Maria del Mar
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 1, 1964 (age 62)
- Birthplace
- Madrid, Spain
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.
Known For
Filmography
LEGO DREAMZzz
TV · as Mrs. Castillo (voice), Lunia (voice), Lunia / Mrs. Castellia (voice) · 21 eps
An Ice Wine Christmas
Movie · as Sunny Ruiz
Slasher: Flesh & Blood
TV · as Annette Galloway · 8 eps
Hudson & Rex
TV · as Veronica Kaatchi · 1 ep
Mocro Maffia
TV · as Bloedmooie Escort · 1 ep
The Red Maple Leaf
Movie · as Maggie
Star Trek: Discovery
TV · as Culber's Grandma · 1 ep
No Deposit
Movie · as Maureen Ryan
The Devil's Mile
Movie · as Cally
Holidaze
Movie · as Jen
Looking Is the Original Sin
Movie · as Helene
Hannibal
TV · as Wendy Vega · 1 ep
Played
TV · as Luisa Cortez · 1 ep
Transporter: The Series
TV · as Blanche Xavier · 1 ep
Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures
TV · as Dr. Miniadis (uncredited) · 1 ep
Lost Girl
TV · as Donna · 1 ep
A Touch of Grey
Movie · as Barb
Murdoch Mysteries
TV · as Sarah Pensell · 2 eps
Jekyll + Hyde
Movie · as Professor Poole
Engaged to Kill
Movie · as Abby Lord
For the Love of a Child
Movie · as Annie
Terminal City
TV · 10 eps
The Skulls III
Movie · as Det. Valdez
El Contrato
Movie · as Narrator
The Pentagon Papers
Movie · as Carol Ellsberg
The Christmas Shoes
Movie · as Kate Layton
Monk
TV · as Monica Waters · 1 ep
RoboCop: Prime Directives
Movie · as Sara Cable
Diary of a Sex Addict
Movie · as Vita
24
TV · as Rachel Forrester · 3 eps
Blue Murder
TV · 54 eps
Doc
TV · as Nurse Sylvia · 1 ep
Robocop: Prime Directives
TV · as Sara Cable · 4 eps
Price of Glory
Movie · as Rita Ortega
Mercy Point
TV · as Dr. Haylen Breslauer · 8 eps
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
TV · 1 ep
Little Men
TV · as Sadie Burns · 1 ep
The Practice
TV · as A.D.A. Cindy Lichtman · 1 ep
Moonshine Highway
Movie · as Ethel Miller
Unlikely Angel
Movie · as Allison
Relativity
TV · as Julia Cordoza · 4 eps
Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead
Movie · as Melanie Quint
Eclipse
Movie · as Sarah
JAG
TV · as Alicia Montes · 1 ep
The Outer Limits
TV · as Jennifer Rigny · 1 ep
TekWar
TV · as Lt. Sam Houston · 18 eps
Cold Sweat
Movie · as Joanne
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
TV · as Melanie Parker · 1 ep
Frasier
TV · as Leslie Wellman · 2 eps
Matrix
TV · 1 ep
Forever Knight
TV · 1 ep
Montreal Stories
Movie · as Invitée
The Child Saver
Movie · as Lola
War of the Worlds
TV · as Estelle · 1 ep
Street Legal
TV · 1 ep