Ms. Soden has worn many hats throughout her 25 year career in the entertainment industry. She has worked as a casting director, writer, stylist, actress and producer. She has also worked in every genre of the business from sit-coms to reality shows to commercials. She gained experience as assistant to director, Paul Bogart on NBC's "Golden Girls" and later found herself as a post production supervisor on Fox's "Totally Hidden Video". She became a staff producer at InFinnity Productions specializing in infomercials and later moved to Wild West Media as a commercial producer. This year Maura also worked as the Production Manager for Animal Planet's series, "That's My Baby". Her producing skills were honored in 2002 when her short film, Rush of the Palms (2001), won Best Short in the Festival Internacional de Cinema. Her documentary, "Forgotten Grave", won the best film in its category at the Zoie Film Festival and on ifilm.com. She also shared a NIMA award for best infomercial production for "Jack Nicklaus' Golden Bear Putter."Ms. Soden has been a professional actress for two decades. As a member of SAG, AFTRA and Actor's Equity she has been seen on stage in regional and dinner theatre productions, been heard on many radio spots and seen on numerous television shows. She has appeared in over 25 national commercials and as a regular on "Candid Camera", "thirtysomething", "Totally Hidden Video" and "Passions". Her most recent credits include "Boston Public" and the CBS hit film, "Helter Skelter". She currently has two commercials airing for Detrol and Tropicana Twister.Ms. Soden is a long standing member of Women In Film and The Television Academy. She and her husband, director/cinematographer, Michael Loftus, founded AdVerb, Inc. a Los Angeles based production company in 2001. Her greatest production to date, however, is her daughter, Callahan Rose.
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