Television and film

Maza's first outing on Australian television was in the ABC Television series Heartland in 1994. She and Lillian Crombie, who also appeared in the series, were fresh out of acting school at that time. The series was written by Aboriginal Australians ans starred many Aboriginal actors, as well as Cate Blanchett in her first screen outing.^[2]

She worked as a TV presenter on ABC Television's weekly show focusing on Indigenous Australians, Message Stick.^[3] and SBS's ICAM in 1997–1998.^[4]

She has numerous credits as an actor in television series, including Wentworth, Winners and Losers, Halifax f.p., Stingers, SeaChange, Heartland (in which her father also had a role), A Country Practice and Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries.^[1]

She acted in the films Cosi (1996), Radiance (1998), and Lilian's Story (1996).^[1][5]

Stage

Maza worked with Company B and Wesley Enoch for many years, with her performances at the Belvoir St Theatre including leading roles in Conversations with the Dead and The Dreamers. She again worked with Enoch in The Sapphires, staged by the Melbourne Theatre Company and Sydney Festival.^[1]

She has worked as part of The Black Arm Band and as the director of Lou Bennett's play Show Us Your Tiddas!.^[6]

As of November 2021^[update], Maza is artistic director of Ilbijerri Theatre Company.^[1]

Film

Television

Actor

Director

Recognition

• Order of Australia, 2020, for significant service to the performing arts as an Artistic Director^[7]