
Maia Morgenstern
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1962-05-01
Place of birth: Bucharest, Romania
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.
Known for

The Passion of the Christ
2004Maria
Ulysses' Gaze
1995Ulysses' WivesDamen tango
2004Alexandra
Betrayal
1993Maia Morgenstern
Kidnapped in Romania
2016Daniela
My Mother, My Bride And I
2008Bogdana
The Oak
1992Nela
Eva
2010Maria
The Big Question
2004Self
15
2005Irene
The End of Silence
2011Anne
The Seventh Room
1996Edith Stein
The Man Without a Lifeline
2023
The Earth's Most Beloved Son
1993Matilda
The Green Moon
2010Simona
A House in Kosovo
Miss Christina
2013Mrs. Moscu
Bed of Procust
2002Doamna TFata din Transilvania
