Maria plays the lead role of Julia in the Network Ten series Sisters, from producer Imogen Banks. She recently starred as Florence in web series Other People’s Problems, by Seymour Films, and she created, wrote and starred in her own web series called Movement. On stage, Maria played the lead role of Daphna in the 2015-16 national tour of the Australian premiere production of Bad Jews, by Ellis Productions. Her feature film credits include Blessed, Under a Red Moon and Hating Alison Ashley, and TV credits include Wentworth, Underground, Rush, City Homicide, Home and Away, Trip for Biscuits, a recurring role in Chris Lilley’s We Can be Heroes, Neighbours and Blue Heelers. She also appeared in the riotous web comedy Footballer Wants a Wife. Having worked professionally since her teens, Maria received a place in the inaugural Scholarship Course at the Melbourne Theatre Company in 2002. She was a 2010 graduate of Melbourne based 16th Street Acting Studio and later studied at the Susan Batson Studios NY and with acting coaches Larry Moss, Ivana Chubbuck, the Actors Studio’s Elizabeth Kemp, Penelope Chater and Penelope McDonald. She has also undertaken vocal and dialect training with Suzanne Haywood and Susan Gorrence.