Maria Tran

Maria Tran
Maria Tran at 'The Gift That Gives' Premiere screening
Tran at "The Gift That Gives" Premiere screening
Born
Trần Vũ Hồng Phương

30 January 1985 (1985-01-30) (age 39)
Brisbane, Australia
EducationWestern Sydney University, Bachelor of Psychology
Occupation(s)Actress, director, producer
SpouseTakashi Hara
Websitemariatran.co

Maria Tran (Vietnamese: Maria Trần) (born 30 January 1985) is a Vietnamese-Australian actress, martial artist, producer, and director based in between Sydney, Australia & Las Vegas, Nevada. She is known as a trailblazer[1] in developing the martial arts action film genre in Australia[2] via the Asian diaspora communities of Western Sydney[3] through her shorts such as Hit Girls, Gaffa, Enter The Dojo, Operation Kung Flu;[4] her contributions on Australian television; Maximum Choppage and movies outside of Australia; Roger Corman's Fist of the Dragon, Death Mist, Vietnamese action blockbuster Tracer and action movie trilogy Echo 8.[5] Tran stars as "Madame Tien" in the Last King of the Cross TV series on Paramount+.[6][7]

  1. ^ filmadmin (6 March 2023). "One On One With Award-Winning Actor & Filmmaker Maria Tran". FilmCentral Magazine. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  2. ^ Wah, Annette Shun. "Urban Action forum – Performance4a". performance4a.org.au. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  3. ^ Khoo, Olivia; Smaill, Belinda; Yue, Audrey (8 March 2013). Transnational Australian Cinema: Ethics in the Asian Diasporas. Lexington Books. ISBN 9780739173251.
  4. ^ "Maria Tran". Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  5. ^ III, Lee B. Golden (8 January 2024). "ECHO 8 Trilogy: Casting Call Underway For 'Five By Five' And 'Beyond' Through February". Film Combat Syndicate. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  6. ^ Goldbart, Max (6 May 2022). "'Last King Of The Cross': Paramount+ Australia Drama Adds Cast Members Including '300: Rise Of An Empire' Star Callan Mulvey". Deadline. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  7. ^ Goldbart, Max (21 March 2023). "'Godfather'-esque Crime Thriller 'Last King Of The Cross' Is Proving That Australian TV Drama Is So Much More Than 'Neighbours'". Deadline. Retrieved 22 March 2023.