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Maria Mercedes | |
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| Born | Maria Moutsidi Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, performer, singer[1] |
| Years active | c.1973-present |
Maria Moutsidis (Greek: Μαρία Μουτσίδη, romanized: María Moutsídi), known professionally as Maria Mercedes, is a Greek-descended Australian television, film and stage actress, performer, singer, she is a mezzo soprano[1][2] Her notable roles include the original Australian productions of the musicals Nine, Sunset Boulevard and Love Never Dies.
Mercedes was born in Melbourne to parent's George and Dionisia Moutsidis[3]
In 2014/15, Mercedes played opera star Maria Callas in the Terrence McNally play Master Class in Melbourne[4] and the Hayes Sydney.
In 2016, she joined the cast of the Greek-Australian migration play Taxithi by Helen Yotis Patterson, allowing her, for the first time in her theatrical career, to sing in Greek.[5][3]
- ^ a b "Maria Mercedes theatre credits". AusStage.
- ^ "A migrant daughter's struggle to identify". Neos Kosmos - English Edition. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ a b "A migrant daughter's struggle to identify". 2 March 2016.
- ^ "Theatre review: Master Class a masterful tribute to Maria Callas". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 August 2014.
- ^ "TAXITHI: An Australian Odyssey". fortyfivedownstairs.