Kat Graham

Katerina "Kat" Graham (born September 5, 1989) is an American actress, singer, and dancer who portrays Bonnie Bennett on 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. Afterward, 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==
Year 	Title 	Type 	Role
2020-2021	TrollsTopia 	TV Series	Rhythm / Blues
2020 	Operation Christmas Drop 	Movie 	Erica
2020 	Cut Throat City 	Movie 	Demyra
2020 	Emporor 	Movie 	Delores
2018-2020	Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 	TV Series	April O'Neil/Student #2/April/Cute Yokai (voice)
2020 	Fashionably Yours 	TV Movie 	Lauren
2019 	The Knight Before Christmas 	Movie 	Abby Sutton
2019 	Robot Chicken 	TV Show 	Alex
2019 	The Poison Rose 	Movie 	Rose
2018 	The Holiday Calendar 	Movie 	Abby Sutton
2018 	Compassion Can't Wait 	Short 	Nurse
2018 	How It Ends 	TV Movie 	Samantha Sutherland
2017 	Where's the Money 	Movie 	Alicia
2017 	All Eyez on Me 	Movie 	Jada Pinkett
2009-2017	The Vampire Diaries 	TV Series	Bonnie Bennett
2015 	Stalker 	TV Series	Christine Harper
2015 	Muse 	Short 	Muse
2015 	Backstage Diaries 	TV Series	Herself
2014 	Addicted 	Movie 	Diamond
2012 	Boogie Town 	Movie 	Ingrid
2011 	Dance Fu 	Movie 	Chaka
2011 	Black and Jewish (Black and Yellow Parody)	Short 	Herself
2011 	Honey 2 	Movie 	Maria Ramirez
2011 	The Roommate 	Movie 	Kim
2010 	When Vampires Don't Suck 	Video 	Herself
2010 	Justin Bieber: Somebody to Love 	Video 	Herself
2008-2009	Hannah Montana 	TV Series	Allison
2009 	17 Again 	Movie 	Jamie
2008 	Our First Christmas 	TV Movie 	Assistant Bernie
2007 	Hell on Earth 	TV Movie 	Felicia
2007 	Greek 	TV Series	Dancer
2006 	Forbidden Fruits 	Video 	Candy
2006 	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 	TV Series	Tisha
2006 	The O.C. 	TV Series	Kim
2004 	Grounded for Life 	TV Series	Laura
2004 	Like Family 	TV Series	Girl
2004 	Johnson Family Vacation 	Movie 	Dancer #3
2004 	Joan of Arcadia 	TV Series	Angela
2003 	Malcolm in the Middle 	TV Series	Val
2003 	Strong Medicine 	TV Series	Ashley Collins
2002 	Lizzie McGuire 	TV Series	Posse Member #2
1998 	The Parent Trap 	Movie 	Jackie
==Appearances==
==Awards==
Year	Award 	Category 	Nominated 	Result
2010	 	Choice TV Female Scene Stealer 	The Vampire Diaries 	
2011	Teen Choice Awards 	Choice TV Female Scene Stealer 	The Vampire Diaries 	
2011	Youth Rock Awards 	Rockin' Actress TV 	The Vampire Diaries 	
2012	Teen Choice Awards 	Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi 	The Vampire Diaries 	
2013	Teen Choice Awards 	Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi 	The Vampire Diaries 	
2014	Teen Choice Awards 	Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi 	The Vampire Diaries 	
2014	Black Women in Film Association	Creative Award 	Contributions in the industry	
2015	mtvU Fandom Awards 	Ship of the Year (with Ian Somerhalder) 	The Vampire Diaries 	
2015	Teen Choice Awards 	Choice TV: Scene Stealer 	The Vampire Diaries 	
2015	Teen Choice Awards 	Choice TV: Chemistry (with Ian Somerhalder)	The Vampire Diaries 	
2016	Teen Choice Awards 	Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi 	The Vampire Diaries 	
2016	Teen Choice Awards 	Choice TV: Chemistry (with Ian Somerhalder)	The Vampire Diaries 	
2017	Teen Choice Awards 	Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi 	The Vampire Diaries 	
==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"
*Love Music Funk Magic — June 2, 2017Love Music Funk Magic - Kat Graham InstagramiTunes Love Music Funk Magic Release
:#"All Your Love" — October 28, 2016 
:#"Sometimes" — March 31, 2017
:#"Fool For Ya"
:#"Time = &"
:#"Compromise (Interlude)"
:#"Magic"
:#"Just Luv Me"
:#"Can't Get Enough"
:#"If Eye Could Get UR Attention"
:#"St Regis (Interlude)"
:#"What the Funk"
:#"A Lot of Werq (Interlude)"
:#"Koolaid Man"
:#"Call Da Police"
:#"Lover"
===Throughout The Vampire Diaries Series===
*"Only Happy When It Rains" (featured in The Sacrifice)
===Singles===
Year	Song 	Album 	Cover	Cover	Cover
2010	"I Want It All" 	Non-album single 	 	 	
2010	"Sassy" 	Non-album single 	 	 	
2010	"Cold Hearted Snake" 	Non-album single 	 	 	
2012	"Put Your Graffiti On Me"	Against the Wall 	 	 	
2012	"Wanna Say" 	Against the Wall 	 	 	
2013	"Power" 	Non-album single 	 	 	
2015	"1991" 	Roxbury Drive 	 	 	
2015	"Secrets" 	Roxbury Drive 	 	 	
2016	"All Your Love" 	Love Music Funk Magic	 	 	
2017	"Sometimes" 	Love Music Funk Magic	 	 	
==Trivia==
*Her favorite actor is and her favorite actress is .Kat's favorite actor and actress
*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 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".See this video at around 4:30 mark
*Before her initial release of EP's and first album, Kat jointly composed an album with Janis Ian.See Pictures of You Though Janis is the only Artist that sings in this album.
**This album has also been released on ITunesSee ITunes and is frequently confused by fans that it is not her music given the genre of 'Country' nor her voice performing the vocals. 
==References==
==External links==
* IMDb
* Twitter
* Instagram
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