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Tracy Spiridakos
Born	February 20 c. 1982-83 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2007–present

Tracy Spiridakos is a Canadian actress. She starred as Charlotte "Charlie" Matheson on the NBC post-apocalyptic science fiction series Revolution from 2012–2014, for which she was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television.

Life and career

Spiridakos was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to Greek-born parents, restaurant owners George and Anastasia Spiridakos. She has two brothers. The family moved to her father's hometown, Skala, Greece near Sparta, a few years after she was born, and returned to Canada in 1992 when she was about nine. She strongly identifies with her Greek heritage and speaks fluent Greek.

Spiridakos began acting in junior high school, and studied at the Actors Training Centre of Manitoba. She graduated from Oak Park High School in Winnipeg in 2000. Spiridakos moved to Vancouver in 2007 to pursue acting, and within weeks landed her first television role, a small part on Supernatural. She continued working in television, with walk-on roles on Bionic Woman, The L Word, Hellcats, and Psych. Spiridakos appeared in the TV movie Goblin, and the web series Mortal Kombat: Legacy. She also had a recurring role on Being Human as werewolf Brynn McLean.

In 2009, she won her first starring role in the Canadian Teletoon series Majority Rules!, playing 15-year-old Becky Richards. She made her feature film debut in 2011 with Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and filmed the low-budget thriller, Kill For Me, with Donal Logue and Katie Cassidy. In mid-2012, Spiridakos landed a lead role on the NBC television series Revolution as Charlotte "Charlie" Matheson, a survivalist in a dystopian future civilization. She auditioned for the role while attending her first pilot season in Los Angeles. Spiridakos shot the pilot in Atlanta, and filmed the first season in Wilmington, North Carolina. She was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television for her performance in the first season, losing out to Fringe's Anna Torv. Production moved to Austin, Texas for the series' second season.

As of December 2012, Spiridakos is engaged to Jon Cor, an actor from Ontario, Canada. They co-starred in the 2010 film The Boy She Met Online. He also played her werewolf brother in Being Human. Spiridakos guest starred on season 3 of the Showtime sitcom, Episodes, as Dawn, a daughter of character Morning Randolph (Mircea Monroe). She will star opposite Jonathan Rhys Meyers in the romantic comedy Byrd & the Bees, directed by Finola Hughes. Spiridakos will also have a recurring role on the A&E television drama, Bates Motel, playing Annika Johnson, a mysterious woman who arrives at the hotel at the start of season 3.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

1. Spiridakos, Tracy (May 17, 2013). "Twitter / trspiridakos: You are all wonderful, and ..." Twitter. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
2. ^ Strachan, Alex (September 11, 2012). "Vancouver-based actress Tracy Spiridakos beats the odds to land key role in post-apocalyptic drama". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
3. ^ Ryan, Andrew (September 19, 2012). "Tracy Spiridakos hits bull's eye with Revolution". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
4. ^ Oswald, Brad (September 15, 2012). "Lights out, dread on". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
5. Sanderson, David (February 2, 2014). "Grecian formula — for success". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
6. "Comic-Con Interview: Tracy Spiridakos". NBC. July 18, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
7. Tsolakidou, Stella (August 27, 2012). "Tracy Spiridakos Will Bring On the "Revolution" for NBC". Greek Reporter. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
8. Satsidis, George (July 9, 2013). "Tracy Spiridakos - Revolution". YouTube. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
9. ^ Oswald, Brad (October 20, 2009). "No trick, all treat". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
11. ^ Oswald, Brad (July 28, 2012). "Revolution-ary career step". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
12. ^ Schaeffer, Glen (September 14, 2012). "Tracy Spiridakos is leading the pack of BC actors on the verge of stardom". The Province. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
13. Miller, Gerri (October 16, 2012). "Tracy Spiridakos kicks plastic bottles, kicks butt on 'Revolution'". Mother Nature Network. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
14. Ginges, Gary (May 13, 2013). "NBC's 'Revolution' to be filmed in Austin". Austin360.com. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
15. Oswald, Brad (December 29, 2012). "Winnipeg's Tracy Spiridakos has a big year after landing role on hit NBC drama series". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
16. Berkshire, Geoff (June 20, 2013). "'Episodes' Season 3 welcomes 'Revolution' star Tracy Spiridakos". Zap2it. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
17. Bahr, Lindsey (June 10, 2014). "Casting Net: Rooney Mara and David Fincher circle 'sexpionage' thriller; Plus, 'Insurgent' finds its Uriah, more". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
18. Abrams, Natalie (October 21, 2014). "'Revolution' star Tracy Spiridakos checks into 'Bates Motel'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 21, 2014.

External links

• Tracy Spiridakos at IMDb
• Tracy Spiridakos on Twitter

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• 21st-century Canadian actresses
• Canadian expatriate actresses in the United States
• Canadian film actresses
• Canadian people of Greek descent
• Canadian television actresses
• Living people
• Actresses from Winnipeg