Katerina Moutsatsou
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The daughter of a Greek naval officer, Moutsatsou was born in Monterey, CaliforniaMonterey, California
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while her father was on foreign duty in California, yet grew up almost exclusively in Greece
Greece
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. She studied in Paris
Paris
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and graduated from Paris III - Sorbonne University. She holds a Maitrise in Theater Arts And Acting and a D.E.A (the equivalent of a Masters degree) in Theater Arts.
Moutsatsou is also a professional dancer. After 10 years of classical ballet
Classical ballet
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education in Athens
Athens
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(Royal Academy Of Dancing System – “Advanced” level), she joined choreographer Mia Frye's classes at the “Centre de Danse du Marais” in Paris for five years. In the beginning of her acting career, Moutsatsou taught hip hop in Greece
Greece
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and choreographed videoclips for the boy-band 4-Play. Katerina has also worked briefly as a singer and has supported major Greek singers such as Anna Vissi
Anna Vissi
Anna Vissi , known as Anna Vishy in Cypriot Greek, is a Greek-Cypriot recording artist and actress...
and Sakis Rouvas
Sakis Rouvas
Anastasios "Sakis" Rouvas II , often referred to mononymously as Sakis, is a Greek musician, television and film artist, businessman, and former pole vaulter who is one of the most successful and influential entertainers of all time in Greece and Cyprus...
. Her duet "Mia Fora" with composer and singer Dimitris Korgialas in 2004 was a huge hit and won two awards at the 2004 Mad Music Awards as the best duet and best rock song.
Moutsatsou has shared her life between Athens and Istanbul
Istanbul
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since 1998. She has become a popular figure for the Turkish public
Turkey
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, appearing on the cover of more than 30 magazines in Greece and Turkey. She has had a regular role since the second season of Yabancı Damat
Yabanci Damat
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.
Moutsatsou performed the role of Evdokia Iordanidou in the film Kayıkçı released on 24 September 1999.
She also took part in the series called Tutkunum Sana in 2006 in Turkey.
In 2008, she left Turkey to for a 'new challenge' pursuing acting in Los Angeles. She had a bit part in the smash-hit The Hangover
The Hangover (film)
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, and co-stars as one of three friends trying to get rid of a corpse in the indie production Kill the Habit due for release in 2011.
In 2011, Moutsatsou wrote, directed and produced the short film "Loverly", starring Andy Gillet.
She is fluent in six languages: her native Greek, as well as Turkish, German, Italian, French, and English.