Is good friends with Mariska Hargitay since their time on ER together. Maria has hiked and camped all over the world and loves the outdoors. She has written and directed several plays Maria has visited Tanzania and Botswana gathering material for a book she plans to write about children around the world. Best friends with Carrie-Ann Moss Maria is the godmother of Carrie-Ann's first son and Carrie-Ann is the godmother of Maria's son Jack. Practices yoga, muay thai and ballet Has a tattoo of the logo for the Philadelphia Eagles, and her Father got one the same day. Maria has worked as a bartender, as well as a dog walker and a house cleaner. Graduated with a political science degree in 1989 Co-founded Harlem's Dreamyard Drama Project in 1992 along with actor Tim Lord and writer Jason Duchin. Maria attended Archbishop John Carroll High School for Girls in Philadelphia. She was a varsity cheerleader while she studied there. In Flicka, Maria's character was scripted to pick up a snake for one of her scenes. You would never know it by watching the scene, but the director of the movie said in a DVD commentary that Maria is absolutely terrified of snakes. Allegedly, the actress prepared for this by carrying a rubber snake in her pocket for a while, and when the time came to do the real thing, she was completely natural. She even kissed the live snake, as you can clearly see when you watch the scene! While starring on ER, Maria appeared once on NBC's "The More You Know" public service announcement. The topic she addressed was teen pregnancy. Maria's height is 5'5" (1.65 m). Maria was a bridesmaid at Andrea Bendewald's wedding in 2001, the same one at which Jennifer Aniston was the matron of honor. In an April 2004 interview conducted by close friend Carrie-Anne Moss, Maria revealed that her best friend when she was a student at Villanova University was an Augustinian priest named Father Ray Jackson.
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