acting resume - maria tran
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Maria Tran, a youth activist and an experienced workshop facilitator who have run workshops interstate on themes of leadership, digital arts, creativity, youth empowerment, youth activism & community development. She is also film writer/ director of award-winning short film “Happy Dent”, martial arts actress for ABC/TV Kung Fu series “Downtown Rumble” and feature film “Maximum Choppage: Round 2”. A strong advocate for a positive can do attitude, that anything is possible, and its up to the individual to develop self awareness and create their own opportunities. Currently she is working at community arts organisation, Information & Cultural Exchange (ICE) as a Youth Digital Cultures Project Coordinator. Maria loves travelling and eating ice cream!TRANSCRIPT
MARIA TRAN
Base: Sydney, Australia. EMAIL: [email protected]
MOBILE:0433 804 349 WEBSITE: www.mariatran.net www.youtube.com/vietlishmedia
AGE: 24 HEIGHT: 160 cm WEIGHT: 50 kg BUILD: Small
WAIST: 60cm NECK: 30cm HIPS: 80cm CHEST: 82cm SHOE SIZE: 7 ½
Languages: Vietnamese (fluent speaker), English
2007 Bachelor of Psychology University of Western Sydney
2002 Year 12 Canley Vale High School
TITLE YEAR COMPANY ROLE DIRECTOR Feature “Maximum Choppage:
Round 2” 2008 Rumble Pictures Supporting actress/ martial
arts fighter “Sis” & “Thug Girl” Timothy Ly
TITLE YEAR COMPANY ROLE DIRECTOR TV Show ABC/ JTV Hack Half
Hour – Episode 2 – “Fight”
2008, aired Sept.
ABC/ JTV Interviewee
TV 6 part interstitial
“Downtown Rumble” 2008, Nov.
ABC/ JTV Leading actress/ martial artist. Ryan Peters
TITLE YEAR COMPANY ROLE DIRECTOR “The King & I” 2005 Cabramatta Community
Centre Fan Girl Mathew
Russell
TITLE YEAR COMPANY ROLE DIRECTOR Trailer MC3 2007 Rumble Pictures & SAE Urban Martial Artist Timothy Ly Comedy More Than Words 2007 Rumble Pictures Mother Timothy Ly Drama A Little Dream 2007 Rumble Pictures & Metro
Screen Supporting actress – Sister. David Opitz
Mock Behind the Scenes – Maximum Choppage
2007 Rumble Pictures Optimistic verbose producer Rudge Hollis
Showreel Fight Choreography for “Downtown Rumble”
2008 Rumble Pictures Girl fighter Timothy Ly
Student Film
Two Left Feet 2007 Metro Screen Jogger Passerby Caleb Winch
Short Film Women Empowerment 2007 Cinewest Vahid Vahed Doco. Young Women’s
Leadership DVD Kit 2007 WSROC Interviewee Kellie Darley
Short Film The search of Jackie 2008 Rumble Pictures Nevous Interviewee Timothy Ly
Short Film Shopping 2008 Passerby Fadia Abboud
EVENT DATE COMPANY ROLE DIRECTOR National Youth Event: A Day for Le Thi Cong Nhan
April 2008
Vietnamese Community Australia (VCA)
MC Host Bao Giang
Dem Tam Tinh Tuoi Tre & Annual CDNVTD protest (Canberra)
April 2008
Vietnamese Student Association (VSA)
MC host Tri Vo
Mua Thu Cho Em – Radio VBC concert (Canberra)
May 2008
MC Host Bich Huyen
– Tran Thai Hoa (Paris by Night) concert
June 2008
Vietnamese Community Australia (VCA) – QLD Chapter
MC Host My Linh
Catholic Charity Fundraiser
Oct 2008
MC Host Nguyen Sang
Maximum Choppage: Round 2 Sept 2008
Rumble Pictures/ ICE MC Host Mouna Zaylah
Up Close & Personal with Thanh Bui
Nov 2008
Rumble Pictures/ Vietlish Entertainment/ ICE
Host/ Interviewee Vietlish Entertainment
Noel Vui – Happy Christmas – Music Concert
19 Dec 2008
Vietnamese Community Australia (VCA)/ Gajic
MC Host/ Project Coordinator
Blue Dragon Foundation 2009 VOICE and Blue Dragon MC Host assisted in raising Vuong Nguyen
PROFILE
VITAL STATISTICS
SKILLS
EDUCATION
FEATURE FILM
TELEVISION
THEATRE
SHORT FILM
MC/ HOST/
PRESENTER
Fundraiser Foundation $20,000 International Women’s Day Mar
2009 Marrickville City Council MC Host/ Facilitator Elaine Gibson
Shortcuts Film Festival Apr 2009
Powerhouse Youth Theatre MC Host Timothy Ly
Pop Series: Shorts that Speak Out!
May 2009
Information & Cultural Exchange (ICE)
Facilitator/ Coordinator Mouna Zaylah
TRAINING
2008 Pop Series Training: Acting for Film and Television with Craig Anderson.
Training: Fight Choreography Achievements: 2009 Fairfield City Council Medallion Award 2007 Young Women in the West Nominee
Bachlor of Psychology (University of Western Sydney) Advanced Abilities: Martial Arts, Kicks,Communication, TV/ Vox pop presenti cng
