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Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Female

Birthday

1962-05-01 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

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

Maia Morgenstern

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.

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Acting

—		Fata din Transilvania
—		A House in Kosovo
—		The Resurrection of the Christ: Part II as Mary
—		Revival as Araksi Arakelian
—		The Resurrection of the Christ as Mary
—		High Grounds as Stella Petrescu

2024		Like Girls as Silvia
2024		Rusalka
2024		What About Love as Sister Martina

2023		The Man Without a Lifeline
2023		Terezín

2022		The Goat and Her Three Kids as Goat
2022		Mihai Viteazul: Prințul intrat în legenda Europei

2020		The New Gospel as Mother Mary
2020		Boys On Film 20: Heaven Can Wait as Mother (segment "Isha")

2019		The Bra as Fidan
2019		Sacrificiul as Eva
2019		Isha as Mother
2019		Lucania as Argenzia
2019		The Goat and Her Three Kids as Capra

2018

Fault Condition as Dr. Salid Blumberg

2017		The Crucifixion as Dr. Funar
2017		Far from Here as Donna

2016		High Strung as Markova
2016		Kidnapped in Romania as Daniela

2015

Exodus to Shanghai as Mrs. Morgenstern

2013		Miss Christina as Mrs. Moscu
2013		Carmen as Dr. Janos

2012		Iubire elenă
2012		Las Fierbinţi as Rapidoaica

2011

The End of Silence as Anne

2010		In the Name of Honour as Marieta Stuttman
2010		Eva as Maria
2010		The Green Moon as Simona

2009		Aniela as Maica Irina
2009		One second of life
2009		Black Sea as Madalina

2008

My Mother, My Bride And I as Bogdana

2006		Mansfeld as Mrs. Mansfeld
2006		Margo

2005		15 as Irene
2005		L'homme pressé as Bonne de Bois de Rose

2004		Orient Express as Amalia Frunzetti
2004		Damen tango as Alexandra
2004		The Passion of the Christ as Maria
2004		The Big Question as Self

2003		Fool's Song as Gina
2003		Rose's Songs as Olga

2001

Bed of Procust as Doamna T

2000

Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula as Woman at Fountain

1999		The Death Triangle as Regina Maria
1999		Față în față

1997		The Man of the Day
1997		O zi
1997		The Witman Boys as Mrs. Witman

1996

The Seventh Room as Edith Stein

1995		Ulysses' Gaze as Ulysses' Wives
1995		Mail life as Mother

1994

Nostradamus as Helen

1993		Betrayal as Maia Morgenstern
1993		The Earth's Most Beloved Son as Matilda

1992		The Oak as Nela
1992		Casa din vis as Vica

1990

Forgotten by God

1989		Doar amintirile...
1989		Those Who Pay with Their Lives as Maria Sineşti

1988

Maria and the Sea as Maria

1987

The Season of Love

1984		Prea cald pentru luna mai as Dorina
1984		Chained Justice as Floraea
1984		The Secret of Bacchus as Coca