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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Known For

Las Fierbinţi

Rapidoaica

The Passion of the Christ

Maria

In the Name of Honour

Marieta Stuttman

Aniela

Maica Irina

Sacrificiul

Eva

The Crucifixion

Dr. Funar

Nostradamus

Helen

High Strung

Markova

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2024	Like Girls	Silvia
2024	What About Love	Sister Martina
2024	Rusalka
2023	The Man Without a Lifeline
2023	Terezín
2022	The Goat and Her Three Kids	Goat
2022	Mihai Viteazul: Prințul intrat în legenda Europei
2020	The New Gospel	Mother Mary
2020	Boys On Film 20: Heaven Can Wait	Mother (segment "Isha")
2019	The Bra	Fidan
2019	Isha	Mother
2019	Lucania	Argenzia
2019	The Goat and Her Three Kids	Capra
2018	Fault Condition	Dr. Salid Blumberg
2017	The Crucifixion	Dr. Funar
2017	Far from Here	Donna
2016	Kidnapped in Romania	Daniela
2016	High Strung	Markova
2015	Exodus to Shanghai	Mrs. Morgenstern
2013	Miss Christina	Mrs. Moscu
2013	Carmen	Dr. Janos
2012	Iubire elenă
2011	The End of Silence	Anne
2010	Eva	Maria
2010	The Green Moon	Simona
2009	One second of life
2009	Black Sea	Madalina
2008	My Mother, My Bride And I	Bogdana
2006	Mansfeld	Mrs. Mansfeld
2006	Margo
2005	15	Irene
2005	L'homme pressé	Bonne de Bois de Rose
2004	The Passion of the Christ	Maria
2004	Damen tango	Alexandra
2004	The Big Question	Self
2004	Orient Express	Amalia Frunzetti
2003	Fool's Song	Gina
2003	Rose's Songs	Olga
2002	Bed of Procust	Doamna T
2000	Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula	Woman at Fountain
1999	The Death Triangle	Regina Maria
1999	Față în față
1997	The Witman Boys	Mrs. Witman
1997	The Man of the Day
1997	O zi
1996	The Seventh Room	Edith Stein
1995	Ulysses' Gaze	Ulysses' Wives
1995	Mail life	Mother
1994	Nostradamus	Helen
1993	Betrayal	Maia Morgenstern
1993	The Earth's Most Beloved Son	Matilda
1992	The Oak	Nela
1992	Casa din vis	Vica
1990	Forgotten by God
1989	Doar amintirile...
1989	Those Who Pay with Their Lives	Maria Sineşti
1988	Maria and the Sea	Maria
1987	The Season of Love
1984	Chained Justice	Floraea
1984	The Secret of Bacchus	Coca
1984	Prea cald pentru luna mai	Dorina
	A House in Kosovo
	Fata din Transilvania
	The Resurrection of the Christ: Part II	Mary
	Revival	Araksi Arakelian
	High Grounds	Stella Petrescu

Year	TV Show	Role
2019	Sacrificiul	Eva
2012	Las Fierbinţi	Rapidoaica
2010	In the Name of Honour	Marieta Stuttman
2009	Aniela	Maica Irina