Maria Soccor
Born
Livingston, New Jersey
Occupation(s)Actor, Director, Producer
Years active1988–present

Maria Soccor is an American actor, director, and producer. Her acting credits include Another World (1998), Pizza My Heart (2005), K-Ville (2007), and NCIS: New Orleans (2015) as well as a number of short films and television films.

Biography

Soccor got her start at the age of 13 modeling in print ads for various beauty and Fortune 500 companies. She studied acting in Orange, New Jersey at The Children's Matinee Workshop under Gwen Guthrie. In her senior year of high school, in 1992, she won first place in the annual national America's Junior Miss scholarship pageant as a representative from Essex County, New Jersey. She continued her acting studies under the late three-time Tony Award winner Uta Hagen before appearing on Broadway and in several Off-Broadway productions. One of her first big roles was in Club XII, MC Lyte's Off-Broadway hip-hop rendering of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.[1] She returned to the New York stage in February 2019 to star in The Sandstorm, presented during the New York Theater Festival Winterfest. In 2021, she starred in the New Jersey production of Mannequin Diaries written by Brian Wiggins and directed by Tony Award winner Trazana Beverley.[2]

In addition to acting, Soccor began directing and producing documentaries in 2009. In 2016, she directed Lords of BSV, which won 13 awards across the world, including Best Director of a Feature Documentary at the Madrid International Film Festival.[3][4] In 2018, she wrote, directed, and acted in Kicks, which was a Cannes Film Festival entry.[5] She is currently in production on Tillie,[6] Freestyle Music: The Legacy,[7][8] and Sybil in Her Own Words.[9]

In 2015, Soccor created a comic series called SPEAR, illustrated by artist Rolo Ledesma. It launched in October that year at New York Comic Con.[1][10]

She is a member of the Film Fatales, Alliance of Women Directors, and New York Women in Film & Television organizations.[11]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1998 Rounders Atlantic City Call Girl
1999 Behind Walls Josie Short
2004 The Cookout Young Nettie
2004 Coalition Alex
2005 The Signs of the Cross Lourdes
2005 Shadowboxer Clayton's Girlfriend
2005 Rose Woes and Joe's Eileen Kenna
2006 Last Request Fran
2007 Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe Gail
2008 The Big Shot-Caller Veronica Colucci
2008 Cash Rules Aria Direct-to-video
2009 The Jacket Carolina Short
2009 The Don of 42nd Street Angie
2014 The Zombie's Daughter Mara Short
2014 Jersey Justice Felix Romeo
2015 The Expressionless Diana Short
2017 Light Withheld Marie Short
2018 Kicks Gisela Short, also wrote and directed
2020 Nick and Nicky Brandy
2021 Fairytale Megan Also executive producer

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1998 Another World Caroline 6 episodes
2001 Kitchen Dama Television film (PBS)
2003 Undefeated Tropicana Hostess Television film (HBO)
2004 Miracle Run Amy / Medical Student Television film (Lifetime Television)
2005 Pizza My Heart Barker Television film (ABC Family)
2007 K-Ville Laurencia Leon Episodes: "Cobb's Web", "Bedfellows"
2015 NCIS: New Orleans Wife Episodes: "Touched by the Sun", "Hail to The Chief"
2019 Bronx SIU Mayor Molina Episodes: "We Are SIU", "I Do"
2021 The Sync Report Herself Voice role
2022 Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas? Mariah TV special

Music videos

Year Title Artist Role Notes
2009 "Todo Eso E' Tuyo" Magic Juan (featuring Doug E. Fresh)

References

  1. 1 2 "THROUGH THE LENS WITH MARIA SOCCOR". Soulciti. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  2. ↑ "Send in the Mannequins". TAPintoElizabeth. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  3. ↑ "Best Director of a Feature Documentary 2015". Madrid International Film Festival. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  4. ↑ "Filmmaker Maria Soccor and her film 'Lords of BSV'". Film Daily. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  5. ↑ "Cannes Short Film Corner 18 - Kicks". We Are Moving Stories. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  6. ↑ "Past Shows: Maria Soccor". 2 Sense Music. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  7. ↑ "Award-Winning Director Maria Soccor Begins Production on 'Freestyle Music: The Legacy' Documentary Featuring Latin Freestyle Stars". Associated Press. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  8. ↑ "A documentary featuring Latin freestyle starts production". Euronews Week. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  9. ↑ "IMDb.com". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
  10. ↑ "Watch: Maria Soccor's Multiple Award-Winning 'Lords of BSV' Debuts Online". Shadow and Act. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  11. ↑ "AWD: Maria Soccor". Alliance of Women Directors. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
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