Maria Sten is a native of Denmark who moved to the US when she was 18 years old to pursue a career in the Arts. She has since made a career for herself as a professional dancer, singer and model, and also holds the title of Miss Denmark 2008. Since she started pursuing acting full time, she has appeared in several short films and commercials, and is also featured in the epic bio-pic Straight Outta Compton. Being of Danish/Swedish/Congolese ethnicity, Maria embraces her diversity and uses it to always seek a new perspective in the art of storytelling. Alongside her acting career, Maria Sten recently launched the production company MSK Visions with focus on producing proof of concept films for independent filmmakers and well as developing what she refers to as "stories that matter"; giving voice to important issues and promoting diversity in filmmaking and storytelling, particularly for women in film and people of diverse ethnic backgrounds, on and behind the camera.
