Maria Sten

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Maria Sten
Born (1989-10-29) 29 October 1989 (age 34)
Other namesMaria Sten-Knudsen
Occupation(s)Actress, filmmaker, writer
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Denmark
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
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Maria Sten is a Danish actress, writer, director and beauty pageant titleholder born and raised in Denmark with Danish, Swedish and Congolese roots. [1] [2] She was crowned Miss Denmark Universe 2008 and represented her country at Miss Universe 2008.

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Childhood

Sten was born in Copenhagen, Denmark to a Danish mother Nina Sten-Knudsen with Swedish heritage and a Congolese father. She has 8 siblings: one brother, four sisters, plus two step-sisters, plus one unrelated sister. She grew up with only one of the sisters, an older sister who was her mother’s only other child. [3] As a child, Sten often posed for her mother who was a professional artist [4] [5] [6] and, as a child, she also started doing theater in school; participating in a youth acting program at Scandinavian Theater School. [7] Her other childhood activities included horseback riding, gymnastics, kickboxing, track and field and playing the piano. [8] As she grew older, she grew taller and was convinced to try modeling. Sten moved to New York City in the United States when she was 18 years old to pursue a career in Performing Arts. [9]

Career

Sten competed in Miss Supertalent of the World 2011 and was placed in the top 7 women among 50 candidates. [10]

Writer

In February 2017, Sten's submission "The Courier" was announced as a finalist for the second annual television writing program from the ATX Television Festival and The Black List. [9] Later in 2017, Sten was selected for the 2017 Black List x WIF Episodic Lab. [11] Sten has also written two episodes of David E. Kelley's series Big Sky , and wrote, directed, and produced the short films Wild Things Run Free and When It Burns. [1] [12] In 2018 Sten was named to the Tracking Board's Young & Hungry List, which showcases the top 100 new writers as voted on by Hollywood's most influential. [1]

Actor

As an actor, Sten played the lead role of Jillian Hope Hodgson in the fourth season of the television show Channel Zero: The Dream Door . She portrayed Liz Tremayne in the DC Universe television series Swamp Thing , which also starred Crystal Reed. [13]

In 2022 she starred as the character Frances Neagley in the Amazon Prime Video series Reacher . [14]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014I'm GoodKiaShort film
2015 Straight Outta Compton GirlfriendUncredited
2015Mellow PeachesShort film
2015The CommentsWoman in PoolShort film
2015Dream...The BossShort film
2016When It BurnsKateShort film; also Director, executive producer and writer
2016Kessi BlueRobin C.Short film; also Line producer
2017Wild Things Run FreeThe WomanShort film; also Director, producer and writer
2017Book TraderCassandraShort film
2019Emmanuel and MeChristina

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 The Doctors Woman in BedroomEpisode: "Secrets to Look & Feel Better Naked"; as Maria Sten-Knudsen
2012Eros.Emmanuel and MeChristinaTelevision mini-series
2014Celebrity Crime FilesAngela DavisEpisode: "The Black Panthers"
2014Out the BoxMariaEpisode: "These Hands"
2018 Channel Zero: The Dream Door Jillian Hope HodgsonMain role; 6 episodes
2019 Swamp Thing Liz TremayneMain role; 10 episodes
2021 Big Sky Writer; Episode: "The Wolves Are Always Out for Blood"
2022–present Reacher Frances NeagleyMain role; 12 episodes

Web

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015PersuasionTerryMain role; 9 episodes
2022NarcissaAndieMain role; 8 episodes [15]

Producer

YearTitleNotes
2015In the Still of the NightShort film

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