Katerina Lecourezos

At 16, Katerina is a sophomore at Pinellas County Center for the Arts at Gibbs High School, where her major is Performance Theater and she is on the Principal's List. Katerina attended the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Academy (for musical theater) for seven years, and was on their Competition Team for two years. Her last year there, she played Ms. Hannigan in Annie and won an award for Excellence in Voice. Katerina has trained for voice and drama since she was 7 years old. Most notable were at Ruth Eckerd Hall-Marcia P. Hoffman School of the Arts and also at Straz Center, Patel Conservatory for voice and theater. The St. Pete Opera accepted her to perform in their Christmas performance, Seasonal Sparkle. Katerina is also a member of the choir and Byzantine choir at her church, where she has also performed as a soloist. Most recently, she wrote and recorded a powerful song, and performed in her music video. The lyrics are from the point of view of a trafficked teen. She is fluent in Greek and is a performer with the Levendia Greek Folk Dance Troupe. Katerina participated in Industry Network's showcase in Los Angeles, where she came in 'top 10' (of 500 talents) for her voiceover and improv, auditioned for agents, and ultimately became agent-represented. She has since modeled and filmed in short films, web series, commercials and feature films. At the age of 11, Katerina had announced that she wants to attend UCLA after graduating. She plans to study to be a director or cinematographer.