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Maia Morgenstern ( born May 1, 1962) is 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.
Birth Name
Maia Emilia Ninel Morgenstern
Born
Tuesday, 01 May 1962
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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What About Love | Sister Martina | 2024 |
Terezín | Friedl Dicker-Brandeis | 2023 |
The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection - Chapter I | Mary | 2004 |
The New Gospel | Mother Mary | 2020 |
Boys on Film 20: Heaven Can Wait | Mother (segment "Isha") | 2020 |
Sacrificiul | Eva Oprea | 2019 |
Lucania | Argenzia | 2019 |
The Bra | Fidan / Cheater (Fidan) | 2019 |
Fault Condition | 2018 | |
Fructul oprit | Magda Popa | 2018 |
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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What About Love | Sister Martina | 2024 |
Terezín | Friedl Dicker-Brandeis | 2023 |
The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection - Chapter I | Mary | 2004 |
The New Gospel | Mother Mary | 2020 |
Boys on Film 20: Heaven Can Wait | Mother (segment "Isha") | 2020 |
Sacrificiul | Eva Oprea | 2019 |
Lucania | Argenzia | 2019 |
The Bra | Fidan / Cheater (Fidan) | 2019 |
Fault Condition | 2018 | |
Fructul oprit | Magda Popa | 2018 |
The Slider | Marta Martini | 2017 |
The Crucifixion | Dr. Funar | 2017 |
We Cannes | Self | 2017 |
Far from Here | Donna | 2017 |
Selfie 69 | Femeie Bila | 2016 |
High Strung | Markova | 2016 |
Kidnapped in Romania | Daniela | 2016 |
iUmor | Self / Self - Judge | 2016 |
Exodus to Shanghai | Mrs. Morgenstern | 2015 |
Miss Christina | Mrs. Moscu | 2013 |
Iubire elenã | Euridice | 2012 |
The End of Silence | Anne | 2011 |
Luna verde | Simona | 2010 |
Eva | Maria | 2010 |
O secundã de viatã | 2009 | |
Mar nero | Madalina - Angela's sister / Madalina | 2009 |
My Mother, My Bride and I | Bogdana | 2008 |
Mansfeld | Mansfeldné / Mrs. Mansfeld | 2006 |
Margo | Margo's Stepmother | 2006 |
15 | Irene | 2005 |
Fool's Song | Gina | 2004 |
Orient Express | Amalia Frunzetti | 2004 |
Damen tango | Alexandra | 2004 |
The Passion of the Christ | Mary / Maria | 2004 |
The Big Question | Self | 2004 |
The Making of 'the Passion of the Christ' | Self | 2004 |
The Passion Behind 'the Passion' | Self | 2004 |
Rose's Songs | Olga | 2003 |
Bed of Procust | Doamna T / Doamna T. | 2001 |
Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula | Woman at Fountain | 2000 |
Marie, Nonna, la vierge et moi | Nonna | 2000 |
Kínai védelem | 1999 | |
Fata în fata | Ioana Petroni | 1999 |
The Man of the Day | 1997 | |
The Witman Boys | Mrs. Witman | 1997 |
The Seventh Room | Edith Stein | 1996 |
Ulysses' Gaze | Kali / Ulysses' Wives | 1995 |
Nostradamus | Helen | 1994 |
Trahir | Maia Morgenstern / Woman in Prison | 1993 |
The Earth's Most Beloved Son | Matilda | 1993 |
The Oak | Nela | 1992 |
Casa din vis | Vica | 1992 |
Baiatul cu o singura bretea | 1991 | |
Marea sfidare | Barbara Jaworska | 1990 |
Maria si marea | Maria | 1989 |
Those Who Pay with Their Lives | 1989 | |
Chained Justice | Floraea | 1984 |
The Secret of Bacchus | Coca / Coca - girl in the restaurant | 1984 |