Maria Olsen

Maria Olsen

59 · Born: Jul 22, 1966

Personal Details

BornJul 22, 1966 East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Biography

Maria Olsen, a talented actress and director, has made a significant impact in the entertainment industry since 2005. Her extensive portfolio boasts over 65 feature films, 150 shorts, television shows, music videos, and commercials. She has also won four prestigious awards, including accolades for both acting and directing.

Olsen's impressive resume includes notable appearances in popular films such as Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, Paranormal Activity 3, American Horror Story, and Rob Zombie's Lords of Salem. Her work has been recognized at esteemed festivals like the 2009 Cannes Short Film Program, the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, and Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors and HorrorFest.

In addition to her acting and directing endeavors, Olsen is also a producer through her company, MOnsterworks66. Her production company has been involved in the creation of several features, including Brandon Scullion's Live in Fear, Randal Kamradt Jr's Faraway, Eric Michael Kochmer's Way Down In Chinatown, Bert Havird's Reunion, and Michael LaPointe's LoveTouchHate.

With her remarkable career spanning over a decade, Maria Olsen has established herself as a versatile and accomplished artist in the film industry.

Career

2024
Inverted
Inverted as Woman in White
2023
Moon Garden
Moon Garden as Princess
End Times
End Times as Alexis
DeadDash
DeadDash as Cashier
Beneath Us All
Beneath Us All as Janelle Gibbs
Sorry, Charlie
Sorry, Charlie as Doctor Ivy
Desert Shadows
Desert Shadows as Linda Lockley
Lyla
Lyla as Beatrice
2021
Apex Predators
Apex Predators as Momma Maria
The Resort
The Resort as Book Store Ghost
2020
15 Killings
15 Killings as Dr. Kentyl
Death Care
Death Care as Warden Smithers
By Day's End
By Day's End as Mrs. Tibbs / Religious Nut (voice)
The Bone Box
The Bone Box as Aunt Florence
2019
Painkillers
Painkillers as Carla Franken
Wretch
Wretch as Anna Cochenour
The Butcher
The Butcher as Beatrice Hyatt
Eminence Hill
Eminence Hill as Abigail
Kecksburg
Kecksburg as Dr. Hildegard Mueller
2018
Ashes
Ashes as Gail
Krampus: Origins
Krampus: Origins as Sister Rafus
The Sunday Night Slaughter
The Sunday Night Slaughter as Eeopodan Eater of Souls
2017
The Covenant
The Covenant as Molly Hanning
Moon Creek Cemetery
Moon Creek Cemetery as Hatchet Lady
60 Seconds to Die
60 Seconds to Die as Crazy Cat Lady (segment Pussy, Pussy, Pussy
Middle Man
Middle Man as Convenience Store Woman
2016
The Remains
The Remains as Madame Addison
Wolf Mother
Wolf Mother as Maria Abramov
The Conduit
The Conduit as Amy's Mother
Available
Available as Vampira66
2015
Gore Orphanage
Gore Orphanage as Mrs. Pryor
Reunion
Reunion as Mia
Agoraphobia
Agoraphobia as Aunt Margie
Mojave
Mojave as Meth Woman (uncredited)
Southbound
Southbound as Sandy
Addicted to Fresno
Addicted to Fresno as Softball Player (uncredited)
2014
Lost Time
Lost Time as Nurse Mary
Starry Eyes
Starry Eyes as The Casting Director
Shhhh
Shhhh as Ghoul on Train
Faraway
Faraway as Muse of Misfortune
Neighbors
Neighbors as Prostitute (uncredited)
2013
The Levenger Tapes
The Levenger Tapes as Screaming Lady
DisOrientation
DisOrientation as Mrs. Breyer
The Lords of Salem
The Lords of Salem as Dream Sequence Woman (uncredited)
The Cohasset Snuff Film
The Cohasset Snuff Film as Melissa Wick (uncredited)
2011
Papa Zeus
Papa Zeus as Inst. Marie Antouinette
Sold
Sold as Ruthy
Curtain
Curtain as Succubus
Vile
Vile as Woman on TV
2009
Shellter
Shellter as Nurse
Dead Game
Dead Game as Blind Woman
Dragonquest
Dragonquest as Hedona
The Sirens
The Sirens as Caretaker 1
Humanity's End
Humanity's End as Sarah 419
2008
Sam Hell
Sam Hell as Nurse Kelly