Maia Morgenstern

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Known For

Acting

Born

1962-05-01

Place of Birth

Bucharest, Romania
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Maia Morgenstern

Biography

A Romanian film and stage actress,  described by Florin Mitu of AMOS News as "a symbol of Romanian theater and film".  In the English-speaking world, she is probably best known for the role of Mary, the mother of Jesus, in Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ. In Romania, she has been nationally known since her 1992 role as Nela in Balanţa, a film known in the United States as The Oak, set during the waning days of Communist Romania. Description above from the Wikipedia article Maia Morgenstern, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Acting History

2024
Like Girls as Silvia
2024
Rusalka
2024
What About Love as Sister Martina
2023
The Man Without a Lifeline
2023
Terezín
2022
The Goat and Her Three Kids as Goat
2022
Mihai Viteazul: Prințul intrat în legenda Europei
2020
The New Gospel as Mother Mary
2020
Boys On Film 20: Heaven Can Wait as Mother (segment "Isha")
2019
Sacrificiul as Eva
2019
The Bra as Fidan
2019
Isha as Mother
2019
Lucania as Argenzia
2019
The Goat and Her Three Kids as Capra
2018
Fault Condition as Dr. Salid Blumberg
2017
The Crucifixion as Dr. Funar
2017
Far from Here as Donna
2016
High Strung as Markova
2016
Kidnapped in Romania as Daniela
2015
Exodus to Shanghai as Mrs. Morgenstern
2013
Miss Christina as Mrs. Moscu
2013
Carmen as Dr. Janos
2012
Iubire elenă
2012
Las Fierbinţi as Rapidoaica
2011
The End of Silence as Anne
2010
In the Name of Honour as Marieta Stuttman
2010
Eva as Maria
2010
The Green Moon as Simona
2009
Aniela as Maica Irina
2009
One second of life
2009
Black Sea as Madalina
2008
My Mother, My Bride And I as Bogdana
2006
Mansfeld as Mrs. Mansfeld
2006
Margo
2005
15 as Irene
2005
L'homme pressé as Bonne de Bois de Rose
2004
Orient Express as Amalia Frunzetti
2004
Damen tango as Alexandra
2004
The Passion of the Christ as Maria
2004
The Big Question as Self
2003
Fool's Song as Gina
2003
Rose's Songs as Olga
2002
Bed of Procust as Doamna T
2000
Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula as Woman at Fountain
1999
The Death Triangle as Regina Maria
1999
Face to Face
1997
The Man of the Day
1997
O zi
1997
The Witman Boys as Mrs. Witman
1996
The Seventh Room as Edith Stein
1995
Ulysses' Gaze as Ulysses' Wives
1995
Mail life as Mother
1994
Nostradamus as Helen
1993
Betrayal as Maia Morgenstern
1993
The Earth's Most Beloved Son as Matilda
1992
The Oak as Nela
1992
Casa din vis as Vica
1990
Forgotten by God
1989
Doar amintirile...
1989
Those Who Pay with Their Lives as Maria Sineşti
1988
Maria and the Sea as Maria
1987
The Season of Love
1984
Prea cald pentru luna mai as Dorina
1984
Chained Justice as Floraea
1984
The Secret of Bacchus as Coca
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Revival as Araksi Arakelian
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High Grounds as Stella Petrescu
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Fata din Transilvania
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A House in Kosovo
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Planurile iubirii as Mama