Athena Karkanis - Grace Stone, Manifest
Manifest is an American supernatural drama series created by Jeff Rake. It follows the story of the passengers of Flight 828, including members of the Stone family, who, following a brief period of severe turbulence during the journey, learn after landing that more than five and a half years have passed while they were in the air, during which they were presumed dead. As they rejoin society, the passengers begin to realize that their lives, and their loved ones, are not what they used to be anymore. Following this mysterious event, they begin to hear voices and have visions, "callings", that guide them and represent events to come. Will they ever get their lives back to normal? What happened to them during the flight?
Grace Stone, manager of a catering company, is one of the Stone family members who stayed behind in 2013, having taken the scheduled flight with her daughter, Olive, and her parents-in-law, Karen and Steve. Arriving at the airport as planned, she discovers that her husband, Ben, her son, Cal, and her sister-in-law, Michaela, have disappeared aboard the second flight, Montego Air 828. Following the trauma of the presumed death of her family, it takes Grace almost a year and a half to move on and start rebuilding her life. Five and a half years after their disappearance, their plane reappears with all its passengers, but Ben, Cal and Michaela have not aged at all. With their miracle return, Grace is now reunited with her lost family and ready to embrace the new normal - if that's even possible.
Athena Karkanis is a Canadian actress of Greek and Egyptian origin, working in dubbing, television and film. She is best known for her role as Grace Stone in the series "Manifest".
She took her first steps as an actress in dubbing, lending her voice to several characters in the animated children's series "Stickin' Around" (1996-1998). Dubbing is a recurring job in her career, as she gives voice to films and animated series, as well as video games. Her regular and lead vocal roles include "The Ron James Show" (2011), "Conquer the Kairu" (2011-2012), "Wild Kratts" since 2011, "Total Drama: Revenge of the Island" (2012), "Julius Jr." (2013-2014), "Spark" (2016), "Dino Ranch" since 2021 and "My Little Pony: Make Your Mark" since 2022. In video games, she lent her voice to several games derived from sagas Star Wars from 2011 to 2015 and World of Warcraft from 2010 to 2014.
She made her screen debut in 2005, in an episode of "1-800-Missing", then went on to play a number of small, recurring and lead roles in Canadian TV series. In 2007 and 2009, she played the role of Agent Lindsey Perez in the fourth and sixth sequels of the Saw horror saga. Her list of horror films also includes "Survival of the Dead" (2009) and "The Barrens" (2012). She also appeared in the direct-to-video action films "The Art of War II: Betrayal" (2008) and "Sacrifice" (2011), and was a regular character in the first season of the Canadian teen series "The Best Years" (2007). From 2011 to 2012, she had a regular role in the series "Lost Girl", then in the post-apocalyptic drama series "The Lottery" in 2014. The following year, she played Octavia Muss in the series "The Expanse" and, as of 2018, holds one of the lead roles in the series "Manifest".
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