Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1964-06-01 (Age: 62)
Place of Birth
Madrid, Spain
Maria del Mar
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 (24)
An Ice Wine Christmas
2021
The Red Maple Leaf
2017
No Deposit
2015
Holidaze
2014
The Devil's Mile
2014Looking Is the Original Sin
2013A Touch of Grey
2009
Jekyll + Hyde
2006
Engaged to Kill
2006
For the Love of a Child
2006
The Skulls III
2004
El Contrato
2003
The Pentagon Papers
2003
The Christmas Shoes
2002
