Maria J. Cruz
Known For: Acting
Biography
Maria J. Cruz is a born and raised Vancouver, BC actor. She booked her first professional theatre gig while attending her final year of the University of British Columbia's Theatre program. As "Tina", in 'Tony 'n' Tina's Wedding', Vancouver's longest running stage play, she was married hundreds of times to over a half a dozen different "Tony's" and has gone onto play the independent stages of Vancouver and Toronto, including the iconic Second City. She lives best in acerbic comedic roles and the Classics - having had several favourable reviews in Restoration plays. Taking some time off shortly after the new millennium to obtain her Masters degree in Museum studies, she returned to her first love of acting over 6 years ago and plans to "stay on the bus". She has had not one, but two recurring roles as a nanny - on 1999's NBC remake 'Cold Feet' and on the upcoming 'Girlfriend's Guide to Divorce', Bravo TV's first even scripted series. This year Maria had the opportunity to perform her one-woman stage play (in her native Portuguese and English) in the middle of the Atlantic at the 'Azores International Fringe Festival'. She is looking forward to taking on the role of creator, producer and actor in SMAK!Productions independent Feature Film, 'The Parties'. - IMDb Mini Biography
Filmography
2024
- Tracker as Yolanda
2021
- Highway to Heaven as Sandra
2019
- Super Monsters Furever Friends as Abuelita (voice)
- Super Monsters: Vida's First Halloween
2018
- Status Update as Teacher
2017
- Riverdale as Nurse
2016
- DC's Legends of Tomorrow as Mrs. Veras
2014
- Jingle All the Way 2 as Disgruntled Woman
2006
- Psych as Woman
1999
- Cold Feet as Ramona