WORK EXPERIENCE
MARIA
WOLF
ABOUT
Me
I was born and raised in South Philly, the home of Adrianne and Rocky. My mother still lives in the little row house I grew up in, not far from Lincoln Financial Field and Geno’s famous cheese steaks.
An acting teacher once said that acting chooses you. You do not choose it. I agree with her. As a young child, I always knew I could entertain people, but I never thought much beyond that. In fact, I had another career as an editor and writer.
But acting kept nipping at my heels, reminding me to take note, to pay attention. And one day, I did. Since then, I’ve relished its joys, experienced its disappointments and played its characters. A true art form, acting continually calls me to be my best self.
It is a privilege to be one of the chosen people.
A woman in charge, with a keen mind, a sharp wit and (occasionally) a heart of gold.
CLIPS:
Friendly Boss
Reel
Friendly Boss
Remorseful Woman
Dangerous Liaison
CLIPS
Loving Mother
Quirky Acting Teacher
Snarky Journalist
In Therapy
Office Affairs
Seeking Reconciliation
Faux Factress
Elegant Slumlady
Gallery
Reviews
Praise for Maria Wolf’s work
in The Balcony
The play’s dominant figure is still the brothel madam, Irma (Maria Wolf) who directs all the performances in her house of mirrors, fantasies, role-playing and illusions and does so superbly.
-Alan Miller
Aseatontheaisle.org
Maria Wolf in Office Politics
Maria Wolf as the boss (Karen) captures the intelligence and the heart of a woman succeeding in a man's world. I did not watch actors acting at Office Politics. I watched people living.
-Heather Chamberlain
StageBuddy.com
Praise for Maria Wolf’s work
in The Balcony
The principle actors serve well, led by a bravura Maria Wolf in the complex role of Madame Irma. She’s a businesswoman, and if she strikes a pose it’s because she’s in the business of posing.
-Steve Capra
Newyorkcritic.org
Praise for Maria Wolf’s work
in The Balcony
Maria Wolf is an appropriately arch Irma.
-PJ Grisar
Nytheatre.com
Maria Wolf in Office Politics
The acting in this production is very brave and pulls back the layers of each of the characters in order to get to the heart of the matter.
-Courtney Marie
TheaterScene.net
Maria Wolf in Office Politics
Office Politics is a timely work. … Very well acted … by Maria Wolf.
-Laura Caparotti
LaVoce di New York
Maria Wolf in The Exonerated
“Maria Wolf is powerful as Sunny Jacobs, who was accused, along with her boyfriend, for murdering two policemen. He was executed. Her children had to go to foster care, yet she isn’t overwhelmed with bitterness.”
“Thanks to six incredible performances and six real lives, “The Exonerated” is still an extraordinarily powerful play.”
“The lead actors do not over-do their performances, even though their stories have their share of melodrama. The performances are all the more powerful because of that.”
-Jane Holahan
Lancaster Newspapers Inc.