Maria Olsen

South African English Accent, South African Afrikaans Accent, Fluent Afrikaans speaker, Californian-South African English Hybrid Accent, "Growly" Monster type voice

2008 Animated feature: The Living Corpse (role of Mika's mother; Justin Paul Ritter directs; Los Angeles), 2008 Animated short: In the Hall of the Mountain King (lead role of Ambassador Strongbridge; Sean Phillip Rowe directs; Los Angeles), 2008 Feature: Alone Together (role of Narrator; Randal Lee Kamradt directs; Los Angeles), 2008 Short: Revolt Against Existence (role of Narrator in English and Afrikaans; DeVaughn Wilson directs; Los Angeles), Radio commercials: several for South African radio stations I have been working professionally in theatre, film and television for the past 36 years, performing lead roles in Los Angeles, New York and South Africa. I play well with others =) My summarized resume: FILM: (Select List) Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief - Supporting - Chris Columbus (FOX) Before We Close It (Cannes Selection) - Supporting - Claudia Damasceno Dead Game (Cannes Selection) - Supporting - Richard Bluth DragonQuest - Supporting - Arkadi Productions Humanity’s End - Supporting - Morphius Films Blue Like The Morning - Supporting - Melanie Jones Alice Inc - Supporting - Rayder Woods Mansfield Path - Supporting - Sam Benavides Step 7 - Supporting - Mere Mortal Films Alice Ascends - Supporting - Patrick Merrick Shellter - Lead - Nervousa Films Die-Ner (Get It?) - Lead - Patrick Horvath A Gothic Tale - Supporting - Justin Paul Ritter Sam Hell - Supporting - Son of Jason Productions The Gift - Lead - FreakShow Entertainment Morbid: A Love Story - Supporting - Edward Payson TELEVISION: Tales From The Other Side (“The Asylum”) - Guest Star - Way Out There Productions THEATER: (Select List) Masque of the Red Death - Off-Broadway Marat / Sade - The Herald - Knightsbridge Company Lend Me A Tenor - Julia Leverett - Morgan-Wixson A Tale of Two Cities - Madame DeFarge - The Charlens Company Inspecting Carol - MJ - West Valley Playhouse A Flea in Her Ear - Lucienne - West Valley Playhouse The Happiest Years of Our Lives - Evelyn Whitchurch - Dramatic Society of East London The Mousetrap - Miss Carswell - DRAMSOC The Night of January 16th - Mrs Hutchins - DRAMSOC The Wizard of Oz - Wicked Witch of the West - Arts Theater Club The Sound of Music - Frau Schmidt - DRAMSOC