Maria DiJosia - Paula

Maria didn’t begin her acting career until college, though she always wanted to pursue a career in entertainment. Being practical, however, Maria majored in English and Political Science thinking one day she might also attend law school.
But it seems once bitten by the acting bug, forever under it’s spell, Maria decided to take some acting classes on the side. As she began to study her craft, she devoted more and more time to it and, eventually, decided to make the big leap: she changed her major to Theater Arts with an emphasis in the Performance Track.
The decision was one she never regretted. She spent the remainder of college studying voice, dance, scene study, period movement, Shakespearing theater and everything else in between. Her courses proved well for her as she was later cast in several theater projects including One for the Road by Harold Pinter, Seven against Thebes by Aeschylus and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead" by Tom Stoppard to name just a few.
Confidant that she had tackled stage work, Maria set her sights on film. Her first feature was Armistice Hall, her second is the Five Stages of Beer, the latter which see describes as a great and learning experience for her.
Maria continues to study her craft and has recently landed an agent. She continues to read for both theater and film and has decided that San Diego is the place to call home for now. "I have a little boy and San Diego seems to be a wonderful place to raise him," she comments, "besides, there’s a ton of work here."
Maria is represented by Nanci Washburn at Artist Management and has one son, Danny, who is the light of her life.

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