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María Costa

María Costa

Actor, Writer, Producer

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Award-winning actress/writer/comedienne Maria Costa's groundbreaking and dynamic humor has critics calling her the "Latina Lucille Ball". Her chameleon-like virtuosity has her being compared to the likes of Tracey Ullman and Gilda Radner. Costa is best known for her Imagen Award-nominated, Viva America, and her award-winning, Macho Men and the Women Who Love Them comedy concert filmed live at the Kodak Theater which is distributed worldwide by Image Entertainment and is streaming on Amazon Prime. Costa is also the recipient of the prestigious Kresge Foundation Performing Artist Fellowship, an awardee of the Maverick Award from the Los Angeles Women in Theater and is set to receive a star on the Motown Walk to Fame alongside other honorees, including singer Aretha Franklin and producer Jerry Bruckheimer. Costa has toured her comedic work in over one hundred cities and has a number of TV credits including: Ugly Betty (ABC), Universal Remote (Showtime), Strong Medicine (Lifetime) and Joan of Arcadia (CBS). Costa was also a series regular on The It Factor (Bravo) and Dangerous Minds (ABC).

Maria began her career as a classically trained actress who starred in productions Checkmates and Cracksteppin' written by renowned playwright, Ron Milner. She has also starred in a number of theatrical productions, including Anthony and Cleopatra and For Colored Girls Who Have Committed Suicide at the Hillberry Theater and Latinologes at the South Coast Repertory Theatre. Maria's early original wors include her one-person show, AfroSpic and sketch comedy spectacle No-Spic Inglish in several performances at the Ice House and the Improv in Los Angeles.

Maria received her formal training at Wayne State University through the College of Fine Performing and Communications Arts and studied with theater legend Uta Hagan as well as with acclaimed mime master Marcel Marceau.

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Filmography

Actor

21

Type

Year

Viva America Poster

Viva America Short Film2013Lashaunda Jones

Maria Costa's Macho Men and the Women Who Love Them Poster

Maria Costa's Macho Men and the Women Who Love Them Feature Film2010Maria Costa

Universal Remote Poster

Universal Remote Feature Film2007Newsreporter

Tomoko's Kitchen Poster

Tomoko's Kitchen Short Film2006Juanita Checkers

Ugly Betty Poster

Ugly Betty TV Series2006Valerie

Joan of Arcadia Poster

Joan of Arcadia TV Series2003Police officer

The It Factor: Los Angeles TV Series2003Self

Strong Medicine Poster

Strong Medicine TV Series2000Clarisa Morales

Behind the Life of Chris Gaines Poster

Behind the Life of Chris Gaines TV Movie1999Maria Costa

Garth Brooks... In the Life of Chris Gaines Poster

Garth Brooks... In the Life of Chris Gaines Documentary1999Wife

Brimstone Poster

Brimstone TV Series1998Teresita

Oh Baby TV Series1998Babysitter

The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show Poster

The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show TV Series1997Sketch Comedy Perfomer

Union Square Poster

Union Square TV Series1997Joanne

Dangerous Minds Poster

Dangerous Minds TV Series1996Blanca Guerrero

Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher Poster

Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher TV Series1996Lupita

Club Connect Poster

Club Connect TV Series1995Producer - Writer - Host

In the House Poster

In the House TV Series1995Josephina

Family Matters Poster

Family Matters TV Series1989Dornita

Soul Train Poster

Soul Train TV Series1971Self - Guest Host

Shades of Machos Poster

Shades of Machos TV Movie

Writer

4

Type

Year

Ah Divina Short Film2015

Viva America Poster

Viva America Short Film2013

Maria Costa's Macho Men and the Women Who Love Them Poster

Maria Costa's Macho Men and the Women Who Love Them Feature Film2010

Shades of Machos Poster

Shades of Machos TV Movie

Producer

3

Type

Year

Viva America Poster

Viva America Short Film2013

Maria Costa's Macho Men and the Women Who Love Them Poster

Maria Costa's Macho Men and the Women Who Love Them Feature Film2010

Shades of Machos Poster

Shades of Machos TV Movie

Director

2

Type

Year

Ah Divina Short Film2015

Maria Costa's Macho Men and the Women Who Love Them Poster

Maria Costa's Macho Men and the Women Who Love Them Feature Film2010

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