Maria Ricossa

Biography

Maria Ricossa's professional life began in Chicago with The Second City. She then moved to Toronto where she joined The Stratford Festival Company. In Film & TV, Maria is known for her roles in The Inlaws, Bojangles and The Space Between and recurring roles in The Strain, Designated Survivor, Da Kink in my Hair & Missing.

Movies & TV Shows

1. American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile (2006) — Mrs. Stifler
2. The Strain (2014) — Margaret Pierson
3. Warehouse 13 (2009) — Warden Corinne Huggins
4. Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993) — Gym Parent
5. Goosebumps (1995) — Mrs. Tucker
6. The In-Laws (2003) — Katherine Peyser
7. Clarice (2021) — Lila Gumb
8. Good Witch (2015) — Ida Elliott
9. The Twilight Zone (1985)
10. Friday the 13th: The Series (1987) — Lysa Redding
11. Painkiller (2023) — Else Sackler
12. Class (1983) — Table Friend
13. Flashpoint (2008)
14. Private Eyes (2016) — Eleanor Brown
15. Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise (2006) — Sandy Bishop
16. Degrassi (2001) — Kate Kerwin
17. Earth: Final Conflict (1997) — Dr. Morrison
18. Christmas Incorporated (2015) — Interviewer 2
19. Due South (1994) — Head Mover
20. A Shoe Addict's Christmas (2018) — Helen
21. A Map of the World (1999) — Realtor
22. To Catch a Killer (1992) — Helen Gacy
23. The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) — Torre
24. Catch a Christmas Star (2013) — Shelley
25. The Brady Bunch in the White House (2002) — Kelly Brooks
26. Harvard Man (2001) — Charlotte Jensen
27. Sheriff Country (2025) — Bernice 'Bernie' Wambach
28. Fairfield Road (2010) — Mayor Grant
29. Out of the Ashes (2003) — Esther Jacob
30. Missing (2003) — Toni Mastriani
31. King & Maxwell (2013) — Hilary Cunningham
32. Luckless in Love (2023) — Evette
33. Astronaut (2019) — Journalist
34. Heart of the Holidays (2020) — Tammy Wallace
35. Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye (2002) — Miranda Hogan
36. Brimstone (1998) — Curator
37. A Royal Recipe for Love (2023) — Queen Evelyn Batcher
38. Doc (2001)
39. Cabin Connection (2022) — Kim
40. Sex & the Single Mom (2003) — Deena