Maria Broom

From The Wire

Maria Broom is an American actress. She has a recurring role as Marla Daniels in all 5 seasons of The Wire.

Broom made her acting debut in the 1998 film Clara's Heart. The film also featured Frederick Strother who she would later share many scenes with on The Wire.

Broom has also appeared in Homicide: Life on the Street in the season 7 episode "Just and Old Fashioned Lover Song". She worked alongside The Wire cast members Peter Gerety, Clark Johnson, Toni Lewis, Wendy Grantham and Callie Thorne and crew members Leslie Libman, Alex Zakrzewski, David Simon and Ivan J. Fonesca on the episode.

Broom played Bunchie Boyd in The Corner, again working with many The Wire cast and crew members. She had a guest starring role in the season 7 The West Wing episode "The Last Hurrah" as Cathy Holland.

Broom played the role of the mother in the short film Woman Hollering Creek, starring alongside Larry Gilliard, Jr. The film was written and directed by The Wire writer Joy Lusco Kecken.