Maria del Mar (actress)


Maria del Mar del Castillo is a Canadian television actress.

Biography

She was born in Madrid, Spain, and grew up in Ottawa, Ontario. She made her acting debut in the episode of Disney Sunday Movie The Liberators in 1987.
She graduated from Nepean High School in Ottawa and attended Carleton University in the same city.
Maria del Mar played in recurring roles on series like Street Legal, TekWar, Mercy Point, Relativity, Blue Murder, Terminal City and Murdoch Mysteries.
Splits time between Los Angeles and Toronto.
She was married to screenwriter Guy Mullally, who met on the set of Street Legal. The marriage had two children, a girl named Paloma and a boy named Gabriel. The couple has divorced.
Her performance in A Touch of Grey 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.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1994Cold SweatJoanne
1994EclipseSarah
2000Price of GloryRita Ortega
2001Diary of a Sex AddictVitaVideo
2003'NarratorShort film
2004'Det. ValdezVideo
2005My Last ConfessionMargaret RileyShort film
2006Jekyll + HydeProf. Poole
200714 Days in ParadiseBarbara
2009'Barb
2010Drop Zone: Fiji
2012C.E.O.JulietteShort film
2012Looking Is the Original SinHeleneCompleted
2013Blackline: The Beirut ContractAutumnPost-production
2014Devil's MileCally
2015No DepositMaureen Ryan

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1987The Disney Sunday MovieUncreditedEpisode: "The Liberators"
1988DiamondsEpisode: "By the Book"
1988'LolaTV film
1988Night HeatLeoni DrakeEpisode: "Goodbodies"
1989My Secret IdentityPatriciaEpisode: "The Video Connection"
1989War of the WorldsEstelleEpisode: "He Feedeth Among the Lilies"
1989Street LegalIsabel MarguesEpisode: "Brotherhoods"
1989-1991E.N.G.Martha AntonelliRecurring role
1990The Kids in the HallMiriamEpisode 1.18
1991-1994Street LegalLaura CrosbyMain role
1992RevolverDancerTV film
1992Forever KnightMagdaEpisode: "For I Have Sinned"
1993Secret ServiceMeehanEpisode: "Murder for Hire/Don't Bank on It"
1993MatrixMiss LumleyEpisode: "Marked Man"
1994Monster ForceAdditional Voices13 episodes
1995'Melanie ParkerEpisode: "Chinatown Murder Mystery: The Case of the Poisoned Hand"
1995Tails You Live, Heads You're DeadMelanie QuintTV film
1995-1996TekWarLt. Sam HoustonMain role
1996Moonshine HighwayEthel MillerTV film
1996RelativityJulia CordozaEpisode: "Just One More Thing"
1996Unlikely AngelAllisonTV film
1997FrasierLeslie WellmanEpisode: "Three Dates and a Breakup"
1997'A.D.A. Cindy LichtmanEpisode: "The Civil Right"
1998'Jennifer RignyEpisode: "Black Box"
1998-1999Mercy PointDr. Haylen BreslauerMain role
1999'D.A. ShawEpisode: "The People vs. Eric Draven"
1999Little MenBanditEpisode: "Three Angry Women"
2001'Sara CableTV miniseries
2001-2002Blue MurderInsp. Victoria CastilloLead role
2002MonkMonica WatersEpisode: "Mr. Monk and the Other Woman"
2002DocEpisode: "On Pins and Needles"
2002'Kate LaytonTV film
2003'Carol EllsbergTV film
200424Rachel ForresterRecurring role
2004JAGAlicia MontesEpisodes: "Retrial", "The Four Percent Solution"
2005Terminal CityKatie SampsonLead role
2006For the Love of a ChildAnnieTV film
2006Engaged to KillAbby LordTV film
2008Murdoch MysteriesSarah PensellEpisodes: "Elementary, My Dear Murdoch", "Bad Medicine"
2010Bloodletting & Miraculous CuresDr. MiniadisEpisodes: "Code Clock", "Family Practice"
2011Lost GirlDonnaEpisode: "Fae Gone Wild"
2012KingAbigail FaulknerEpisode: "Justice Calvin Faulkner"
2012FlashpointWendy TravisEpisode: "Eyes In"
2012'Blanche XavierEpisode: "Dead Drop"
2013HolidazeJenTV film
2014HannibalMarion VegaEpisode: "Hassun"

Awards and nominations

[Gemini Awards]

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[Canadian Comedy Awards]