Maria Alencar Profile

Profile Overview

Maria Alencar

  • Female
  • London, United Kingdom
Playing Age
35 - 45
Height
5′ 6″
Ethnicity
White
Eye Colour
Green
Hair Colour
Brown
Passport
Yes

About Me

Maria Alencar is a London based actress with a diverse background who trained professionally as an actor. Originally from Brazil, Maria started her career on TV as brand ambassador for a variety of brands, then moved into Journalism where she worked as news reporter. After experiencing theatre under the direction of an acclaimed writer and director, she moved to Rio de Janeiro where she joined the cast of Globo TV; the largest network in Latin America - well known for Soap operas. She started acting on crime watch reconstruction series, Soap operas, and the French movie OSS 117: Lost in a Rio with the Oscar winner Jean Dujardin In 2009, Bodyguard TV Series as Gina McKee PA. Maria works in three languages: Portuguese, Spanish and English weather it is for voice over, acting or presenting corporate videos.
Accents
Portuguese, Brazilian, Russian, Spanish, Latin-American
Languages
English, Portuguese, Spanish
2023 Ariella
Type
Film (Feature)
Role
Ariella's mother
Director / Company
Michael Garsin
2018 Bodyguard
Type
TV
Role
Commander Anne Sampson - PA
Director / Company
John Strickland
2017 Short
Type
Film (Short / Student)
Role
Gina
Director / Company
Miguel Velilla Bellafont
2014 Art
Type
Film (Short / Student)
Role
Monkey
Director / Company
Marc Twynholm
2013 Deloitte: Global diversity/Drama scenarios-Brazil "Dilema Shorts" - GILP Video Resource
Type
Role Play
Role
Natalia - Lead Consulter Partner
Director / Company
Simon Thomson
Delloite
2011 Portuguese Corporate
Type
Role Play
Role
Presenter
Director / Company
Rachel Cross
AppLearn TV
2009 OSS 117: Lost in Rio
Type
Film (Feature)
Role
Hippie
Director / Company
Michel Hazanavicius

Training

2024 Morley college
Role
Acting master class
2017 Instinctual Acting
Role
Instinctual Acting For Camera
2017 Instinctual Acting
Role
Instinctual Acting For Camera
2014 Questors Academy
Role
Foundation course in Acting
2011 City University London
Role
Documentary and Factual Filmmaking
2009 CAL - Larangeira Art College Rio de Janeiro
Role
Theatre, TV and Cinema Technical Qualification
2003 UNIVERSO
Role
Degree in Social Communication; with major in Journalism

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