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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Full filmography
- Monk (2002) as Monica Waters
- 24 (2001) as Rachel Forrester
- Frasier (1993) as Leslie Wellman
- JAG (1995) as Alicia Montes
- Murdoch Mysteries (2008) as Sarah Pensell
- Hudson & Rex (2019) as Veronica Kaatchi
- Hannibal (2013) as Wendy Vega
- The Practice (1997) as A.D.A. Cindy Lichtman
- Star Trek: Discovery (2017) as Culber's Grandma
- Lost Girl (2010) as Donna
- The Outer Limits (1995) as Jennifer Rigny
- Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1993) as Melanie Parker
- LEGO DREAMZzz (2023) as Mrs. Castillo (voice)
- LEGO DREAMZzz (2023) as Lunia (voice)
- LEGO DREAMZzz (2023) as Lunia / Mrs. Castellia (voice)
- War of the Worlds (1988) as Estelle
- Doc (2001)
- Mocro Maffia (2018) as Bloedmooie Escort
- Forever Knight (1992)
- Transporter: The Series (2013) as Blanche Xavier
- Street Legal (1987)
- The Crow: Stairway to Heaven (1998)
- Blue Murder (2001)
- Played (2013) as Luisa Cortez