Kyra Zagorsky

Birth Name:

Kyra Zagorsky

Birth Place:

New York, United States

Profession

Actress

Received her bachelor's degree in theatre from Southern Oregon University, and later attended the University of California, from which she received her master's degree in acting
After auditioning and starring in her high school's musical, she decided to pursue a career in theater
Quote: "Growing up, I was more interested in sports and writing․ I didn't get in to theatre until late in high school․"
Quote: "When I was really young, I got really into literature․ I think that probably has to do with why I am interested in good stories and good writers with the types of things that I do as an actor․"
Quote: "When I was young I was really into reading Shakespeare and Edgar Allen Poe․ I got into writing poetry when I was in high school․ I was also in journalism when I was in high school․"
Appeared in numerous TV series and shorts, until receiving a main role in the 2014 TV series "Helix," playing the character Dr․ Julia Walker
Has background in training in different areas of martial arts, including kickboxing, Filipino stick and sword fighting, and capoeira
Her first time acting was in her senior year of high school, after she landed the lead role of the school's musical

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