Maria Gallo is an Italian actress. Her latest film credit is “YOURI” (2025), directed by Sander Burger. 

Maria started her artistic education as a singer and was trained in the Italian choir ‘Coro da Camera Hebel’, taking part – among others – to projects with Oscar-winner Ennio Morricone, Italian pop-singer Elisa and pianist Giovanni Allevi. At the age of 19, she was admitted at the drama school “Grock – Scuola di Teatro” in Milan, while also studying for her Bachelor in Arts and Theater at the University of Milan and at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. 

After completing her studies, she joined the children's theatre “Il Trebbo” in Milan, whose positive impact on kids' lives drew her into teaching theater in English for young students, as well. Meanwhile, she worked on other projects in Italy and brought her own work, “intermezzo” (2019), to the stage.

In 2025, she played the silent lead in the opera “Il viaggio a Reims” at Oper Leipzig, directed by Daisy Evans, for which she earned critical praise, with “LZV” critic Peter Korfmacher calling her “marvellous.”

Maria is fluent in Italian, English, as well as German and also speaks some French. Always eager to expand her cultural horizons, Maria has lived in Italy, Germany, Scotland and South Africa. In her free time, she enjoys playing the guitar and the ukulele, writing poetry and creating humorous social media content.