Who Plays Maria Connor in Coronation Street? Maria Connor is a fictional character in the long-time-running British soap opera Coronation Street. The character is portrayed by Samia Longchambon.
Who Plays Maria Connor in Coronation Street?
Maria Connor is a significant role in the television soap opera the Coronation Street, she is played by an British actress Samia Longchambon. The character first made her appearance during the episode broadcast on 19 May 2000.
Maria has been a center of major storylines in the series. In between 2009 and 2010 she was absent from the show due to maternity leave. Maria is the daughter of Dot Sutherland Eric Sutherland.
Maria Connor married to Gary Windass (played by Mikey North) in 2020. Although, she has previously been in several romantic relationship with several men in the show. She has two children Paul Connor Jr, Liam Connor Jr. and an adoptive daughter Kelly Neelan.
English actress, Samia Longchambon returned to play her character in the television soap opera Coronation Street. The star back to portrayed her character following Covid 19 pandemic. Then she shared an Instagram post where she penned ‘Felt good being back in Maria’s ‘trim up north’ uniform yesterday… @coronationstreet.”
How Old Is Samia Longchambon From Coronation Street?
Samia Maxine Longchambon was born on 13 July 1982 in Eccles, Greater Manchester, England. She is best known for playing her role as Maria Connor in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street. She is currently 41 years old as of 2023.
Besides playing her role in Coronation Street, Samia Longchambon has also appeared in several TV series and movies including Cracker (“The Big Crunch”) and Children’s Ward, Heartbeat, Doctors, “There’s Only One Jimmy Grimble” and “Bo’ Selecta!”
Samia Longchambon tied the knot with Matt Smith in 2005 but their relationship eneded in 2011 and later the actress got married to a French Ice dancer Sylvain Longchambon in 2016. The couple has two children together.
