Maia Morgenstern
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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- Born:
- May 1, 1962 In Bucharest, Romania
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 57
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection, Part One
- Latest Project:
- Movie Like Girls 2024-09-15
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection, Part One | Mary | 2025 |
| Movie | Like Girls | Silvia | 2024-09-15 |
| Movie | What About Love | Sister Martina | 2024-02-14 |
| Movie | The Man Without a Lifeline | 2023-11-16 | |
| Movie | Terezín | 2023-01-26 | |
| Movie | The New Gospel | Mother Mary | 2020-09-01 |
| Movie | Boys On Film 20: Heaven Can Wait | Mother (segment "Isha") | 2020-05-18 |
| Movie | The Goat and Her Three Kids | Capra | 2019-06-05 |
| Movie | Lucania | Argenzia | 2019-06-20 |
| Movie | The Bra | Fidan | 2019-09-11 |
| Movie | Isha | Mother | 2019-06-29 |
| Series | Sacrificiul | Eva | 2019-09-11 |
| Movie | Fault Condition | Dr. Salid Blumberg | 2018-02-23 |
| Movie | Far from Here | Donna | 2017-03-31 |
| Movie | The Crucifixion | Dr. Funar | 2017-04-27 |
| Movie | Kidnapped in Romania | Daniela | 2016-04-02 |
| Movie | High Strung | Markova | 2016-04-08 |
| Movie | Exodus to Shanghai | Mrs. Morgenstern | 2015-11-09 |
| Movie | Miss Christina | Mrs. Moscu | 2013-11-01 |
| Movie | Carmen | Dr. Janos | 2013-08-18 |
| Movie | Iubire elenã | 2012-05-18 | |
| Movie | The End of Silence | Anne | 2011-12-07 |
| Movie | The Green Moon | Simona | 2010-04-15 |
| Movie | Eva | Maria | 2010-08-01 |
| Movie | Black Sea | Madalina | 2009-01-30 |
| Movie | One second of life | 2009-04-17 | |
| Series | Aniela | Maica Irina | 2009-09-14 |
| Movie | My Mother, My Bride And I | Bogdana | 2008-01-01 |
| Movie | Margo | 2006-09-01 | |
| Movie | Mansfeld | Mrs. Mansfeld | 2006-09-14 |
| Movie | 15 | Irene | 2005-10-21 |
| Movie | L'homme pressé | Bonne de Bois de Rose | 2005-03-28 |
| Movie | The Passion of the Christ | Maria | 2004-02-25 |
| Movie | Orient Express | Amalia Frunzetti | 2004-09-24 |
| Movie | The Big Question | Self | 2004-02-25 |
| Movie | Rose's Songs | Olga | 2003-03-19 |
| Movie | Fool's Song | Gina | 2003-05-17 |
| Movie | Bed of Procust | Doamna T | 2001-01-01 |
| Movie | Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula | Woman at Fountain | 2000-10-31 |
| Movie | Față în față | 1999-01-01 | |
| Movie | The Death Triangle | Regina Maria | 1999-05-21 |
| Movie | The Witman Boys | Mrs. Witman | 1997-03-21 |
| Movie | The Man of the Day | 1997-11-14 | |
| Movie | The Seventh Room | Edith Stein | 1996-06-06 |
| Movie | Ulysses' Gaze | Ulysses' Wives | 1995-10-12 |
| Movie | Nostradamus | Helen | 1994-08-18 |
| Movie | Betrayal | Maia Morgenstern | 1993-11-24 |
| Movie | Earth's Most Beloved Son | Matilda | 1993-03-20 |
| Movie | The Oak | Nela | 1992-09-16 |
| Movie | Casa din vis | Vica | 1992-01-13 |
| Movie | Forgotten by God | 1990-01-01 | |
| Movie | Those Who Pay with Their Lives | Maria Sineşti | 1989-10-16 |
| Movie | Maria and the Sea | Maria | 1988-01-01 |
| Movie | The Season of Love | 1987-08-04 | |
| Movie | The Secret of Bacchus | Coca | 1984-03-05 |
| Movie | Chained Justice | Floraea | 1984-09-10 |
| Movie | Prea cald pentru luna mai | Dorina | 1984-12-14 |