Maria Hill

Maria Hill
Maria Hill
	Maria Hill, from Secret Invasion #5.; Art by Leinil Francis Yu.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	New Avengers #4; (March 2005)
Created by	Brian Michael Bendis (writer); David Finch (artist);
In-story information
Alter ego	Maria Christina Hill
Species	Human
Team affiliations	U.S. military; S.H.I.E.L.D.; Avengers; Secret Avengers; Force Works;
Partnerships	Nick Fury; Iron Man; Captain America
Notable aliases	Director Hill; Commander Hill; Deputy Commander Hill
Abilities	Expert marksman and mastery of various other weapons; Trained hand-to-hand combatant; Highly trained in weaponry;

Commander Maria Christina Hill is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Brian Michael Bendis and David Finch, the character first appeared in New Avengers #4 (March 2005). As a former director of S.H.I.E.L.D., she appears in various storylines which often feature the Avengers or members of that group.

Cobie Smulders portrayed Maria Hill in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), appearing in the films The Avengers (2012), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019). Additionally, Smulders appeared as the character in the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the miniseries Secret Invasion (2023), voiced alternate timeline versions of the character in the Disney+ animated series What If...? (2021–2024) and Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (2023–2025), and portrayed a Skrull impersonator of Hill in the film Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019).