Maria Ricossa

Acting

Maria Ricossa

Born July 18, 1950Chicago, Illinois, U.S.68 credits

Maria Ricossa's professional life began in Chicago with The Second City. She then moved to Toronto where she joined The Stratford Festival Company. In Film & TV, Maria is known for her roles in The Inlaws, Bojangles and The Space Between and recurring roles in The Strain, Designated Survivor, Da Kink in my Hair & Missing.

Known For

Sheriff Country
7.2

Sheriff Country

TV

2025

Christmas Casanova
4.8

Christmas Casanova

Movie

2023

Painkiller
7.2

Painkiller

TV

2023

A Royal Recipe for Love
6.5

A Royal Recipe for Love

Movie

2023

Luckless in Love
6.5

Luckless in Love

Movie

2023

Love and the Radio Star
6.0

Love and the Radio Star

Movie

2022

Filmography

Sheriff Country
2025Sheriff Countryas Bernice 'Bernie' WambachTV
Christmas Casanova
2023Christmas Casanovaas Patty SchultzMovie
Painkiller
2023Painkilleras Else SacklerTV
A Royal Recipe for Love
2023A Royal Recipe for Loveas Queen Evelyn BatcherMovie
Luckless in Love
2023Luckless in Loveas EvetteMovie
Love and the Radio Star
2022Love and the Radio Staras AmyMovie
Cabin Connection
2022Cabin Connectionas KimMovie
Clarice
2021Clariceas Lila GumbTV
Heart of the Holidays
2020Heart of the Holidaysas Tammy WallaceMovie
Astronaut
2019Astronautas JournalistMovie
A Shoe Addict's Christmas
2018A Shoe Addict's Christmasas HelenMovie
Bathroom Rules
2018Bathroom Rulesas Ms. WarrenMovie
Save Me
2017Save Meas FiorellaTV
Private Eyes
2016Private Eyesas Eleanor BrownTV
Christmas Incorporated
2015Christmas Incorporatedas Interviewer 2Movie
Blood and Water
2015Blood and Wateras Professor Colleen BradleyTV
Good Witch
2015Good Witchas Ida ElliottTV
The Strain
2014The Strainas Margaret PiersonTV
The Good Sister
2014The Good Sisteras PsychiatristMovie
Catch a Christmas Star
2013Catch a Christmas Staras ShelleyMovie
King & Maxwell
2013King & Maxwellas Hilary CunninghamTV
Fairfield Road
2010Fairfield Roadas Mayor GrantMovie
Warehouse 13
2009Warehouse 13as Warden Corinne HugginsTV
The Note II: Taking a Chance on Love
2009The Note II: Taking a Chance on Loveas NoraMovie
Flashpoint
2008FlashpointTV
The Note
2007The Noteas Nora ChilsenMovie
What If God Were the Sun?
2007What If God Were the Sun?as AlmaMovie
American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile
2006American Pie Presents: The Naked Mileas Mrs. StiflerMovie
Absolution
2006Absolutionas Maria ToratelliMovie
The Jane Show
2006The Jane Showas GwenTV
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
2006Jesse Stone: Death in Paradiseas Sandy BishopMovie
Drive Time Murders
2006Drive Time Murdersas Dr. Emily WilmontMovie
Some Things That Stay
2004Some Things That Stayas Mrs. BurnsMovie
Finding John Christmas
2003Finding John Christmasas Marcy BernardMovie
Sex & the Single Mom
2003Sex & the Single Momas DeenaMovie
Missing
2003Missingas Toni MastrianiTV
The In-Laws
2003The In-Lawsas Katherine PeyserMovie
Out of the Ashes
2003Out of the Ashesas Esther JacobMovie
The Brady Bunch in the White House
2002The Brady Bunch in the White Houseas Kelly BrooksMovie
Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye
2002Sue Thomas: F.B.Eyeas Miranda HoganTV
Tagged: The Jonathan Wamback Story
2002Tagged: The Jonathan Wamback Storyas Judge LevineMovie
Her Best Friend's Husband
2002Her Best Friend's Husbandas LorraineMovie
Degrassi
2001Degrassias Kate KerwinTV
Harvard Man
2001Harvard Manas Charlotte JensenMovie
My Husband's Double Life
2001My Husband's Double Lifeas Linda BergMovie
Doc
2001DocTV
Bojangles
2001Bojanglesas RaeMovie
A
1999A Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman Storyas Estelle JenkinsMovie
A Map of the World
1999A Map of the Worldas RealtorMovie
Twice in a Lifetime
1999Twice in a Lifetimeas OlympiaTV
To Love, Honor, & Betray
1999To Love, Honor, & Betrayas Maria HermannMovie
Brimstone
1998Brimstoneas CuratorTV
Earth: Final Conflict
1997Earth: Final Conflictas Dr. MorrisonTV
R
1997Riverdaleas Chrisa StavrosTV
Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story
1996Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Storyas LizMovie
Goosebumps: The Werewolf of Fever Swamp
1996Goosebumps: The Werewolf of Fever Swampas Mrs. TuckerMovie
Goosebumps
1995Goosebumpsas Mrs. TuckerTV
B
1995Butterbox Babiesas Mrs. KellermanMovie
Due South
1994Due Southas Head MoverTV
Searching for Bobby Fischer
1993Searching for Bobby Fischeras Gym ParentMovie
To Catch a Killer
1992To Catch a Killeras Helen GacyMovie
Last Wish
1992Last Wishas Dr. Millicent FindlayMovie
Dead Man Out
1989Dead Man Outas Prison DoctorMovie
Friday the 13th: The Series
1987Friday the 13th: The Seriesas Lysa ReddingTV
Twelfth Night
1986Twelfth Nightas OliviaMovie
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas TorreTV
The Twilight Zone
1985The Twilight ZoneTV
Class
1983Classas Table FriendMovie