Drakaina
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| Drakaina | |
| Born | August 28, 1975 Vincennes, France |
| Spouse(s) | Ariock |
Drakaina (IPA: [dra.ˈka.ena]) (born August 28, 1975) is a French actress and model.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Drakaina was born in Vincennes, France. Her father, Gilles, is a retired restaurant owner and her mother, Catherine, is a breeder of Pyrenean Mountain Dogs. Drakaina began her acting career after being spotted in a club. Beforehand, she had been working as a receptionist and been a model for an international hair product company CAPIRELAX as well as a Fantasy art Model working with many international painters and comic book artists.
[edit] Career
Since 2001, Drakaina has appeared in a number of both French magazines which include Playboy, Verites, Khimairia, New Look, as well as television/radio productions TF1, Europe1, France3, and comedy. She became Ariock's spokesmodel and has been recognized as France's first ever Fantasy art model. She had a supporting role in the 2001 TV film, Sa mère la pute. In August 2006, Drakaina relocated to Canada were she is now pursuing her acting career.
Drakaina has been Ariock's spokesmodel since 2001. She also appeared in the 2006 Heavy Metal calendar as a December angel by Lorenzo Sperlonga. She is also working with Ariock and Spanish comic artist Mike Ratera on a comic book based on her character. She has also recently been approached by Red Sky Comics to portray the comic book character Warrior Queen.
Additionally, She was approached in February 2006 by PETA France to become one of their official spokesmodels.
Currently, she is working on the Outlander (2007) set starring James Caviezel and Jack Huston[1].
[edit] Personal life
Drakaina lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia where she recently relocated from Avignon, France to pursue her acting career. She enjoys walking in the woods, spending time with her dog, computer designs, reading comics and cooking. Today, she is living with French artist and concept designer Ariock, whom she met in 2001 when he was looking for his spokesmodel and their shiba inu Beltane.
[edit] Selected Appearences
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | OUTLANDER | Villager- Kitchen Wench | in production |
| 2006 | Heavy metal calendar | December Angel | |
| Fearotic art by Ariock | Drakaina | ||
| Incroyable mais vrai: 'TF1 | Drakaina, France's first ever Fantasy art Model | television documentary | |
| Magic unofficial trading cards 2005 | Character Model - Drakaina | trading cards collectibles | |
| Neotoken | Illusion | trading cards | |
| 2001 | Sa mere la pute | Red haired hooker | |
| 1996 | "Music video" for Amber "This Is Your Night" |
[edit] Interviews
[edit] Trivia
- About the name, Drakaina™, it means she dragon in Greek and it came up while Ariock and Drakaina were talking about Echidna, the mother of all monsters : he mentionned that she was a "Drakaina", and she instantly knew that it would be her name... --from Drakaina's official biography--
[edit] External links
- Drakaina at the Internet Movie Database
- The first and only official Drakaina website since 2001
- Drakaina's diary
