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
| Birth Location | Bucharest, Romania |
|---|---|
| Born | 1962-05-01 |
Movies
Ca Fetele
as Silvia
2024
What About Love
as Sister Martina
2024
2023
The Goat and Her Three Kids
as Goat
2022
The New Gospel
as Mother Mary
2020
Boys On Film 20: Heaven Can Wait
as Mother (segment "Isha")
2020
The Bra
as Fidan
2019
Isha
as Mother
2019
Lucania
as Argenzia
2019
The Goat and Her Three Kids
as Capra
2019
Fault Condition
as Dr. Salid Blumberg
2018
Far from Here
as Donna
2017
High Strung
as Markova
2016
Kidnapped in Romania
as Daniela
2016
Exodus to Shanghai
as Mrs. Morgenstern
2015
Miss Christina
as Mrs. Moscu
2013
Carmen
as Dr. Janos
2013
2012
The End of Silence
as Anne
2011
Eva
as Maria
2010
The Green Moon
as Simona
2010
2009
Black Sea
as Madalina
2009
My Mother, My Bride And I
as Bogdana
2008
Mansfeld
as Mrs. Mansfeld
2006
2006
15
as Irene
2005
L'homme pressé
as Bonne de Bois de Rose
2005
Orient Express
as Amalia Frunzetti
2004
Damen tango
as Alexandra
2004
The Big Question
as Self
2004
The Passion of the Christ
as Maria
2004
Fool's Song
as Gina
2003
Rose's Songs
as Olga
2003
Bed of Procust
as Doamna T
2001
Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula
as Woman at Fountain
2000
The Death Triangle
as Regina Maria
1999
1999
1997
The Witman Boys
as Mrs. Witman
1997
The Seventh Room
as Edith Stein
1996
Ulysses' Gaze
as Ulysses' Wives
1995
Nostradamus
as Helen
1994
Betrayal
as Maia Morgenstern
1993
Earth's Most Beloved Son
as Matilda
1993
The Oak
as Nela
1992
Casa din vis
as Vica
1992
1990
1989
Those Who Pay with Their Lives
as Maria Sineşti
1989
Maria and the Sea
as Maria
1988
1987
Prea cald pentru luna mai
as Dorina
1984
Chained Justice
as Floraea
1984
The Secret of Bacchus
as Coca
1984
Maia Morgenstern hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows