Maria Angelico is an Australian actress, writer and producer from Melbourne, Victoria. Angelico is best known for her portrayal of Julia Bechly in the TV series Sisters on Network Ten (2017), as Miss Tan in The InBESTigators (2019), and as Angie Sanford in the ABC Television drama Stateless in 2020.
Maria Angelico | |
|---|---|
| Born | Melbourne, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, writer, and producer |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Early life and education
editMaria Angelico was born in Melbourne, Australia.[citation needed]
In 2002, Angelico received a place in the inaugural scholarship course at the Melbourne Theatre Company, and studied at the Susan Batson studio in New York, then undertook vocal and dialect training.[1]
In 2010 Angelico completed the part-time acting program at 16th Street Actors Studio in Melbourne.[2]
Career
editAngelico acted in several TV series, including Blue Heelers[1] as teenager Jassy Kennedy in 2001, and appeared again in that series as Bianca Amalti in 2004, Neighbours, and a recurring role in Chris Lilley's We Can be Heroes . She continued working professionally as an actor throughout her teenage years.[2]
In 2015, Angelico wrote, produced and starred in the web series Movement: the web series about a woman named Sophia who needs to sort out her life after making bad decisions and attempting to stay in control.[3] She won the 2016 Spotlight on Melbourne WebFest award and was selected for the digital creators showcase at TriBeCa film festival 2016.[4]
She appeared as Florence in the web series Other People's Problems in 2017. Angelico starred in the lead role of Daphna in the stage play Bad Jews which toured nationally in Australia during 2015–2016.[5][6]
In 2017, Ashe starred as Julia Bechly in the TV drama series Sisters on Network Ten.[7][8]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Take Away | Undesirable Teen | Actor |
| 2005 | Hating Alison Ashley | Sophie | Actor |
| 2007 | My Sister and I | Nina | Actor |
| 2008 | Under a Red Moon | Natalie | Actor |
| 2009 | Blessed | Morgue Receptionist | Actor |
| 2010 | Stalker | Jan | Actor |
| 2011 | The Fat Lady Swings | Maria | Actor |
| 2012 | 10Terorists | Tree Hugger, Jarrah | Actor |
| Underground: The Julian Assange Story | Maureen | Actor | |
| 2013 | The War | Fiona | Voice Actor |
| 2014 | Small | Amy | Actor |
| 2023 | Favourites | Sam | Short |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Blue Heelers | Jassy Kennedy | 1 episode | |
| 2004 | Blue Heelers | Bianca Amalti | 1 episode | |
| 2005 | We Can Be Heroes: Finding The Australian of the Year | Mel | 6 episodes | |
| 2008 | Bogan Pride | Girl at Canteen | 1 episode | |
| 2009 | Home and Away | Kayla Deboer | 1 episode | |
| City Homicide | Rhiannon Casey | 1 episode | ||
| 2010 | Rush | Elizabeth Heinz | 1 episode | |
| 2014 | Wentworth | Katrina 'Trina' Jenkins | 1 episode | |
| 2015 | Footballer Wants a Wife | Jade | 5 episodes | |
| 2017 | Trip For Biscuits | Exalted Leader | 1 episode | |
| Sisters | Julia Bechly | 7 episodes | [9] | |
| 2018 | Zero-Point | Amanda Jade/Hou Yi | 4 episodes | |
| Glitch | Sophie | 1 episode | ||
| American Eggs | Revonika | 2 episodes | ||
| How to Stay Married | Verity | 1 episode | ||
| Get Krack!n | Rachel | 1 episode | ||
| 2019 | Mr. Black | Greta | 1 episode | |
| The InBESTigators | Miss Tan | 18 episodes | [10] | |
| My Life Is Murder | Cara Morgan | 1 episode | ||
| 2020 | Stateless | Angie Sanford | 6 episodes | |
| Retrograde | Isabel | 6 episodes | ||
| 2021-23 | The Newsreader | Cheryl Rici | 11 episodes | |
| 2021 | New Gold Mountain | Annie Thomas | 4 episodes | |
| 2022 | Discontent | Milly | 3 episodes | |
| 2023 | The Clearing | Jenny | 2 episodes | |
| Strife | Christine | 6 episodes | [11] |
Web series/Video Games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-2016 | Movement | Writer/ Producer/ Actor (Sophia) | 7 episodes |
| 2017 | Other People’s Problems | Actor (Florence) | 5 episodes |
| 2020 | World of Warcraft: Shadowlands | Winter Queen | Video Game |
| 2022 | World of Warcraft: Dragonflight | Winter Queen | Video Game |
Theatre
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Black Rock | Tiffany | Actor |
| 2008 | Shedding | Rosa | Actor |
| 2012 | Danny and the Deep Blue Sea | Roberta | Actor |
| 2015-2016 | Bad Jews | Daphna Feygenbam | Actor |
Awards and nominations
editScreen writing
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Melbourne WebFest Award | Spotlight Award for Best Writing | Movement | Won | [4] |
References
edit- ^ a b "Maria Angelico Bio Page". Catherine Poulton Management. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Maria Angelico Bio Page". Catherine Poulton Management. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014.
- ^ Henderson, Amy (18 February 2016). "Movement the Web Series". Yen Mag. nextmedia Pty Ltd. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ a b Bale, Brendan (24 October 2017). "At home with Sisters' Maria Angelico". The Weekly Review. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "On the Couch with Maria Angelico". Arts Review. Byte Media. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ Wrong, Suzy (21 May 2016). "5 Questions with Maria Angelico and Simon Corfield". Suzy Goes See. Wordpress. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ Knox, David (23 September 2017). "Sisters: trailer". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ Staff writer, Decider TV (25 October 2017). "Meet your new SISTERS". Decider TV. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Airdate: Sisters | TV Tonight". 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Airdate: The Inbestigators | TV Tonight". 6 June 2019.
- ^ Knox, David (26 March 2023). "Asher Keddie begins production on Strife | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 27 July 2024.