| “ | I don’t ever unwind. My work is my peace. If I’m not working I’m not at peace. | ” |
— Kat Graham
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Katerina "Kat" Graham (born September 5, 1989) is an American actress, singer, and dancer who portrays Bonnie Bennett on Template:The Vampire Diaries. She has had small roles on several TV series including The O.C., Greek, and C.S.I. Kat had a lead role in the film Honey 2.
Biography
Katerina Alexandre Hartford Graham was born to Joseph and Natasha Graham on September 5, 1989, in Geneva, Switzerland. Katerina is of bi-racial heritage; she is half-Liberian from her father's side and half Russian/Polish from her mother's side. She speaks French, Portuguese, English, Hebrew, and Spanish. Katerina's father was a music executive and her grandfather was a United Nations Ambassador from Liberia. Afterwards her family moved to Los Angeles, California at the age of 4. She began working in commercials at the age of 6 and has appeared in ads for Barbie, K-Mart and Pop Tarts, among others. She has appeared as a background dancer for Missy Elliott, Pharrell Williams, Jamie Foxx, and Lil' Bow Wow. She has also appeared in the remix of Justin Bieber's song "Somebody to Love", featuring Usher. She also writes her own music. Her newest music single is called "Put Your Graffiti On Me, and was released in 2012. Kat Graham was engaged to Cottrell Guidry, but they split up after being engaged for two years.
Filmography
Film
  Katerina as Bonnie |
Television
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Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Female Scene Stealer | The Vampire Diaries | Nominated |
| 2011 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Female Scene Stealer | The Vampire Diaries | Won |
| Youth Rock Awards | Rockin' Actress TV | The Vampire Diaries | Nominated | |
| 2012 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi | The Vampire Diaries | Nominated |
| 2013 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi | The Vampire Diaries | Nominated |
| 2014 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi | The Vampire Diaries | Nominated |
| Black Women in Film Association | Creative Award | Contributions in the industry | Won | |
| 2015 | mtvU Fandom Awards | Ship of the Year (with Ian Somerhalder) | The Vampire Diaries | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV: Scene Stealer | The Vampire Diaries | Nominated | |
| Choice TV: Chemistry (with Ian Somerhalder) | The Vampire Diaries | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi | The Vampire Diaries | Nominated |
| Choice TV: Chemistry (with Ian Somerhalder) | The Vampire Diaries | Nominated |
Discography
In addition to her acting career, Graham is also a singer. In February 2012 Graham signed a recording contract with A&M/Octone Records which was marked as her first major label signing.
EP's
- The Remixes — July 26, 2011
- Against the Wall — May 29, 2012
- "Put Your Graffiti On Me"
- "Heartkiller"
- "Wanna Say"
- "Supa Dope"
- Wanna Say (Remixes) — October 30, 2012
- "Wanna Say" (Fred Falke Remix)
- "Wanna Say" (Michael Carrera Remix)
- "Wanna Say" (Eeleye Remix)
- "Wanna Say" (Steve Pitron & Max Sanna Remix)
- 1991 (The Remixes) — May 26, 2015
- "1991" (Michael Carrera Legwarmer Remix)
- "1991" (Båut Remix)
- "1991" (Cities at Night Remix)
- "1991" (JamLimmat Flower Power Remix)
- "1991" (Old School Thuggin' at the Haçienda)
Albums
- Roxbury Drive — September 25, 2015
- "1991"
- "Off"
- "Now"
- "One"
- "Run Away"
- "Baby"
- "Secrets" (feat. Babyface)
- "World Is Mine"
- "Star F*cker"
- "Quit Ya"
- "Low"
Songs
- "Only Happy When It Rains" (featured in The Sacrifice)
Singles
| Year | Song | Album | Cover | ||
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| 2010 | "I Want It All" | Non-album single |   |
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| "Sassy" | |||||
| "Cold Hearted Snake" | |||||
| 2012 | "Put Your Graffiti On Me" | Against the Wall |   |
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| "Wanna Say" | |||||
| 2013 | "Power" | Non-album single |   | ||
| 2015 | "1991" | Roxbury Drive |   |
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| "Secrets" | |||||
| 2016 | "All Your Love" | Non-album single |   | ||
Trivia
- Her favorite actor is Daniel Day Lewis and her favorite actress is Helena Bonham Carter. [1]
- Kat reveals to be a fan of couple Klaus and Caroline (Klaroline)
- Has been good friends with fellow Vampire Diaries co-star Michael Trevino for many years.
- She is best friends with Glee star Naya Rivera and co-star Candice Accola.
- She is a Virgo.
- She speaks English, Spanish, French as well as some Hebrew and Portuguese.
- She is a triple threat: Singer, dancer and actress.
- She has the same name as a Vampire Diaries character, Katerina Petrova, aka Katherine Pierce.
- She is close friends with Mac Miller.
- She and former co-star, Tiya Sircar were both in 17 Again, as Jaime and Samantha respectively.
- Her favorite episode is "The Reckoning".[2]
- Before her initial release of EP's and first album, Kat jointly composed an album with Janis Ian[3]. Though Janis is the only Artist that sings in this album.
- This album has also been released on ITunes[4] and is frequently confused by fans that it is not her music given the genre of 'Country' nor her voice performing the vocals.
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Gallery
References
- ↑ Kat's favorite actor and actress
- ↑ See this video at around 4:30 mark
- ↑ See Pictures of You
- ↑ See ITunes