Mia Maestro played Nadia Santos on the television series Alias.  She was introduced in season four and then had a recurring role during the fifth season.  She spent many years of her life as the subject of experimentation and committed numerous criminal acts before being exposed to the field of espionage.  She was also known as the daughter resulting from an affair between Irina Derevko and Arvin Sloane, making her the half-sister of Sydney Bristow (Jennifer Garner).  Although her character was killed off towards the end of the series, the 29-year-old actress continues to be in the spotlight with her television and film projects.

Following films like Poseidon and Deepwater, the former Alias actress has mostly been cast to work on ventures for the silver screen.  In the movie The Box, which will be released later this year, Maestro plays Sasha Eccles in a story that revolves around a former detective as he leads a home invasion in search of millions of stolen money.  The cast also includes A.J. Buckley (CSI: NY) and Max Ryan.

Also expected to hit the theaters this year are Maestro's thriller movie The Speed of Thought and the comedy Visioneers, both of which are currently in post-production stages.

On the other hand, the former Alias actress will also be gracing the small screen with an upcoming television pilot.  The crime-drama series is called The Man, which is about an undercover cop that struggles to find balance between his professional and personal life.  The cast also includes Melinda Clarke (The O.C.) and LL Cool J.


-Kris De Leon, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
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