Maria Carter

Maria Addison Carter (born January 1, 1949) is an American activist and actress.

In 2000, Carter came to prominence with a viral tweet calling out Speaker Hillary Clinton for so-called "betrayal" of President Rosémarie Lynnswagger during her re-election campaign under Clinton's party.

Early life
Carter was born to Elizabeth Carter and David Carter in Augusta, Maine. She attended Cony High School and the University of Maine. Carter chaired a Democratic Party club at the University between 1968 and 1970, and has been politically active in Augusta since, once running for City Council and losing to the incumbent in a primary. She also joined a youth acting club at the University during her time there, continuing to attend each Saturday until 1982.

Acting career
In 1984, Carter starred in a documentary called Augusta by Augustans, depicting the city she grew up and lived in by using opinions of those who had lived there. This documentary was seen by people at Disney, who had Carter sign a contract to star in a live-action Sleeping Beauty, where Carter starred as the main antagonist, Maleficent. Disney paid her $800,000 for her work in the film.

She would later star in a small film created by some friends at her former acting club called "Imposter", starring as Samantha Blue. The film did very poorly, and Carter was only paid $15 for the role.

Political views
Carter is an ardent liberal and lifelong Democrat, however she has stated her support wavered in support of William Cohen during his Senate candidacies.