Acting · Chicago, Illinois, U.S. · Born July 18, 1950
Maria Ricossa's professional life began in Chicago with The Second City. She then moved to Toronto where she joined The Stratford Festival Company. In Film & TV, Maria is known for her roles in The Inlaws, Bojangles and The Space Between and recurring roles in The Strain, Designated Survivor, Da Kink in my Hair & Missing.
TVSheriff Country
2025
as Bernice 'Bernie' Wambach
MovieChristmas Casanova
2023
as Patty Schultz
TVPainkiller
2023
as Else Sackler
MovieA Royal Recipe for Love
2023
as Queen Evelyn Batcher
MovieLuckless in Love
2023
as Evette
MovieLove and the Radio Star
2022
as Amy
MovieCabin Connection
2022
as Kim
TVClarice
2021
as Lila Gumb
MovieHeart of the Holidays
2020
as Tammy Wallace
MovieAstronaut
2019
as Journalist
MovieA Shoe Addict's Christmas
2018
as Helen
MovieBathroom Rules
2018
as Ms. Warren
TVSave Me
2017
as Fiorella
TVPrivate Eyes
2016
as Eleanor Brown
MovieChristmas Incorporated
2015
as Interviewer 2
TVBlood and Water
2015
as Professor Colleen Bradley
TVGood Witch
2015
as Ida Elliott
TVThe Strain
2014
as Margaret Pierson
MovieThe Good Sister
2014
as Psychiatrist
MovieCatch a Christmas Star
2013
as Shelley
TVKing & Maxwell
2013
as Hilary Cunningham
MovieFairfield Road
2010
as Mayor Grant
TVWarehouse 13
2009
as Warden Corinne Huggins
MovieThe Note II: Taking a Chance on Love
2009
as Nora
TVFlashpoint
2008
MovieThe Note
2007
as Nora Chilsen
MovieWhat If God Were the Sun?
2007
as Alma
MovieAmerican Pie Presents: The Naked Mile
2006
as Mrs. Stifler
MovieAbsolution
2006
as Maria Toratelli
TVThe Jane Show
2006
as Gwen
MovieJesse Stone: Death in Paradise
2006
as Sandy Bishop
MovieDrive Time Murders
2006
as Dr. Emily Wilmont
MovieSome Things That Stay
2004
as Mrs. Burns
MovieFinding John Christmas
2003
as Marcy Bernard
MovieSex & the Single Mom
2003
as Deena
TVMissing
2003
as Toni Mastriani
MovieThe In-Laws
2003
as Katherine Peyser
MovieOut of the Ashes
2003
as Esther Jacob
MovieThe Brady Bunch in the White House
2002
as Kelly Brooks
TVSue Thomas: F.B.Eye
2002
as Miranda Hogan
MovieTagged: The Jonathan Wamback Story
2002
as Judge Levine
MovieHer Best Friend's Husband
2002
as Lorraine
TVDegrassi
2001
as Kate Kerwin
MovieHarvard Man
2001
as Charlotte Jensen
MovieMy Husband's Double Life
2001
as Linda Berg
TVDoc
2001
MovieBojangles
2001
as Rae
A Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman Story
1999
as Estelle Jenkins
MovieA Map of the World
1999
as Realtor
TVTwice in a Lifetime
1999
as Olympia
MovieTo Love, Honor, & Betray
1999
as Maria Hermann
TVBrimstone
1998
as Curator
TVEarth: Final Conflict
1997
as Dr. Morrison
Riverdale
1997
as Chrisa Stavros
MovieHostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story
1996
as Liz
MovieGoosebumps: The Werewolf of Fever Swamp
1996
as Mrs. Tucker
TVGoosebumps
1995
as Mrs. Tucker
Butterbox Babies
1995
as Mrs. Kellerman
TVDue South
1994
as Head Mover
MovieSearching for Bobby Fischer
1993
as Gym Parent
MovieGregory K
1993
as Marie Esteban
MovieTo Catch a Killer
1992
as Helen Gacy
MovieLast Wish
1992
as Dr. Millicent Findlay
MovieDead Man Out
1989
as Prison Doctor
TVFriday the 13th: The Series
1987
as Lysa Redding
MovieTwelfth Night
1986
as Olivia
TVThe New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Torre
TVThe Twilight Zone
1985
MovieClass
1983
as Table Friend
