Cast & creator
Maria del Mar
Best known for 24, JAG, Frasier
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.
25
film credits
34
television credits
58
1987–2025 · acting roles
6.4
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (59)
Showing 59 of 59 credits
24
Rachel Forrester
2001
JAG
Alicia Montes
1995
Frasier
Leslie Wellman
1993
Monk
Monica Waters
2002
Star Trek: Discovery
Culber's Grandma
2017
The Outer Limits
Jennifer Rigny
1995
The Practice
A.D.A. Cindy Lichtman
1997
Murdoch Mysteries
Sarah Pensell
2008
Hudson & Rex
Veronica Kaatchi
2019
Hannibal
Wendy Vega
2013
Lost Girl
Donna
2010
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Melanie Parker
1993
War of the Worlds
Estelle
1988
Doc
Nurse Sylvia
2001
Forever Knight
1992
Mocro Maffia
Bloedmooie Escort
2018
LEGO DREAMZzz
Mrs. Castillo (voice)
2023LEGO DREAMZzz
Lunia (voice)
2023LEGO DREAMZzz
Lunia / Mrs. Castellia (voice)
2023
Street Legal
1987
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
1998
Transporter: The Series
Blanche Xavier
2013
Blue Murder
2001
Played
Luisa Cortez
2013
Relativity
Julia Cordoza
1996
Little Men
Sadie Burns
1998
TekWar
Lt. Sam Houston
1994
Matrix
1993
Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures
Dr. Miniadis (uncredited)
2010Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures
Dr. Miniadis
2010
Slasher: Flesh & Blood
Annette Galloway
2021
Terminal City
2005
Robocop: Prime Directives
Sara Cable
2001
Diary of a Sex Addict
Vita
2001
Mercy Point
Dr. Haylen Breslauer
1998
Cold Sweat
Joanne
1993
For the Love of a Child
Annie
2006
El Contrato
Narrator
2003
The Red Maple Leaf
Maggie
2017
The Skulls III
Det. Valdez
2004
An Ice Wine Christmas
Sunny Ruiz
2021
The Christmas Shoes
Kate Layton
2002
No Deposit
Maureen Ryan
2015
Jekyll + Hyde
Professor Poole
2006
Unlikely Angel
Allison
1996
The Pentagon Papers
Carol Ellsberg
2003
Moonshine Highway
Ethel Miller
1996
Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead
Melanie Quint
1995Looking Is the Original Sin
Helene
2013
Engaged to Kill
Abby Lord
2006
Price of Glory
Rita Ortega
2000
The Child Saver
Lola
1988
Holidaze
Jen
2014
The Devil's Mile
Cally
2014
RoboCop: Prime Directives
Sara Cable
2001A Touch of Grey
Barb
2009
Montreal Stories
Invitée
1991Eclipse
Sarah
1995Pink Elephant
Director
2025