Maria Peters

• Name — Maria Peters • Born — 30 March 1958 • Birthplace — Willemstad • Occupation — * Film producer • director • screenwriter • Years Active — 1981–present • Spouse — Dave Schram • Notable Works — Little Crumb, Peter Bell • Children — 2, including Tessa Schram

Peters studied law at the University of Amsterdam. After her candidacy, she studied at the Netherlands Film Academy. where she graduated in 1983 with the (short) feature film Alle vogels vliegen. In the years following her graduation, Maria Peters worked on several productions, such as Abel (1986), Honneponnetje (1988) and De orionnevel (1987). In 1989, she founded the film production company Shooting Star Filmcompany with her husband Dave Schram and producer Hans Pos.

She is the mother of actors Quinten and Tessa Schram

• Year — Title — Director — Screenplay — Producer — Ref • 1995 — The Purse Snatcher • 1999 — Little Crumb • 2001 — Baby Blue • 2002 — Peter Bell: The Movie • 2003 — Peter Bell II: The Hunt for the Czar Crown • 2007 — Captain Rob and the Secret of Professor Lupardi • 2007 — Radeloos • 2011 — Sonny Boy • 2016 — Prey

Maria Peters is recorded as film producer, screenwriter, film editor, writer and director.