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Marie Avgeropoulos was born on June 17th, 1986 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
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She started playing the drums when she was 16
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She studied television journalism for two years at Confederation College in Thunder Bay but dropped out after two years to start acting.
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At the age of 20 she went to a surgery in order to remove a tumour from her throat, with her vocal cords being removed and put back in. This procedure affected her voice.
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Her first opportunity came when a friend invited her to Vancouver for a clothing commercial looking for drummers.
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She caught the attention of director Chris Columbus. He hired Avgeropoulos for "I Love You, Beth Cooper", which became her first feature film role. Her appearance in the film gave her the opportunities to star in more films, television shows and magazines.
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In 2010, Avgeropoulos was cast as Kim Rhodes in the film Hunt to Kill, which became her break-out role.
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Early in 2013, Avgeropoulos made her break-out in television after being cast for a recurring role in The CW's Cult. However, the series failed to attract viewers and after episode 7, the show was cancelled.
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The CW cast her as one of the main characters in their new science fiction series, The 100, to portray the character Octavia Blake.
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Avgeropoulos was chosen to portray Octavia Blake for 7 seasons
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American science fiction martial arts film directed and co-written by Dimitri Logothetis and starring Alain Moussi(Maries boyfriend), Frank Grillo, JuJu Chan, Tony Jaa, Marie Avgeropoulos and Nicolas Cage.
