Maria Zak

Maria Zak was born in Moscow, Russia. Maria started acting at the age of 4 in the theater alongside her renowned actor parents Konstantin Zakarchenko and Tamara Mascheyeva in highly praised Moscow plays Gambrinus and Red Flower. Due to the maturity and commitment to the theater at such an early age, she has earned the title of actor prodigy in Moscow theaters. She has lived in Israel through the gulf war and debuted in her first film The Third Traffic Light 1991. Her school age years were spent in South Africa where she got involved in dance, acting and modeling. In school she excelled in all subjects including Art, Maths and Geography, but was mostly known for her acting skills by fellow students and teachers alike. 2003 brought her to Canada where she continued to study acting in Montreal School Of Performing Arts. Though mainly a theater actress she has appeared in films and as part the technical crew team in films and documentaries. In 2010 Maria with her sister Sasha Zak founded Pandora's Tribe Dance Troupe and Bellydance 4 Humanity Campaign where she uses dance for non profit humanitarian and activist purposes.