# Maria del Mar (actress)

Maria del Mar del Castillo (Spanish:) is a Canadian television actress.

## Biography

Maria del Mar played in recurring roles on series like Street Legal, TekWar, Mercy Point, Relativity, Blue Murder, Terminal City and Murdoch Mysteries.
She was married to screenwriter Guy Mullally, who met on the set of Street Legal. The marriage had two children, a girl named Paloma and a boy named Gabriel.
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.

## Filmography

Film :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1988 | Kamilla and the Thief | Petra | |
| 1994 | Cold Sweat | Joanne | |
| 1994 | Eclipse | Sarah | |
| 2000 | Price of Glory | Rita Ortega | |
| 2001 | Diary of a Sex Addict | Vita | Video |
| 2003 | The Dog Walker | Narrator | Short film |
| 2004 | The Skulls III | Det. Valdez | Video |
| 2005 | My Last Confession | Margaret Riley | Short film |
| 2006 | Jekyll + Hyde | Prof. Poole | |
| 2007 | 14 Days in Paradise | Barbara | |
| 2009 | A Touch of Grey | Barb | |
| 2010 | Drop Zone: Fiji | | |
| 2012 | C.E.O. | Juliette | Short film |
| 2012 | Looking Is the Original Sin | Helene | Completed |
| 2013 | Blackline: The Beirut Contract | Autumn | Post-production |
| 2014 | Devil's Mile | Cally | |
| 2015 | No Deposit | Maureen Ryan | |
Television :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1987 | The Disney Sunday Movie | Uncredited | Episode: "The Liberators" |
| 1988 | Diamonds | | Episode: "By the Book" |
| 1988 | The Child Saver | Lola | TV film |
| 1988 | Night Heat | Leoni Drake | Episode: "Goodbodies" |
| 1989 | My Secret Identity | Patricia | Episode: "The Video Connection" |
| 1989 | War of the Worlds | Estelle | Episode: "He Feedeth Among the Lilies" |
| 1989 | Street Legal | Isabel Margues | Episode: "Brotherhoods" |
| 1989-1991 | E.N.G. | Martha Antonelli | Recurring role (9 episodes) |
| 1990 | The Kids in the Hall | Miriam | Episode 1.18 |
| 1991-1994 | Street Legal | Laura Crosby | Main role (48 episodes) |
| 1992 | Revolver | Dancer | TV film |
| 1992 | Forever Knight | Magda | Episode: "For I Have Sinned" |
| 1993 | Secret Service | Meehan | Episode: "Murder for Hire/Don't Bank on It" |
| 1993 | Matrix | Miss Lumley | Episode: "Marked Man" |
| 1994 | Monster Force | Additional Voices | 13 episodes |
| 1995 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Melanie Parker | Episode: "Chinatown Murder Mystery: The Case of the Poisoned Hand" |
| 1995 | Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead | Melanie Quint | TV film |
| 1995-1996 | TekWar | Lt. Sam Houston | Main role (13 episodes) |
| 1996 | Moonshine Highway | Ethel Miller | TV film |
| 1996 | Relativity | Julia Cordoza | Episode: "Just One More Thing" |
| 1996 | Unlikely Angel | Allison | TV film |
| 1997 | Frasier | Leslie Wellman | Episode: "Three Dates and a Breakup" |
| 1997 | The Practice | A.D.A. Cindy Lichtman | Episode: "The Civil Right" |
| 1998 | The Outer Limits | Jennifer Rigny | Episode: "Black Box" |
| 1998-1999 | Mercy Point | Dr. Haylen Breslauer | Main role (8 episodes) |
| 1999 | The Crow: Stairway to Heaven | D.A. Shaw | Episode: "The People vs. Eric Draven" |
| 1999 | Little Men | Bandit | Episode: "Three Angry Women" |
| 2001 | RoboCop: Prime Directives | Sara Cable | TV miniseries |
| 2001-2002 | Blue Murder | Insp. Victoria Castillo | Lead role (26 episodes) |
| 2002 | Monk | Monica Waters | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Other Woman" |
| 2002 | Doc | | Episode: "On Pins and Needles" |
| 2002 | The Christmas Shoes | Kate Layton | TV film |
| 2003 | The Pentagon Papers | Carol Ellsberg | TV film |
| 2004 | 24 | Rachel Forrester | Recurring role (3 episodes) |
| 2004 | JAG | Alicia Montes | Episodes: "Retrial", "The Four Percent Solution" |
| 2005 | Terminal City | Katie Sampson | Lead role (10 episodes) |
| 2006 | For the Love of a Child | Annie | TV film |
| 2006 | Engaged to Kill | Abby Lord | TV film |
| 2008 | Murdoch Mysteries | Sarah Pensell | Episodes: "Elementary, My Dear Murdoch", "Bad Medicine" |
| 2010 | Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures | Dr. Miniadis | Episodes: "Code Clock", "Family Practice" |
| 2011 | Lost Girl | Donna | Episode: "Fae Gone Wild" |
| 2012 | King | Abigail Faulkner | Episode: "Justice Calvin Faulkner" |
| 2012 | Flashpoint | Wendy Travis | Episode: "Eyes In" |
| 2012 | Transporter: The Series | Blanche Xavier | Episode: "Dead Drop" |
| 2013 | Holidaze | Jen | TV film |
| 2014 | Hannibal | Marion Vega | Episode: "Hassun" |
| 2020 | Hudson & Rex | Veronica Kaatchi | Episode: "Art of Darkness. S1 E10" |

## Awards and nominations
### Gemini Awards

| Year | Category | Work | Result |
| 2001 | Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role | Blue Murder | Nominated |

### ACTRA Toronto Awards

| Year | Category | Work | Result |
| 2007 | Outstanding Performance – Female | Terminal City | Won |

### Canadian Comedy Awards

| Year | Category | Work | Result |
| 2011 | Best Female Performance in a Feature | A Touch of Grey | Won |