Maria del Mar del Castillo, pictured above in a publicity still for the 2013 Breakthrough Entertainment release Looking is the Original Sin, was born in Madrid of Venezuelan parents. She grew up in Ottawa after her diplomat dad passed away during his assignment to Canada and Maria and her siblings voted to stay in this country. She was nominated for a 2001 Gemini for her role as Victoria Castillo on the series, Blue Murder. She was given the ACTRA Toronto Award in February of 2007 for Outstanding Performace for her work in TV series, Terminal City.
Features & TV Movies:
VR indicates Direct-to-Video Release
The Liberators (TV-1987)
The Child Saver (TV-1988)
Kamilla and the Thief (1988)
The Events Leading Up to My Death (1991)
Revolver (TV-1992)
Cold Sweat (1993)
TekWar (TV-1994)
Eclipse (1994)
Tails You Live, Heads You’re Dead (TV-1995)
Unlikely Angel (TV-1996)
Moonshine Highway (TV-1996)
Price of Glory (2000)
RoboCop: Prime Directives (TV-2000)
Diary of a Sex Addict (2001)
The Christmas Shoes (TV-2002)
The Pentagon Papers (TV-2003)
The Skulls 3 (2003)
Jekyll + Hyde (2005)
My Last Confession (2005)
For the Love of a Child (TV-2006)
Engaged to Kill (TV-2006)
Jekyll + Hyde (2006)
14 Days in Paradise (2007)
A Touch of Grey (2010)
Looking is the Original Sin (2013)
Devil’s Mile (2014)
No Deposit (2015)
La Trattoria Sitcom (TV-2015)
The Red Maple Leaf (2016)
The Shape of Water (voice 2017)
Never Saw It Coming (2017)
Blackline: The Beirut Contract (2018)
TV Series – Cast:
Street Legal (1986)
TekWar (1994)
Relativity (1996)
Mercy Point (1998)
Blue Murder (2001-2002)
Terminal City (2005)
Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures (mini-series, 2010)
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