Greek-American presenter, actress, and journalist, born on June 8, 1978. She rose to fame in America for appearing as a reporter on Access Hollywood for their 2006 participation in the Eurovision Greek Song Contest in Athens, Greece. She started her career by participating in beauty pageants, but instead of exploiting her beauty in third-class films, she joined ONE, a private satellite channel that broadcasts news programs for American schools. The year 2005 was the year of change in Maria's life. She left the variety show and focused on her future as an actress. Maria founded a film production company. She called her "Omega Girl" and is currently looking into the possibility of producing films that combine a good story and big stars. Among her most prominent works are Fantastic Four (2005), and Botched (2014).