Maria Brigitte Anita Montazami (born 13 November 1965) is a

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housewife and television personality in the series ''

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'', which is currently airing its thirteenth season in Sweden. Montazami has also appeared in commercials for Max Hamburgers and the travel agency

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s commercial. In November 2010 Montazami appeared in the TV3 show ''24 timmar'', alongside singer Anna Book.

Biography

Montazami was born in

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. In 1985, she travelled to

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, United States, to visit her sister. She stayed in Los Angeles and worked as an au pair and later as a waitress at a restaurant. She met the restaurant owner Kamran Montazami, an American originally from

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. Maria and Kamran married in 1990. Within the next few years, Kamran Montazami became a successful real-estate agent and the couple moved to Laguna Niguel,

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where they raised four children. Since the mid-1990s, Maria Montazami has been a housewife.

Fame in Sweden

In September 2009 Montazami along with Paul Anka's wife

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and actress Agnes-Nicole Winter were all cast for a new Swedish television show that was to follow three Swedish women who live in

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. The show ''

'' became a huge hit and the most viewed television show in TV3's history with more than one million people tuning in each week to watch. Montazami was the only of the three original Hollywood wives that signed for season two of the show. Montazami also appeared in season three, four and five of the Hollywood wives. At the QX Gaygala in 2010 in

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Montazami was a presenter for the category "Årets bok". She also won the category ''Årets: vi älskar dig''. Maria Montazami was featured in a commercial for the Swedish fast food company Max Hamburgers in 2010. In November 2010, Maria Montazami appeared in the

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show 24 timmar (24 hours) along with singer Anna Book. In January 2011, Monatazami appeared in a television commercial for the travel agency

in Sweden. February 5, 2013, was the premiere of Monatazami's new spin-off TV show, ''Maria & Mindy - Best Friends Forever'' on

. Mindy Bondurant was Maria's best friend and neighbour. In the show we follow the two friends as they journey through Sweden. Much has changed since Maria moved from Sweden in 1987. She and Mindy rediscover Sweden and it becomes an adventure filled with new experiences, encounters, humour and colliding cultures. The première on TV3 attracted around 382,000 viewers. After the show Maria and Mindy parted ways and are no longer friends. Montazami was a contestant on

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. And in late 2013 she had her own show Montazamis med vänner (Montazamis with friends) on

a show where Maria and her family meet and hang out with Swedish celebrities.

TV

*2009- - ''

'' *2010 - ''24 timmar'' *2010 - ''Max Hamburgers commercial'' *2011 - ''Ving travel agency commercial'' *2013 - ''Maria & Mindy – Best Friends Forever'' *2013 - "Let's Dance" *2013 - "Montazamis med vänner"

Bibliography

*2011 - ''Välkommen hem till Maria Montazami'' *2013 - ''Fira med Maria Montazami''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Montazami, Maria 1966 births Living people Swedish television personalities Swedish women television presenters People from Västerås People from Laguna Niguel, California Swedish emigrants to the United States