Maia Morgenstern

Personal information

Known for: Acting
Known credits: 73
Gender: Female
Born: May 1, 1962
Place of birth: Bucharest, Romania
Also known as: Maia Morgenstern IstodorMaia IstodorMaja Morgenstern마이아 모건스턴マヤ・モルゲンステルンمایا مورگنشترن

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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