Maria Pride
Encyclopedia
Maria Pride is a Welsh
television
actress who plays the recurring character of Debbie Jones in the Welsh Language
soap opera
Pobol y Cwm
.
She is a former pupil of Ysgol Gyfun Rhydfelen, near Pontypridd
.
In February 1999 she played the character of Cindy, the only female role in the premier of playwright Patrick Jones
' play Everything Must Go, in association with The Manic Street Preachers, at the Sherman Theatre
, Cardiff. She also played Triste in Jones' second play Unprotected Sex, also at The Sherman Theatre.
In 2001, Maria won the BAFTA Cymru
Best Actress Award for her role as Pauline in Care, the multi award winning drama written by former Tomorrow's World
presenter Kieran Prendiville
about child abuse
in a Welsh children's home. Care was directed by Antonia Bird and starred Steven Mackintosh. In 2002, Maria starred in the Welsh Language drama Gwyfyn.
Maria's other notable roles have been in Welsh TV comedy dramas such as High Hopes
for BBC Wales. Maria has also had minor roles in many mainstream British TV series such as Casualty
and Afterlife
.
Maria was recently back on S4C playing Tara, the head of the whorehouse in Y Pris, and will appear in the second series when it airs later this year.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
actress who plays the recurring character of Debbie Jones in the Welsh Language
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Pobol y Cwm
Pobol y Cwm
Pobol y Cwm is a Welsh-language television soap opera which has been produced by the BBC since October 1974. The longest-running television soap opera produced by the BBC, Pobol y Cwm was originally transmitted on BBC Wales television and later transferred to the Welsh-language station S4C when it...
.
She is a former pupil of Ysgol Gyfun Rhydfelen, near Pontypridd
Pontypridd
Pontypridd is both a community and a principal town of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales and is situated 12 miles/19 km north of the Welsh capital city of Cardiff...
.
In February 1999 she played the character of Cindy, the only female role in the premier of playwright Patrick Jones
Patrick Jones
Patrick Jones is a Welsh poet, playwright and filmmaker. His work is often in collaboration with the rock band Manic Street Preachers; his brother, Nicky Wire, is their bassist.-Biography:...
' play Everything Must Go, in association with The Manic Street Preachers, at the Sherman Theatre
Sherman Theatre
Sherman Cymru, also known by its previous name Sherman Theatre, is a performing arts venue in the Cathays district of Cardiff. It was built as a twin-auditorium venue in 1973 with financial support from University College, Cardiff....
, Cardiff. She also played Triste in Jones' second play Unprotected Sex, also at The Sherman Theatre.
In 2001, Maria won the BAFTA Cymru
BAFTA Cymru
BAFTA Cymru is the Welsh branch of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.Formed in 1991, they hold an annual awards ceremony to recognise achievement by performers and production staff in Welsh-made films and television programmes...
Best Actress Award for her role as Pauline in Care, the multi award winning drama written by former Tomorrow's World
Tomorrow's World
Tomorrow's World was a long-running BBC television series, showcasing new developments in the world of science and technology. First aired on 7 July 1965 on BBC1, it ran for 38 years until it was cancelled at the beginning of 2003.- Content :...
presenter Kieran Prendiville
Kieran Prendiville
Kieran Prendiville is a television writer, producer and presenter.-Early years:Kieran grew up in England where his father had emigrated to practise medicine...
about child abuse
Child abuse
Child abuse is the physical, sexual, emotional mistreatment, or neglect of a child. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Children And Families define child maltreatment as any act or series of acts of commission or omission by a parent or...
in a Welsh children's home. Care was directed by Antonia Bird and starred Steven Mackintosh. In 2002, Maria starred in the Welsh Language drama Gwyfyn.
Maria's other notable roles have been in Welsh TV comedy dramas such as High Hopes
High Hopes (TV series)
High Hopes is a sitcom made in Wales, produced and directed by Gareth Gwenlan for BBC Wales and is set in a fictional area of the South Wales Valleys called Cwm-Pen-Ôl...
for BBC Wales. Maria has also had minor roles in many mainstream British TV series such as Casualty
Casualty (TV series)
Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...
and Afterlife
Afterlife (TV series)
Afterlife is a British television drama series, produced by independent production company Clerkenwell Films for the ITV network...
.
Maria was recently back on S4C playing Tara, the head of the whorehouse in Y Pris, and will appear in the second series when it airs later this year.