Katerina Graham Biography
Born in Geneva, Switzerland to Natasha and Joseph Graham, Katerina is the daughter of a Liberian father and Russian Jewish mother. Graham stepped into the entertainment industry at the ripe age of six. From then until she was 14, she could be found in commercials such as Barbie, K-Mart, Pop Tart, and Edison, and television shows such as "Joan of Arcadia","Like Family", "Grounded For Life", and "Lizzie McGuire". Her first big break came when she replaced a young Christina Milian as the host of the Disney channels popular series "Movie Surfers". At the age of 15 she was chosen by renowned choreographer Fatima to perform at the BET Awards as a background dancer for lil' Bow Wow. That experience led to other stints as a background dancer for Missy Elliott, Pharrell, Jamie Foxx, and choreographers Hi Hat and Michael Rooney. In addition to being a professional actress and dancer, Katerina also began to pursue a career as a musical artist. One of the first songs she wrote and sung ("Derailed") was featured in a Jean-Claude Van Damn movie. Completing that song inspired her to purchase her own studio equipment and add producer to her list of talents. Although she had no formal production training, she soon mastered the techniques and developed her unique style. A year later she met superstar producer Damon Elliott (Pink, Mya, Destiny's Child) who turned out to be an influential mentor. While the two worked on perfecting Katerina's skills as a musician and producer, she continued to work as an actress, starring on television shows "CSI: Las Vegas", "The OC", "Malcolm In The Middle", "Joan of Arcadia", "Strong Medicine", and "Hannah Montana". She even forayed into music videos, appearing in Akon's "Mr. Lonely", 112's "What If", John Legend's "Used To Love You", B2K's "Why I Love You", Musiq Soulchild's "Buddy" and many others. At 17, Katerina was selected by the Coca-Cola Company as part of an international campaign to market their soft drink Fanta. While promoting the campaign as a member of the "Fantanas" (as Capri/Strawberry), Katerina simultaneously completed her degree in recording engineering. A true triple threat, she continues to effortlessly float between the disciplines of acting, music and dance: she recently finished a world tour with The Black Eyed Peas; her melodic voice is featured on two songs on Will. I. Am 's latest solo release "Songs About Girls" ("I Got It From My Mama" and "The Donque Song" feat. Snoop Dogg) and she recently wrapped the film "17 Again" which stars Zac Efron and Matthew Perry. Her next projects are the Hallmark Christmas film "Our First Christmas", the modern day Breakfast Club remake "Bleachers", and is starring as Kel Mitchell's love interest 'Chaka Lovebell' in the film "Chicago Pulaski Jones". The movie, which will be the directorial debut for comedian Cedric the Entertainer. She is currently filming the movie "Boogie Town" starring alongside Marques Houston, Brenda Song, and Vanessa Simmons. Graham has also been cast in the new CW pilot "Vampire Diaries"
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