María Mercedes
Biography
Maria Mercedes is an Australian actress, singer and performer on stage and screen who first drew attention in 1973 by winning singing competitions on the television shows Young Talent Time and New Faces. Born in Melbourne to Greek immigrant parents, she sang in concerts and variety shows around Australia before building a career in musical theater. From 1996 to 1997 she earned critical acclaim as the alternate Norma Desmond in the Australian production of Sunset Boulevard, later taking over the role, and in 2004 she played Frank N Furter in The Rocky Horror Show, the first woman to do so. Her stage work includes Madame Giry in Love Never Dies, which she reprised in the 2012 film version, and Maria Callas in Master Class. On screen she appeared as Nurse Panicale in the cult thriller Patrick (1978) and as Tasia in Head On (1998).
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 34 years1978 to 2012
Every film, newest first
- 2012Love Never DiesIMDb rating 6.6
- 1998Head OnIMDb rating 6.5
- 1978PatrickIMDb rating 6.2
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About the name
Mercedes took the stage name Mercedes after Graham Kennedy, who could not pronounce her surname Moutsidis, persuaded her to change it.
First role
In 1973, Mercedes started her performing career after she won singing contests on both Young Talent Time and New Faces.
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Worked with
María Mercedes made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Alex Dimitriades's page
Frank Wilson's page
Susan Penhaligon's page
Tony Nikolakopoulos's page
Ana KokkinosDirector, 1 film, 1998
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All films by Richard Franklin
Brett SullivanDirector, 1 film, 2012
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