Acting
Maia Morgenstern
EN, HY, RO, IT cinema · 69 credits
Born
1 May 1962 (age 64)
Birthplace
Bucharest, Romania
Also known as Maia Morgenstern Istodor · Maia Istodor · Maja Morgenstern · 마이아 모건스턴 · マヤ・モルゲンステルン · مایا مورگنشترن
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.
Known for
Filmography
Revival
as Araksi Arakelian
High Grounds
as Stella Petrescu
Planurile iubirii
as Mama
Like Girls
as Silvia
What About Love
as Sister Martina
Terezín
Actor
The New Gospel
as Mother Mary
Boys On Film 20: Heaven Can Wait
as Mother (segment "Isha")
The Bra
as Fidan
Isha
as Mother
Lucania
as Argenzia
Fault Condition
as Dr. Salid Blumberg
The Crucifixion
as Dr. Funar
Far from Here
as Donna
Kidnapped in Romania
as Daniela
High Strung
as Markova
Exodus to Shanghai
as Mrs. Morgenstern
Miss Christina
as Mrs. Moscu
Carmen
as Dr. Janos
Eva
as Maria
The Green Moon
as Simona
Black Sea
as Madalina
My Mother, My Bride And I
as Bogdana
Mansfeld
as Mrs. Mansfeld
Margo
Actor
15
as Irene
L'homme pressé
as Bonne de Bois de Rose
Damen tango
2004
Damen tango
as Alexandra
The Big Question
as Self
Orient Express
as Amalia Frunzetti
Fool's Song
as Gina
Rose's Songs
as Olga
Bed of Procust
as Doamna T
Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula
as Woman at Fountain
The Death Triangle
as Regina Maria
The Witman Boys
as Mrs. Witman
The Seventh Room
as Edith Stein
Ulysses' Gaze
as Ulysses' Wives
Mail life
as Mother
Nostradamus
as Helen
Betrayal
as Maia Morgenstern
The Earth's Most Beloved Son
as Matilda
The Oak
as Nela
Casa din vis
as Vica
Marea sfidare
1990
Marea sfidare
as Barbara Jaworska
Those Who Pay with Their Lives
as Maria Sineşti
Chained Justice
as Floraea
Too Hot for May
as Dorina