Biography
Maria Popistașu is a Romanian actress. Born Alina-Maria Popistașu on 21 January 1980 in Bucharest, she graduated from the Nicolae Tonitza Art High School in 1998 and from the acting department of the National University of Theatre and Film (UNATC) in Bucharest in 2002. While a student she collaborated with the National Theatre Bucharest for three years.
Her screen career began in 2004 with the role of Lady Marie in the television film Gunpowder, Treason & Plot, followed by the part of Vara Visinescu in the miniseries Sex Traffic. She received a Gemini Award for best supporting actress for the latter. Subsequent roles include Kiki in Love Sick (2006) and Raluca in Tuesday, After Christmas (2010). In 2007 she was awarded the EFP Shooting Star at the Berlin International Film Festival. She has also directed and written for film and theatre.
