Talk About A Come Up: 12 Models Who Turned Rap Video Appearances Into Acting Careers And More
Katerina Graham
Okay, she didn’t really get her start in music videos (she starting building her reputation at age six, acting in commercials and dancing background for stars like Bow Wow, Missy Elliot and Pharrell. She even had a small role in Parent Trap and scored a role on Lizzie McGuire before getting heavily involved in videos) but strutting alongside some of the industry’s hottest stars certainly didn’t hurt her acting career. For a lot of us, her face looks familiar because we’ve seen her in videos like Musiq Soulchild’s “B.U.D.D.Y,” Akon’s “Lonely,” or John Legend’s “Used to Love You.” She got a major break when she starred in 2009’s Honey 2, but the light-eyed beauty has also played in handful of TV series like Hannah Montana, Strong Medicine and The Vampire Diaries, in which she currently stars. Not bad for a 23-year-old.
