Maritza Brikisak

American/Canadian award winning actress born in South America of German and Native American descent. Bilingual Spanish. Growing up in a conservative household she found in acting a way to express herself. The hobby grew into a profession in Canada when she took to the Stage with 'Theater 5' under the tutelage of Valerie Robertson, then in Ottawa with 'Sears & Switzer', progressing to Toronto with Calvin Green with the Meisner Technique. She holds a B.A. from Queen's University. In London, England, she trained at Actors Center. In California she's trained with Terry McGovern, Lyle B. Hill at Weist-Barron-Hill, Ed Hooks, Elaine Clark. Her passion for filmmaking accompanied with her love of storytelling led her to Producing. She made her feature film Directorial debut with 'Sophie's Rules'.