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Maria J. Cruz
Actor
Maria J. Cruz is a born and raised Vancouver, BC actor. She booked her first professional theatre gig while attending her final year of the University of British Columbia's Theatre program. As "Tina", in 'Tony 'n' Tina's Wedding', Vancouver's longest running stage play, she was married hundreds of times to over a half a dozen different "Tony's" and has gone onto play the independent stages of Vancouver and Toronto, including the iconic Second City. She lives best in acerbic comedic roles and the Classics - having had several favourable reviews in Restoration plays.
Taking some time off shortly after the new millennium to obtain her Masters degree in Museum studies, she returned to her first love of acting over 6 years ago and plans to "stay on the bus". She has had not one, but two recurring roles as a nanny - on 1999's NBC remake 'Cold Feet' and on the upcoming 'Girlfriend's Guide to Divorce', Bravo TV's first even scripted series.
This year Maria had the opportunity to perform her one-woman stage play (in her native Portuguese and English) in the middle of the Atlantic at the 'Azores International Fringe Festival'. She is looking forward to taking on the role of creator, producer and actor in SMAK!Productions independent Feature Film, 'The Parties'.
- IMDb Mini Biography
Taking some time off shortly after the new millennium to obtain her Masters degree in Museum studies, she returned to her first love of acting over 6 years ago and plans to "stay on the bus". She has had not one, but two recurring roles as a nanny - on 1999's NBC remake 'Cold Feet' and on the upcoming 'Girlfriend's Guide to Divorce', Bravo TV's first even scripted series.
This year Maria had the opportunity to perform her one-woman stage play (in her native Portuguese and English) in the middle of the Atlantic at the 'Azores International Fringe Festival'. She is looking forward to taking on the role of creator, producer and actor in SMAK!Productions independent Feature Film, 'The Parties'.
- IMDb Mini Biography
Filmography
| 2024 | Tracker (2024) (TV Series) · as Yolanda |
| 2021 | Highway to Heaven · as Sandra |
| 2019 | Gabby Duran and the Unsittables (TV Series) · as Lucille |
| 2019 | Super Monsters Furever Friends · as Abuelita (voice) |
| 2019 | The Twilight Zone (2019) (TV Series) · as Female Interviewee #5 |
| 2019 | Fast Layne (TV Series) · as Mrs. Dunkle |
| 2018 | Super Monsters and the Wish Star · as Abuelita |
| 2018 | Polly Pocket (2018) (TV Series) · as Consuela Fargo |
| 2018 | Status Update · as Teacher |
| 2017 | Super Monsters (TV Series) · as Abuelita |
| 2017 | When We Rise (TV Series) · as Latina #1 |
| 2017 | Riverdale (TV Series) · as Nurse |
| 2016 | Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart · as Housekeeper Marta |
| 2016 | DC's Legends of Tomorrow (TV Series) · as Mrs. Veras |
| 2015 | iZombie (TV Series) · as Karen |
| 2015 | A Novel Romance · as Female Passenger |
| 2014 | Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce (TV Series) · as Juanita |
| 2014 | Jingle All the Way 2 · as Disgruntled Woman |
| 2013 | Package Deal (TV Series) · as Vicki |
| 2011 | Fairly Legal (TV Series) · as Angela |
| 2006 | Psych (TV Series) · as Woman |
| 2001 | The Hot Karl · as Squeeza |
| 2001 | See Spot Run · as Woman Watching |
| 2001 | Dodson's Journey · as Waterfall Woman #2 |
| 1999 | Cold Feet (US) (TV Series) · as Ramona |