Maria Menounos (born June 8, 1978 in Medford, Massachusetts) is an American actress and television host. Her parents are Greek and she speaks Greek fluently.
She occasionally wrestles in WWE and competed at WrestleMania 28, teaming with Kelly Kelly to defeat Beth Phoenix and Eve Torres.
She competed in Season 14 of Dancing with the Stars with Derek Hough as her partner. Her team was the 9th to be eliminated, earning them 4th place.
She was in a relationship with the director and producer Keven Undergaro since 1998 and married him in 2017.
This actress demonstrates the following tropes:
- Ascended Fangirl: She was a fan of wrestling and was happy to collaborate with WWE.
- Arch-Enemy: Beth Phoenix. Until Beth retired, every one of Maria's WWE appearances had Beth harassing her, then them having a match.
- Hospital Hottie: Sexy Nurse from Fantastic Four (2005) movie.
Roles
- Sabrina the Teenage Witch: Reporter
- Without a Trace: Chris Sanders
- One on One: Glinda
- One Tree Hill: Emily "Jules" Chambers
- Fantastic Four (2005): Sexy Nurse
- 007: From Russia with Love: Eva Adara
- Scrubs: Tamara
- Entourage: Herself
- Kickin' It Old School: Jennifer
- Tropic Thunder: Herself
- Knight Rider 2008 Remake: DEA Agent Jessie Renning
- Extra: Herself
- In the Land of Merry Misfits: Risandra
- Funny Or Die Presents: Talk Show Host
- Louie: Entertainment News Anchor
- Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!: C.J. Sorkin
- The Boys (2019): As Herself