredes was born in Akron, Ohio.

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Work	Result
1994	Daytime Emmys	Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series	Guiding Light	Nominated
1995		Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Guiding Light	Nominated
2000	TV Guide Awards	Favorite Actress in a Drama[source?]	Providence	Won