Acting · Madrid, Spain · Born June 1, 1964
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.
MovieLEGO DREAMZzz: Diary of a Dream Bandit
2023
as Mrs. Castillo / Grimspawn (voice)
TVLEGO DREAMZzz
2023
as Mrs. Castillo (voice)
MovieAn Ice Wine Christmas
2021
as Sunny Ruiz
TVSlasher: Flesh & Blood
2021
as Annette Galloway
TVHudson & Rex
2019
as Veronica Kaatchi
TVMocro Maffia
2018
as Bloedmooie Escort
TVStar Trek: Discovery
2017
as Culber's Grandma
MovieThe Red Maple Leaf
2017
as Maggie
MovieNo Deposit
2015
as Maureen Ryan
MovieHolidaze
2014
as Jen
MovieThe Devil's Mile
2014
as Cally
Looking Is the Original Sin
2013
as Helene
TVPlayed
2013
as Luisa Cortez
TVHannibal
2013
as Wendy Vega
TVTransporter: The Series
2013
as Blanche Xavier
TVLost Girl
2010
as Donna
TVBloodletting & Miraculous Cures
2010
as Dr. Miniadis (uncredited)
A Touch of Grey
2009
as Barb
TVMurdoch Mysteries
2008
as Sarah Pensell
MovieJekyll + Hyde
2006
as Professor Poole
MovieEngaged to Kill
2006
as Abby Lord
MovieFor the Love of a Child
2006
as Annie
TVTerminal City
2005
MovieThe Skulls III
2004
as Det. Valdez
MovieEl Contrato
2003
as Narrator
MovieThe Pentagon Papers
2003
as Carol Ellsberg
MovieThe Christmas Shoes
2002
as Kate Layton
TVMonk
2002
as Monica Waters
MovieDiary of a Sex Addict
2001
as Vita
TV24
2001
as Rachel Forrester
TVDoc
2001
TVBlue Murder
2001
MovieRoboCop: Prime Directives
2001
as Sara Cable
TVRobocop: Prime Directives
2001
as Sara Cable
MoviePrice of Glory
2000
as Rita Ortega
TVLittle Men
1998
as Sadie Burns
TVMercy Point
1998
as Dr. Haylen Breslauer
TVThe Crow: Stairway to Heaven
1998
TVThe Practice
1997
as A.D.A. Cindy Lichtman
MovieUnlikely Angel
1996
as Allison
TVRelativity
1996
as Julia Cordoza
MovieMoonshine Highway
1996
as Ethel Miller
Eclipse
1995
as Sarah
TVJAG
1995
as Alicia Montes
TVThe Outer Limits
1995
as Jennifer Rigny
MovieTails You Live, Heads You're Dead
1995
as Melanie Quint
TVTekWar
1994
as Lt. Sam Houston
TVFrasier
1993
as Leslie Wellman
MovieCold Sweat
1993
as Joanne
TVMatrix
1993
TVKung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993
as Melanie Parker
TVForever Knight
1992
MovieMontreal Stories
1991
as Invitée
TVWar of the Worlds
1988
as Estelle
MovieThe Child Saver
1988
as Lola
TVStreet Legal
1987
MovieLEGO DREAMZzz: Never Witch
as Mrs. Castillo / Fairy 2 (voice)
MovieLEGO DREAMZzz: Izzie's Dream Journal
as Mrs. Castillo (voice)
