Maria Zhang (born 8 August 1999), is a Polish actress. She appears as Suki in the 2024 live-action remake of Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Early life Zhang was born in Poland to a Chinese father and a Polish mother. Around age one, Zhang and her parents moved to Beijing, where she grew up. She spent summers with her family in rural Poland and speaks Mandarin Chinese, Polish, and English.
While in Poland at age twelve, Zhang and her sister Zofia Zhang came across a newspaper clipping of a community theater group's casting call. Later, she moved to Southern California to attend USC. Both of Zhang's parents are artists.
Career Zhang starred in the 2021 short film All I Ever Wanted. The film was an official selection at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.
In December 2021, Zhang was cast as Suki in the Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender. Released in 2024, the series is a live-action adaptation of the original 2005 animated series.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes 2018 Continuum Dayna Hu Short film, credited as Marysia Zhang 2019 Dear Mom Vivian Short film 2021 All I Ever Wanted Jennifer Short film
Television +YearTitleRoleNotes 2024–present Avatar: The Last Airbender Suki 5 episodes 2025 The Rookie Kylie Thomas 2 episodes2025A Man on the InsideAmber van Hojk1 episode
Web +YearTitleRoleNotes 2020 WorkInProgress: A Comedy Web-Series Ani Dinh 5 episodes
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