Maria Zhang

Maria Zhang
Maria Zhang
Born	8 August 1999 (age 24); Kraków, Poland
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2018–present

Maria Zhang (simplified Chinese: 张至仪; traditional Chinese: 張至儀, pinyin: Zhāng Zhìyí; born 8 August 1999), is a Polish actress. She appears as Suki in the 2024 live-action television series titled Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Early life[edit]

Zhang was born in Poland to a Chinese father and a Polish mother.^[1]^[2] Around age one, Zhang and her parents moved to Beijing, where she grew up.^[2] She spent summers with her family in rural Poland and speaks Chinese, Polish, and English.^[1]

While in Poland at age twelve, Zhang and her sister came across a newspaper clipping of a community theater group's casting call.^[2] Later, she moved to Southern California to attend USC.^[1] Both of Zhang's parents are artists.^[1]^[2]

Career[edit]

Zhang starred in the 2021 short film All I Ever Wanted.^[3] The film was an official selection at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.^[1]

In December 2021, Zhang was cast as Suki in the Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender.^[4]^[5]^[6] Released in 2024, the series is a live-action adaptation of the original 2005 animated series.

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]


Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	Continuum	Dayna Hu	Short film, credited as Marysia Zhang
2019	Dear Mom	Vivian	Short film
2021	All I Ever Wanted	Jennifer	Short film

Television[edit]


Year	Title	Role	Notes
2024	Avatar: The Last Airbender	Suki	Episode: "Warriors"

Web[edit]


Year	Title	Role	Notes
2020	WorkInProgress: A Comedy Web-Series	Ani Dinh	5 episodes

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Ito, Erica (1 August 2022). "Actress Maria Zhang on Finding Comfort in the Middle Place". Mixed Asian Media. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ting, Christian (22 July 2022). "Hyphen Presents "Creation: A Hyphen Original Video Series" Starring Maria Zhang". Hyphen. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
^ "All I Ever Wanted". Outfest LA LGBTQ+ Film Festival. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
^ Zorilla, Mónica Marie (16 December 2021). "Netflix's 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' Casts Its Azula, Suki, Avatar Kyoshi and More". Variety. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
^ Rivas, Katie (4 January 2022). "Live-Action Avatar: The Last Airbender Image Shows Suki Actress On Set". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
^ Thao, Phillippe (27 September 2022). "Fly High with the Full Cast of 'Avatar: The Last Airbender'". Netflix. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.

External links[edit]

Maria Zhang at IMDb
Maria Zhang on Instagram

[Ito2022-1] Ito, Erica (1 August 2022). "Actress Maria Zhang on Finding Comfort in the Middle Place". Mixed Asian Media. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.

[Ting2022-2] Ting, Christian (22 July 2022). "Hyphen Presents "Creation: A Hyphen Original Video Series" Starring Maria Zhang". Hyphen. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.

[3] "All I Ever Wanted". Outfest LA LGBTQ+ Film Festival. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.

[4] Zorilla, Mónica Marie (16 December 2021). "Netflix's 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' Casts Its Azula, Suki, Avatar Kyoshi and More". Variety. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2022.

[5] Rivas, Katie (4 January 2022). "Live-Action Avatar: The Last Airbender Image Shows Suki Actress On Set". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.

[6] Thao, Phillippe (27 September 2022). "Fly High with the Full Cast of 'Avatar: The Last Airbender'". Netflix. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.

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