Maria Moutsidis, known professionally as Maria Mercedes, is an
Australian
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television
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,
film
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and
stage
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actress. Her notable roles include the original Australian productions of the musicals ''
Nine
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'', ''
Sunset Boulevard
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'' and ''
Love Never Dies''.
Stage
In 2014/15, Mercedes played
opera
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star
Maria Callas
Maria Callas . (born Sophie Cecilia Kalos; December 2, 1923 – September 16, 1977) was an American-born Greek soprano who was one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century. Many critics praised her ''bel cant ...
to critical acclaim and a sold out season of the Terrence McNally play ''
Master Class
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'' at
fortyfivedownstairs
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Melbourne.
In March 2016, she joined the cast of a new play ''
Taxithi'' by Helen Yotis Patterson, the telling of Greek women migrating to Australia during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. The play is a series of monologues, interspersed with traditional Greek music and songs of the time. The piece resonated deeply with Maria as her own parents' stories of migration resonated within the stories of ''Taxithi.'' For the first time in Maria's theatrical career she was given the opportunity to sing in Greek.
Filmography
Filmography
FILM
Television
TELEVISION
References
External links
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Australian people of Greek descent
Australian film actresses
Australian musical theatre actresses
Australian soap opera actresses
20th-century Australian actresses
21st-century Australian actresses