Maria Angelico
Maria Angelico | |
|---|---|
| Born | Maria Angelico |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, writer and producer |
| Years active | 2001–present |
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. She is also known for portraying Miss Tan in The InBESTigators.
Career
Angelico made her onscreen acting debut on Blue Heelers as teenager Jassy Kennedy in 2001 and appeared again in that series as Bianca Amalti in 2004. She continued working professionally as an actor throughout her teenage years. 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 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,[2] won the 2016 Spotlight on Melbourne WebFest award and was selected for the digital creators showcase at TriBeCa film festival 2016.[3] 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.[4][5]
In 2017, Angelico starred as Julia Bechly in the TV drama series Sisters on Network Ten.[6][7]
Filmography
Film
| 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 |
| 2012 | Underground: The Julian Assange Story | Maureen | Actor |
| 2013 | The War | Fiona | Voice Actor |
| 2014 | Small | Amy | Actor |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2009 | 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 |
| 2017 | Sisters | Julia Bechly | 6 episodes |
| 2018 | Zero-Point | Amanda Jade/Hou Yi | |
| 2018 | Glitch | Sophie | |
| 2018 | American Eggs | Revonika | |
| 2018 | Mr. Black | Greta | |
| 2018 | How to Stay Married | Verity | |
| 2018 | Get Krack!n | Rachel | 1 episode |
| 2019 | The InBESTigators | Miss Tan | 18 episodes |
| 2019 | My Life Is Murder | Cara Morgan | 1 episode |
| 2020 | Stateless | Angie Sanford | 6 episodes |
| 2020 | Retrograde | Isabel | 6 episodes |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-2016 | Movement | Writer/ Producer/ Actor (Sophia) | 7 episodes |
| 2017 | Other People’s Problems | Actor (Florence) | 5 episodes |
Theatre
| 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
Screen writing
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Melbourne WebFest Award | Spotlight Award for Best Writing | Movement | Won | [3] |
References
- ^ "Maria Angelico Bio Page". Catherine Poulton Management. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Staff writer, Arts Review (23 April 2016). "On the Couch with Maria Angelico". Arts Review. Byte Media. 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.