- When Maria was a baby, she was adopted from Siberia and brought to the United States by her adoptive mother Peggy.
- Maria was born in 1997.
- Maria hates to color pink and considers it and all its shades "evil."
- Maria has a written contract with her mother, that when she turns 10 years old, Maria can get a non-allergenic dog.
- When Maria has to do a scene that involves her crying, she thinks of her mother dying.
- In 2006, Maria was nominated for 'Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Young Actress Age Ten or Younger' for her role in Medium.
- Prior acting on Medium, Maria attended a private school in New York.
- Before Maria gets any of her fan mail, her mother opens and reads all of them to make sure they are safe and appropriate for Maria.
- Maria is represented by Mollo Management, Inc.
- Maria had to move from New York to Los Angeles to star in Medium.
- Maria got into acting after an acting scout contacted her mother and asked if Maria could do a couple commercial auditions. Initially her mother rejected the offer, but after finding out that one commercial could pay for an entire year of her daughter's tuition, her mother said yes.
- In Maria's spare time, she enjoys staying at home, laying back, relaxing and enjoying her favorite TV shows.
- Maria hates wearing anything pink and/or frilly.
- Maria is right handed.
- Maria enjoys swimming, ice skating, reading encyclopedias and the "Harry Potter" series, going to the movies, playing Gameboy, and watching television.
- As of 2006, Maria resides in Los Angeles with her adoptive mother Peggy.
- In 2004, Maria appeared in the music video,"Sunrise" by Norah Jones.
- Maria's favorite actor is Orlando Bloom.
- Maria can cry on cue.
- Maria is still a big fan of Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter, despite his death in 2006 and wished she had met him.
- Although she stars on the hit show Medium, Maria said on The Tonight Show, that sometimes she can't even bear to watch Medium because she thinks it is quite scary.
- Maria loves watching Disney Channel, Cartoon Network, and Nickelodeon. Her favorite show is That's So Raven.
- Maria: I like a couple of laughs before bed... Y'know, when I can't get to sleep.
