Maria Montazami

Maria Montazami

Maria Montazami, born in 1965 in Västerås, is a Swedish housewife and television personality in the series Svenska Hollywoodfruar, which is currently airing its third season in Sweden. Montazami has also appeared in commercials for Max Hamburgers and the travel agency Vings commercial. In November 2010 Montazami appeared in the TV3 show 24 timmar alongside singer Anna Book.

Biography

In 1987, Montazami travelled to Los Angeles, USA to visit her sister.^[1] She stayed in Los Angeles and worked as an au pair and later as a waitress at a restaurant. There she met the restaurant owner Kamran Montazami, an American originally from Iran. Maria and Kamran were married in 1990.^[2]

Within the next few years, Kamran Montazami became a successful real-estate agent and the couple moved to Laguna Niguel, California where they raised four children. Since the mid-1990s, Maria Montazami has been a stay at home mom.^[2]

Fame in Sweden

In September 2009 Montazami along with Paul Ankas wife Anna Anka and actress Agnes-Nicole Winter were all casted for a new Swedish television show that was to follow three Swedish women who live in Hollywood. The show Svenska Hollywoodfruar became a huge hit and the most viewed television show in TV3's history with more than one million people tuning in each week to watch. Montazami was the only of the three original Hollywood wives that signed for season two of the show. Montazami also appeared in season three of the Hollywood wives.

At the QX Gaygala in 2010 in Stockholm Montazami was a presenter for the category "Årets bok". She also won the category Årets: vi älskar dig.^[3]

Maria Montazami was featured in a commercial for the Swedish fast food company Max Hamburgers in 2010.^[4]

In November 2010, Maria Montazami appeared in the TV3 show 24 timmar (24 hours) along with singer Anna Book.^[5]

In January 2011, Monatazami appeared in a television commercial for the travel agency Ving in Sweden.^[6]

TV

• 2009-2010 - Svenska Hollywoodfruar
• 2010 - 24 timmar
• 2010 - Max Hamburgers commercial
• 2011 - Ving travel agency commercial

References

1. ^ Strömberg, Lars-Olof (2009-09-28). "Maria Montazami längtar hem till Skåne". Expressen.
2. ^ ^{a b} Ackblad, Nora (2009-09-14). "Hollywoodfrun från Västerås" (in svenska). Vestmanlands Läns Tidning. http://vlt.se/kulturnoje/1.562364. Retrieved 2009-09-15. 
3. ^ http://www.qx.se/noje/gaygalan/13176/liveuppdatering-fran-gaygalan
4. ^ http://reklamklipp.se/2010/02/max-hamburgare-hot-american-med-maria-montazami/
5. ^ http://www.tv3.se/24-timmar/ett-tarfyllt-mote-nar-anna-book-flyttar-ihop-med-maria-montazami
6. ^ http://www.resume.se/nyheter/2010/12/22/vings-nya-dragplaster-mari/

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