Maria del Mar

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1964-06-01

Place of Birth

Madrid, Spain

Maria del Mar

Biography

Maria del Mar del Castillo (who works as an actress under the name Maria del Mar) is a Canadian television actress, who has starred in series such as Street Legal, Tek War, Relativity, Mercy Point, Terminal City and Blue Murder. She was born in Madrid, Spain in 1964, and grew up in Ottawa, Ontario. She is sometimes mistakenly credited with having been the lead singer of the 1980s Canadian goth rock band National Velvet, which was in fact fronted by a different Maria del Mar. Her performance in A Touch of Grey (2009) earned her a Canadian Comedy Award in the 13th ceremony for the best female performance in a feature and nominated in 2001 to Gemini Award in the 16th edition for best performance by an actress in a continuing leading dramatic role for Blue Murder. Maria is the 2024 recipient of the ACTRA Award of Excellence, voted by her peers for her years of volunteerism with the union. She’s a two-term ACTRA Toronto Councillor, a former chair of the ACTRA Awards Committee and an alternate at the National Council table.

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Acting History

2023
LEGO DREAMZzz as Mrs. Castillo (voice)
2023
LEGO DREAMZzz as Lunia (voice)
2023
LEGO DREAMZzz as Lunia / Mrs. Castellia (voice)
2021
An Ice Wine Christmas as Sunny Ruiz
2021
Slasher: Flesh & Blood as Annette
2019
Hudson & Rex as Veronica Kaatchi
2018
Mocro Maffia as Bloedmooie Escort
2017
Star Trek: Discovery as Culber's Grandma
2017
The Red Maple Leaf as Maggie
2015
No Deposit as Maureen Ryan
2014
Holidaze as Jen
2014
The Devil's Mile as Cally
2013
Looking Is the Original Sin as Helene
2013
Played as Luisa Cortez
2013
Hannibal as Wendy Vega
2013
Transporter: The Series as Blanche Xavier
2010
Lost Girl as Donna
2010
Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures as Dr. Miniadis (uncredited)
2010
Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures as Dr. Miniadis
2009
A Touch of Grey as Barb
2008
Murdoch Mysteries as Sarah Pensell
2006
Jekyll + Hyde as Professor Poole
2006
Engaged to Kill as Abby Lord
2006
For the Love of a Child as Annie
2005
Terminal City
2004
The Skulls III as Det. Valdez
2003
El Contrato as Narrator
2003
The Pentagon Papers as Carol Ellsberg
2002
The Christmas Shoes as Kate Layton
2002
Monk as Monica Waters
2001
Diary of a Sex Addict as Vita
2001
24 as Rachel Forrester
2001
Doc
2001
Blue Murder
2001
Robocop: Prime Directives as Sara Cable
2001
RoboCop: Prime Directives as Sara Cable
2000
Price of Glory as Rita Ortega
1998
Little Men as Sadie Burns
1998
Mercy Point as Dr. Haylen Breslauer
1998
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
1997
The Practice as A.D.A. Cindy Lichtman
1996
Unlikely Angel as Allison
1996
Relativity as Julia Cordoza
1996
Moonshine Highway as Ethel Miller
1995
Eclipse as Sarah
1995
JAG as Alicia Montes
1995
The Outer Limits as Jennifer Rigny
1995
Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead as Melanie Quint
1994
TekWar as Lt. Sam Houston
1993
Frasier as Leslie Wellman
1993
Cold Sweat as Joanne
1993
Matrix
1993
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues as Melanie Parker
1992
Forever Knight
1991
Montreal Stories as Invitée
1988
War of the Worlds as Estelle
1988
The Child Saver as Lola
1987
Street Legal