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Maria Olsen

Maria Olsen

Actor, also producer · Born July 22, 1966 (60) · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Maria Olsen is an American actress. Best known for her appearances as Mrs. Dodds/The Fury in Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, Paranormal Activity 3, American Horror Story and Rob Zombie's Lords of Salem, Maria Olsen has worked on more than 65 feature films and over 150 shorts, television shows, music videos and commercials since 2005. She has also won four awards (including awards for both acting and directing), had two short films appear at the 2009 Cannes Short Film Program, one at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, plus others at Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors and HorrorFest. Olsen also owns MOnsterworks66, producer of features such as Brandon Scullion's Live in Fear, Randal Kamradt Jr's Faraway, Eric Michael Kochmer's Way Down In Chinatown, Bert Havird's Reunion and Michael LaPointe's LoveTouchHate.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 22, 1966 (60)
From
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
55 on MovieCove · 111 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27

What are Maria Olsen's films like?

Across their 42 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Horror19 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 8th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
41%
Morality
17%
Bonds
16%
Self
14%
Society
5%
Power
5%
Ideas
1%
Survival18 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma13 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence7 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 42 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 10 · Dark 22

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 27 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 8

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 21 · Intense 18

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 15 · Shifting 19 · Whiplash 8

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 27 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 18 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 18 · Engaged 21 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 13 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 17

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 20 · Open-ended 16 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

14 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 4 of 14 analyzed roles.

Shadow
4 of 14
Mentor
4 of 14
Threshold guardian
2 of 14
Ally
1 of 14
Shapeshifter
1 of 14
Hero
1 of 14
Herald
1 of 14
Show the 14 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
34
Dread
32
Melancholic
14
Absurd
11
Cold
3
Other
16

How their films linger

Unsettling30 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet19
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous17

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Maria Olsen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 48 of their 55 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (40).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Maria Olsen's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

111 credits, 55 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Straight on Till Morning(2025)

    as Lilly Robinson

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Inverted(2024)

    as Woman in White

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • DeadDash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Cashier

  • Beneath Us All(2023)

    as Janelle Gibbs

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Axeman at Cutters Creek 2(2023)

    as Adele

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • End Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Alexis

  • Moon Garden(2022)

    as Princess

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Ronald's Little Factory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Sister Hissem

  • End Times(2023)

    as Alexis

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Scare Package II: Rad Chad's Revenge(2022)

    as Moira

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • In the Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Desert Shadows(2022)

    as Linda Lockley

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Last American Horror Show: Volume II(2022)

    as Jaclyn

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Lyla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Beatrice

  • Pretty Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Edna

  • Apex Predators(2021)

    as Momma Maria

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Resort(2021)

    as Book Store Ghost

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Monsters Without(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Psychopomp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Associate Producer · as Rita

  • 15 Killings(2020)

    as Dr. Kentyl

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Death Care (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Warden Smithers

  • The Crumbs(2020)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Danni and The Vampire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Phyllis

  • There's No Such Thing as Vampires(2020)

    as Sigfreda

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Bone Box(2020)

    as Aunt Florence

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Murder Manual (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Betty

  • Our Friend Jon(2020)

    Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • By Day's End(2020)

    Casting Assistant · as Mrs. Tibbs / Religious Nut (voice)

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Butcher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Beatrice Hyatt

  • Ghost in the Graveyard(2019)

    as The Witch

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Eminence Hill(2019)

    as Abigail

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • 2177: The San Francisco Love Hacker Crimes(2019)

    as Dr. Soren

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • I Spit on Your Grave: Deja Vu(2019)

    as Becky

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Wretch(2019)

    as Anna Cochenour

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • No Knock List (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Ms. Vangobels

  • Painkillers(2018)

    as Carla Franken

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Sunday Night Slaughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Executive Producer · as Eeopodan Eater of Souls

  • Krampus: Origins(2018)

    as Sister Rafus

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Something Sinister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Aunt Helen

  • The Browsing Effect(2018)

    as Meryl · as Marlene

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Ashes(2018)

    as Gail

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • All the Creatures Were Stirring(2018)

    as The Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Los Angeles Overnight(2018)

    as Officer Sykes

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • 60 Seconds to Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Crazy Cat Lady (segment Pussy, Pussy, Pussy

  • Marrtown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Missy

  • Moon Creek Cemetery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Hatchet Lady

  • Axeman 2: Overkill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Adele

  • The Daughters of Virtue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Betty

  • Middle Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Convenience Store Woman

  • The Covenant(2017)

    as Molly Hanning

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Ravenwolf Towers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Mabel

  • Killjoy's Psycho Circus(2016)

    as Lilith

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Remains(2016)

    as Madame Addison

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Black Tar Road(2016)

    as Lady C

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Live-In Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Producer · as Sue

  • Wolf Mother(2016)

    as Maria Abramov

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Conduit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Amy's Mother

  • Mojave(2015)

    as Meth Woman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Diane Freely

  • Reunion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Casting · as Mia

  • Ghosting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Rose Jacobs

  • Addicted to Fresno(2015)

    as Softball Player (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Agoraphobia(2015)

    as Aunt Margie

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Southbound(2015)

    as Sandy

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Gore Orphanage(2015)

    as Mrs. Pryor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Hansel vs. Gretel(2015)

    as Crone

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Club Lingerie(2014)

    as Cookie

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Shhhh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Ghoul on Train

  • Lost Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Nurse Mary

  • Faraway(2014)

    Casting Associate · Producer · as Muse of Misfortune

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Starry Eyes(2014)

    as The Casting Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Trophy Heads(2014)

    as Mom

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Mark of the Witch(2014)

    as Demon Witch

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Neighbors(2014)

    as Prostitute (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Bunnyman Massacre(2014)

    as Bus Driver

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Feed Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Petala

  • Scarlet Samurai: Incarnation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Associate Producer · as Jacqueline Chan

  • To Jennifer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Grace

  • The Boogeyman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Judy

  • The Levenger Tapes(2013)

    as Screaming Lady

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • African Gothic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Mother

  • The Lords of Salem(2012)

    as Dream Sequence Woman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Hypnotist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as The Face

  • Way Down in Chinatown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Bob

  • The Cohasset Snuff Film(2012)

    as Melissa Wick (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Perfect Candidate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Ann

  • Payback Jack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Hillary

  • The Haunting of Whaley House(2012)

    as Anna Whaley

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Amazing Adventures of the Living Corpse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Ghost Mother (voice)

  • DisOrientation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Mrs. Breyer

  • Folklore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Eatha Haemm

  • Paranormal Activity 3(2011)

    as Creepy Lady

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Papa Zeus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Inst. Marie Antouinette

  • Vile(2011)

    as Woman on TV

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Sold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Ruthy

  • Curtain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Succubus

  • Renegades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Prostitute

  • Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief(2010)

    as Mrs. Dodds / Fury

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Die-ner (Get It?) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Rose

  • Sinnergy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Dead Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Blind Woman

  • Dragonquest(2009)

    as Hedona

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Shellter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Nurse

  • Humanity's End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Sarah 419

  • Sam Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Nurse Kelly

  • Bits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Grandma Russell

  • Ghoul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Rhonda the Realtor

  • One Nation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Claire Mendelson

  • White Devils (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Mother

  • Window With A View (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Sister Jude

  • With Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Rose

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 108 titles, 102 of them dated from 2008 to 2024; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)

$207M worldwide

Highest rated

Moon Garden (2022)

Midcredits 61st

Most popular right now

Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)

Film career

20082024

Peak 2015 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 8 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting108 of 108: 101 only acting, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score14thProducing4 of 108: 0 only producing, 4 with another roleOther crew3 of 108: 0 only other crew, 3 with another role

108 titles, 7 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

2000s7 · acting2010s70 · 70 acting · 5 crew2020s25 · 25 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 4% of 28 roles
081318

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Maria Olsen's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 14th percentile, the median of all 55; across their 42 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 7th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

7thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Approval · how many liked their films

14thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Midcredits score across 55 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th37

Shape of the crowd

33 of their 55 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned3
  • Divisive7
  • Cult Classic6
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed33

Most divisive · actor

The Cohasset Snuff Film (2012)

98th percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Moon Garden (2022)

Midcredits 61st · 58% liked

Reviewers score the acting 38/100 in their films, across 37 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 24. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Maria Olsen's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 89 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles35–70 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles44–88 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 86 · severeMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Maria Olsen work with?

People who share at least 2 of Maria Olsen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jamie Bernadette shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles