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Maria Sten

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Maria Sten
Born (1989-10-29) 29 October 1989 (age 34)
Other namesMaria Sten-Knudsen
Occupation(s)Actress, filmmaker, writer
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Denmark
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
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Maria Sten is a Danish actress, writer, director and beauty pageant titleholder born and raised in Denmark with Danish, Swedish and Congolese roots.[1][2] She was crowned Miss Denmark Universe 2008 and represented her country at Miss Universe 2008.

Childhood

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Sten was born in Copenhagen, Denmark to a Danish mother Nina Sten-Knudsen with Swedish heritage and a Congolese father. She has 8 siblings: one brother, four sisters, plus two step-sisters, plus one unrelated sister. She grew up with only one of the sisters, an older sister who was her mother’s only other child.[3] As a child, Sten often posed for her mother who was a professional artist[4][5][6] and, as a child, she also started doing theater in school; participating in a youth acting program at Scandinavian Theater School.[7] Her other childhood activities included horseback riding, gymnastics, kickboxing, track and field and playing the piano.[8] As she grew older, she grew taller and was convinced to try modeling. Sten moved to New York City in the United States when she was 18 years old to pursue a career in Performing Arts.[9]

Career

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Sten competed in Miss Supertalent of the World 2011 and was placed in the top 7 women among 50 candidates.[10]

Writer

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In February 2017, Sten's submission "The Courier" was announced as a finalist for the second annual television writing program from the ATX Television Festival and The Black List.[9] Later in 2017, Sten was selected for the 2017 Black List x WIF Episodic Lab.[11] Sten has also written two episodes of David E. Kelley's series Big Sky, and wrote, directed, and produced the short films Wild Things Run Free and When It Burns.[1][12] In 2018 Sten was named to the Tracking Board's Young & Hungry List, which showcases the top 100 new writers as voted on by Hollywood's most influential.[1]

Actor

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As an actor, Sten played the lead role of Jillian Hope Hodgson in the fourth season of the television show Channel Zero: The Dream Door. She portrayed Liz Tremayne in the DC Universe television series Swamp Thing, which also starred Crystal Reed.[13]

Since 2022 she has starred as the character Frances Neagley in the Amazon Prime Video series Reacher.[14]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2014 I'm Good Kia Short film
2015 Straight Outta Compton Girlfriend Uncredited
2015 Mellow Peaches Short film
2015 The Comments Woman in Pool Short film
2015 Dream... The Boss Short film
2016 When It Burns Kate Short film; also Director, executive producer and writer
2016 Kessi Blue Robin C. Short film; also Line producer
2017 Wild Things Run Free The Woman Short film; also Director, producer and writer
2017 Book Trader Cassandra Short film
2019 Emmanuel and Me Christina

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2012 The Doctors Woman in Bedroom Episode: "Secrets to Look & Feel Better Naked"; as Maria Sten-Knudsen
2012 Eros.Emmanuel and Me Christina Television mini-series
2014 Celebrity Crime Files Angela Davis Episode: "The Black Panthers"
2014 Out the Box Maria Episode: "These Hands"
2018 Channel Zero: The Dream Door Jillian Hope Hodgson Main role; 6 episodes
2019 Swamp Thing Liz Tremayne Main role; 10 episodes
2021 Big Sky Writer; Episode: "The Wolves Are Always Out for Blood"
2022–present Reacher Frances Neagley Main role; 12 episodes

Web

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Year Title Role Notes
2015 Persuasion Terry Main role; 9 episodes
2022 Narcissa Andie Main role; 8 episodes[15]

Producer

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Year Title Notes
2015 In the Still of the Night Short film

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Exclusive Interview with Maria Sten of 'Swamp Thing'". 5 July 2019.
  2. ^ "10 Things You Didn't Know about Maria Sten". 12 October 2020.
  3. ^ Sanogo, Linda (21 October 2013). "A Great Danes in The States – Maria Sten-Knudsen". wordpress.com. WordPress. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  4. ^ Ish. "Maria Sten's 8-Figure Net Worth Comes From Her Movies and TV Shows". glamour buff.com. Glamour Buff. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  5. ^ Sten-Knudsen, Nina. "Nina Sten-Knudson". Instagram.com. Instagram. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Exclusive Interview: Maria Sten Chats Reacher, Creating Inclusive Stories, and More". Pop-culturalist.com. Pop Culturalist. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Maria Sten". listal.com. Listal. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  8. ^ Bonnet, Alexandra. "Maria Sten From Amazon's Hit Series "REACHER"". Bellman.com. Bello. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  9. ^ a b Wegmeister, Elizabeth. "Finalists Announced for ATX-Black List Second Annual TV Writing Program". Variety.com. Variety. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  10. ^ Tamrakar, Yunil (23 March 2022). "Maria Sten". biography host.com. Biography Host. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  11. ^ Halpern, Megan. "Meet the Alumni from our Fall 2017 Writers Labs". blackklist.com. The Black List. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  12. ^ "INTERVIEW WITH SERINDA SWAN, SHAUN SIPOS AND MARIA STEN". tvmeg.com. TVMEG. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  13. ^ "'Swamp Thing': Maria Sten to Co-Star as Liz Tremayne in DC Universe Series". 7 September 2018.
  14. ^ "'Reacher': Bruce McGill, Maria Sten, Hugh Thompson Join Alan Ritchson in Amazon Series". 19 May 2021.
  15. ^ Wiseman, Andreas. "Glee' Star Dianna Agron & 'Reacher' Actress Maria Sten To Lead QCode Sci-Fi Podcast 'Narcissa". deadline.com. Deadline. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
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