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.
Movies & TV Shows
-
The Passion of the Christ (2004) — Maria
-
High Strung (2016) — Markova
-
The Crucifixion (2017) — Dr. Funar
-
Ulysses' Gaze (1995) — Ulysses' Wives
-
Nostradamus (1994) — Helen
-
The Oak (1992) — Nela
-
Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula (2000) — Woman at Fountain
-
The Bra (2019) — Fidan
-
The Goat and Her Three Kids (2022) — Goat
-
Terezín (2023)
-
The Earth's Most Beloved Son (1993) — Matilda
-
Las Fierbinţi (2012) — Rapidoaica
-
The Seventh Room (1996) — Edith Stein
-
The Secret of Bacchus (1984) — Coca
-
Eva (2010) — Maria
-
Bed of Procust (2002) — Doamna T
-
15 (2005) — Irene
-
Orient Express (2004) — Amalia Frunzetti
-
Those Who Pay with Their Lives (1989) — Maria Sineşti
-
The Sacrifice (2019) — Eva
-
Betrayal (1993) — Maia Morgenstern
-
Kidnapped in Romania (2016) — Daniela
-
The End of Silence (2011) — Anne
-
Far from Here (2017) — Donna
-
Black Sea (2009) — Madalina
-
The Witman Boys (1997) — Mrs. Witman
-
Exodus to Shanghai (2015) — Mrs. Morgenstern
-
Lucania (2019) — Argenzia
-
My Mother, My Bride And I (2008) — Bogdana
-
The Green Moon (2010) — Simona
-
Miss Christina (2013) — Mrs. Moscu
-
The Big Question (2004) — Self
-
The Death Triangle (1999) — Regina Maria
-
L'homme pressé (2005) — Bonne de Bois de Rose
-
The Man of the Day (1997)
-
The Season of Love (1987)
-
The New Gospel (2020) — Mother Mary
-
Chained Justice (1984) — Floraea
-
Rose's Songs (2003) — Olga
-
Isha (2019) — Mother