Maia Morgenstern

Maia Morgenstern

Actor

Bucharest, Romania
May 1, 1962

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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Maia Morgenstern 1
Maia Morgenstern 2
Maia Morgenstern 3

Representative Works

High Strung
High Strung
7.0
/ English
The Crucifixion
The Crucifixion
5.7
/ English
Ulysses' Gaze
Ulysses' Gaze
7.5
/ Greek
The Bra
The Bra
6.0
/ German
The Oak
The Oak
6.7
/ Romanian
Too Hot for May
Too Hot for May
7.8
/ Romanian
Eva
Eva
6.3
/ English
Lucania
Lucania
5.5
/ Italian
Iubire Elenă
Iubire Elenă
8.0
/ Romanian
Planurile iubirii
Planurile iubirii
No Rating Yet
/ Romanian

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Passion of the Christ
2004Winner

Best Performance

The Passion of the Christ

High Strung
2016Nominee

Best Performance

High Strung

The Crucifixion
2017Nominee

Best Performance

The Crucifixion

Career Highlights

Ulysses' Gaze
1995Highlight

Best Performance

Ulysses' Gaze

The Bra
2019Highlight

Best Performance

The Bra

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