Maria del Mar
Acting • Born 1964-06-01
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.
Filmography
58 credits
Jekyll + Hyde
Movie • 2006
Professor Poole
The Skulls III
Movie • 2004
Det. Valdez
The Christmas Shoes
Movie • 2002
Kate Layton
An Ice Wine Christmas
Movie • 2021
Sunny Ruiz
Engaged to Kill
Movie • 2006
Abby Lord
Price of Glory
Movie • 2000
Rita Ortega
RoboCop: Prime Directives
Movie • 2001
Sara Cable
Moonshine Highway
Movie • 1996
Ethel Miller
Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead
Movie • 1995
Melanie Quint
Cold Sweat
Movie • 1993
Joanne
A Touch of Grey
Movie • 2009
Barb
For the Love of a Child
Movie • 2006
Annie
Eclipse
Movie • 1995
Sarah
The Devil's Mile
Movie • 2014
Cally
Holidaze
Movie • 2014
Jen
Unlikely Angel
Movie • 1996
Allison
No Deposit
Movie • 2015
Maureen Ryan
El Contrato
Movie • 2003
Narrator
The Pentagon Papers
Movie • 2003
Carol Ellsberg
Diary of a Sex Addict
Movie • 2001
Vita
The Red Maple Leaf
Movie • 2017
Maggie
Montreal Stories
Movie • 1991
Invitée
Looking Is the Original Sin
Movie • 2013
Helene
The Child Saver
Movie • 1988
Lola
Terminal City
TV • 2005
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
TV • 1993
Melanie Parker
Monk
TV • 2002
Monica Waters
War of the Worlds
TV • 1988
Estelle
Relativity
TV • 1996
Julia Cordoza
24
TV • 2001
Rachel Forrester
Forever Knight
TV • 1992
Frasier
TV • 1993
Leslie Wellman
Blue Murder
TV • 2001
The Practice
TV • 1997
A.D.A. Cindy Lichtman
Mercy Point
TV • 1998
Dr. Haylen Breslauer
JAG
TV • 1995
Alicia Montes
TekWar
TV • 1994
Lt. Sam Houston
Doc
TV • 2001
Robocop: Prime Directives
TV • 2001
Sara Cable
Matrix
TV • 1993
Street Legal
TV • 1987
Murdoch Mysteries
TV • 2008
Sarah Pensell
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
TV • 1998
LEGO DREAMZzz
TV • 2023
Mrs. Castillo (voice)
Hannibal
TV • 2013
Wendy Vega
Hudson & Rex
TV • 2019
Veronica Kaatchi
The Outer Limits
TV • 1995
Jennifer Rigny
Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures
TV • 2010
Dr. Miniadis (uncredited)
Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures
TV • 2010
Dr. Miniadis
Played
TV • 2013
Luisa Cortez
Transporter: The Series
TV • 2013
Blanche Xavier
Lost Girl
TV • 2010
Donna
Star Trek: Discovery
TV • 2017
Culber's Grandma
Mocro Maffia
TV • 2018
Bloedmooie Escort
LEGO DREAMZzz
TV • 2023
Lunia (voice)
LEGO DREAMZzz
TV • 2023
Lunia / Mrs. Castellia (voice)
Slasher: Flesh & Blood
TV • 2021
Annette
Little Men
TV • 1998
Sadie Burns