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The Professional ME.
Actress, entrepreneur, and recording artist from London. When she’s not binge-watching Disney movies and eating cookies! Mariska spends her free time writing music, she has previously released two singles one of which debuted on the Top 10 iTunes chart. She made her stage debut with 'White Fang' (The Park Theatre) and her performance earned a nomination for an Offie Award: Best Actress. Mariska was part of the audiobook for family favorite ‘Peter Pan’ in support of London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital, in which she portrays both Tigerlily and Tinkerbell, alongside the likes of Rupert Everett and Adeel Akhtar. She has made an appearance in 'Voyagers' directed by Neil Berger and was seen in ITV's 'The Good Karma Hospital' and stars in 'Count Abdulla' on ITVX and Apple TV. Mariska is also the founder of Maverick Soundz an all-in-one music marketing app for independent artists, garnering attention from the likes of Anne-Marie, Rina Sawayama and Maya Jama.
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Count Abdulla
Abdulla Khan, a young British-Pakistani junior doctor based in London, is bitten by a halal-hunting vampire, and he finds himself stuck in an identity crisis. His transformation, however, is not only his problem: he's caught between the potent influence of his deeply religious mum Bushra and his hedonistic friends, as he tries to figure out his life.
Voyagers
The teenage crew of a multi-generational spaceship finds out that their emotions are being medically suppressed. They stop taking the responsible drug and find themselves plunged into a chaotic abyss.
The Good Karma Hospital
A junior doctor, comes to India looking for a job. Meanwhile, she enjoys nature and finds true love at an under-resourced cottage hospital. A tragic case leads Samir and Mari to grow even closer; Lydia and Niki receive a reminder of how life tests them as Good Karma Hospital doctors; a familiar face returns to Good Karma.
Peter Pan
This Audible Original Drama of Peter Pan takes listeners on a magical adventure with Peter, Wendy, Michael and John as they arrive in Neverland and take on Captain Hook with the help of Tiger Lilly and Tinker Bell.
The story begins at home in London during The Blitz, and Mary Darling is planning to evacuate her children to the countryside. However, her plans take an unexpected turn when a familiar face from her childhood returns...the one and only Peter Pan, the mysterious boy from Kensington Gardens. Intrigued by their mother’s friend, Wendy, Michael and John seek Peter Pan out, resulting in them being whisked off to Neverland and setting up home with Peter, Tinker Bell and the Lost Boys.
White Fang
1898. Canada. After the massacre of her tribe, a child is rescued by an old huntsman. Torn from centuries of tradition, struggling to find her path in the world, she soon discovers hope in the friendship of an abandoned wolf – swiftly learning the customs of her ancestors, becoming skilled in the ways of the wild. But when the time comes, will these skills be enough to survive?
"Independence retold by a spiky heroine who resolutely refuses to stay by the fireside... a smouldering Mariska Ariya"
"A stand-out performance from Mariska Ariya"
"Mariska Ariya gives a brilliant lead performance"
