Maaike Neuville (°1983) is a Belgian actress and director. Maaike graduated in 2005 from Studio Herman Teirlinck in Antwerp. Her career got a jump-start as she starred in various short and feature films such as Dennis van Rita by Hilde Van Mieghem, Dirty Mind by Pieter Van Hees, Droomtijd by Tom Van Avermaet, Of Cats & Women by Jonas Govaerts and Code 37 - the movie by Jakob Verbruggen. Maaike played lead characters in De Indringer by Frank Van Mechelen, Swooni by Kaat Beels and Weekend aan Zee by Ilse Somers. Maaike also stars in French-speaking films such as Get Born by Nicola Palo and Avec ma mère à la mer by Alexis van Stratum, and other international productions such as Goltzius & The Pelican Company by Peter Greenaway and Let Me Survive (aka: The Third Wave) by Eduardo Rossof. In addition to her film work Maaike Neuville is also a well-known television actress. She's played beautiful parts in successful drama-series such as Katarakt by Jan Matthys, The Emperor of Taste by Jan Matthys & Frank Van Passel, Van Vlees en Bloed by Michel Vanhove and Clan by Nathalie Basteyns & Kaat Beels. On stage, she's performed with various theatre groups, but since 2009 she's a member of Compagnie Marius. In 2010 Maaike directed her first short film, Way Back. As a result of this she was invited to the Talent Campus at the Berlinale. In 2013 she made Sonnet 81, which already won several awards and is still travelling to festivals all over the world. Using her experiences on both sides of the camera in her work, Maaike continues to combine acting and directing. Apart from her mother tongue Flemish, Maaike is also fluent in French and English. She speaks German and has notions of Spanish. In 2009 she took a dance workshop with Julie Stanzak (Tanztheater Wuppertal).
Maaka Pohatu is an actor and writer, known for Wellington Paranormal (2018), Cowboy Bebop (2021) and The Umbrella Man (2015).
Maakariini Butler is an actor, known for Boy (2010).
She started her career in anchoring through 'Ulkazhcha' in Asianet and made her acting debut in 2007 through the Malayalam film Time directed by Shaji Kailas. She is known for roles in Bheeshma Parvam, Godha, Take Off, Malik, Tuck Jagadish (Telugu), Game Over (Tamil, Telugu, Hindi), F.I.R (Tamil) and Neelathamara. She has also associated with 'Abhinaya', a theatre group in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Parvathi has worked with the director M.G Jyothish for the plays The Lady from the Sea (Sagara Kanyaka), The Lesson, Irakalodu Mathramalla Samsarikendathu and Bhagavadajjugam. She has authored a book titled Mayoorageethangal and penned lines for few musical albums.
Maame-Yaa Aforo is a Ghanaian-American actress, writer, and producer born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Maxwell and Esther Aforo. She is the middle child and only girl between brothers Kwasi Aforo and Nana Aforo. She was raised in the northern suburbs of Minneapolis in a city named Coon Rapids, Minnesota. She graduated from Totino-Grace High School in Fridley, Minnesota where she was Student Body President and a member of Totino-Grace Company of Singers. Being raised in a midwestern, suburban neighborhood by African parents, Maame-Yaa decided to venture to Atlanta's esteemed Spelman College where she obtained her undergraduate degree in Political Science. With visions of being a Political Journalist, Maame-Yaa interned on Capitol Hill and was hired as a Press staffer in the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Development upon graduating. While studying abroad in Ghana her junior year at Spelman, Maame-Yaa made a documentary called ' So Says She' chronicling the return to home experience of African American women in Ghana. This ignited her passion for film. She moved to Los Angeles on a whim after being hired as a production assistant for a talk show and was released because the producer didn't want her to move, "in case it didn't work out". Having already bought her ticket to Los Angeles, she took the leap that changed her life forever. While searching for employment, Maame-Yaa auditioned and began training at the famous Groundlings School and School in improv and sketch comedy. Her second year in Los Angeles, she was hired as Director's assistant to Gina Prince-Bythewood for her 2014 film, 'beyond the lights'. She gained a wealth of knowledge about the film production process, and a mentor in Prince-Bythewood. Maame-Yaa can be seen in several web series and shorts. She was featured in John Legend's 2014 video, 'You & I'. She also plays wife to Academy Award winner Tim Robbins in the 2015 Kristin Wigg film, 'Welcome To Me'. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta.
MaameYaa Boafo is an actress, known for Thru 25 (2013), The Mysterious Benedict Society (2021) and Iron Fist (2017).
Maan Kaur is known for Badi Heroine Banti Hai (2024).
Maan Singh is known for Mardangi (1988).
Maan Singh Meena is known for Dhanak (2015), Sultan of Delhi (2023) and Antarvasna (2022).
Maanas .N. is known for Soda Goli Soda (2018) and Prathi Friendu Avasaramera (2021).