Maura Soden
- Actress
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Ms. Soden has worn many hats throughout her 30 year career in the
entertainment industry. She has worked as a casting director, writer,
actress and producer. She has also worked in every genre of the
business from sit-coms to reality shows to commercials. She gained
experience as assistant to director, Paul Bogart, on NBC's "Golden
Girls" and later found herself as a post production supervisor on Fox's
"Totally Hidden Video". She became a staff producer at InFinnity
Productions specializing in infomercials and later moved to Wild West
Media as a commercial producer. As a casting director she has cast over
200 commercials, infomercials and industrials. Maura has also served as
a Production Manager for shows such as Animal Planet's series, "That's
My Baby". Soden recently served as a story producer for TRUtv's "Crisis
Point" and is now working as a testimonial producer for THANE Direct,
an international direct marketing company. She continues to write
features and television pilots many of which have been commissioned and
optioned. Her producing skills were honored in 2002 when her short
film, Rush of the Palms (2001), won Best Short in the Festival
Internacional de Cinema. Her documentary, Forgotten Grave, won the Best
Film in its category at the Zoie Film Festival and on ifilm.com. She
also shared a NIMA award for Best Infomercial Production for Jack
Nicklaus' Golden Bear Putter. Ms. Soden has been a professional actress
for over two decades. As a member of SAG, AFTRA and Actor's Equity she
has been seen on stage in regional and dinner theatre productions, been
heard on many radio spots and seen on numerous television shows. She
has appeared in over 25 commercials and as a regular on "Candid
Camera", "thirtysomething", "Totally Hidden Video" and "Passions". Her
most recent credits include "United States of Tara", "Make It or Break
It" and "Criminal Minds". She currently has a national commercial
running for Spiriva. Ms. Soden is a long standing member of Women In
Film and The Television Academy. She co-founded AdVerb, Inc. a Los
Angeles based production company in 2001 and founded Take Flight Films
in 2007. Her greatest production, however, is her daughter, Callahan
Rose.