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Katerina Graham
Katerina Alexandre "Kat" Graham (born September 5, 1989) is an American
actress, singer, dancer, and model. She has appeared in numerous
television shows and film productions, as well as music videos. In 2009,
she began appearing in a supporting role as Bonnie Bennett in The CW
television network show, The Vampire Diaries. Graham was born in Geneva,
Switzerland and raised in Los Angeles, California. Her father, Joseph,
is Afro-american, and her mother, Natasha, is Jewish of half Russian and
half Polish ancestry. Graham was born in Geneva, while her father was
working as a journalist for the United Nations. Graham's father was a
music executive and the godfather of two of Quincy Jones' children,
while her grandfather was a UN Ambassador, serving for 40 years in The
Netherlands, Sweden, Romania, and Kenya. Graham attended Hebrew school
and speaks English, Spanish, and French, as well as some Portuguese, and
Hebrew. Graham began her career in the entertainment industry at age
six. Over the next eight years, she appeared in various commercials,
including those for Barbie, K-Mart, Pop Tarts, and Edison. At 17, Graham
participated in a national marketing campaign to advertise Coca-Cola's
soft drink, Fanta. Graham appeared in the marketing campaign as a member
of the "Fantanas", known as Capri, also known as Strawberry.At the age
of 15, Graham caught the eye of choreographer Fatima Robinson, and was
asked to perform at the BET Awards as a background dancer for lil' Bow
Wow. Graham followed her BET Awards appearance with work as a background
dancer for Missy Elliott, Pharrell, Jamie Foxx, and choreographers
Hi-Hat and Michael Rooney. Graham has appeared in various music videos,
including Akon's "Lonely", Justin Bieber and Usher's "Somebody to Love
(Remix)", 112's "What If", John Legend's "Used to Love U", B2K's "Why I
Love You", Musiq Soulchild's "B.U.D.D.Y.", and Nelly's "Just A Dream".
Graham went on to appear on various television shows, including CSI:
Crime Scene Investigation, The OC, Malcolm In The Middle, Joan of
Arcadia, Strong Medicine, Like Family, Grounded For Life, and Lizzie
McGuire. Her break came when she replaced a young Christina Milian as
the host of the Disney Channel's popular series Movie Surfers. She has
also appeared as Jackson's girlfriend, Allison, in Hannah Montana, as
well as Bonnie Bennett in The Vampire Diaries. Graham has gone on to
appear in various films, including 17 Again with Zac Efron, the Hallmark
Channel's Christmas film Our First Christmas, and Cedric the
Entertainer's Chicago Pulaski Jones as Chaka. Graham starred as Maria
Ramirez in Universal Pictures' 2011 dance film, Honey 2, alongside
Audrina Patridge. The film is a followup to the 2003 film Honey, which
starred Jessica Alba. She appeared in a supporting role as Kim, in
Screen Gems' release The Roommate, starring Leighton Meester. Additional
work includes starring in the as-yet-unreleased Boogie Town, as Ingrid.
In addition to being a professional actress and dancer, Graham began to
pursue a career as a musical artist. One of the first songs she wrote,
entitled "Derailed", was featured in a Jean-Claude Van Damme film. In
2008, Graham completed a world tour with The Black Eyed Peas; she is
featured in two songs "I Got It From My Mama" and "The Donque Song"
featuring Snoop Dogg, released on will.i.am's solo release, Songs About
Girls. In 2010, Graham released the single "Sassy". She then went on to
release multiple covers including Paula Abdul's "Cold Hearted", which
garnered Graham the attention of Paula Abdul. Graham contributed a cover
of the classic Garbage song "Only Happy When It Rains" to the Vampire
Diaries soundtrack for the December 2, 2010 episode titled "The
Sacrifice".
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