Maria del Mar
Actor
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.
As Director
Filmography
RoboCop: Prime Directives
as Sara Cable 2001
The Christmas Shoes
as Kate Layton 2002
Holidaze
as Jen 2014
Diary of a Sex Addict
as Vita 2001
The Skulls III
as Det. Valdez 2004
The Pentagon Papers
as Carol Ellsberg 2003
Cold Sweat
as Joanne 1993
Jekyll + Hyde
as Professor Poole 2006
Unlikely Angel
as Allison 1996
An Ice Wine Christmas
as Sunny Ruiz 2021
Montreal Stories
as Invitée 1991
Price of Glory
as Rita Ortega 2000
No Deposit
as Maureen Ryan 2015
Engaged to Kill
as Abby Lord 2006
For the Love of a Child
as Annie 2006
The Devil's Mile
as Cally 2014
Eclipse
as Sarah 1995