Maria Simon
Biography
Maria Simon is a German actress who was born in Leipzig and studied acting at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin, receiving her diploma in 1999. She won the Best Actress award at the 22nd Moscow International Film Festival in 2000 for her role in Zornige Küsse. In 2003 she was nominated as best supporting actress at the German Film Awards, and in 2004 she was named a European Shooting Star at the Berlinale. That same year she appeared as Polly in Bertolt Brecht's Dreigroschenoper at the Maxim Gorki Theater in Berlin. Her television movie Kleine Schwester received a nomination for the Adolf Grimme Awards in 2005.
50years old
Turns 51 on February 6in 114 days
- Born Leipzig
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
- Also credited as Maria Lade
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 16 years2003 to 2019
Every film, newest first
- 2019A Hidden LifeIMDb rating 7.4
- 2009The CountessIMDb rating 6.2
- 2003Good Bye Lenin!IMDb rating 7.7
- 2003LutherIMDb rating 6.6
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Early training
After school, Simon went back to a reunified Germany to train in acting at Berlin's Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts, and she earned her diploma there in 1999.
Beyond film
At the Maxim Gorki Theater in Berlin, Simon took the role of Polly in Bertolt Brechts Dreigroschenoper. That same year, 2004, she was honored as European Shooting Star at the Berlinale.
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Worked with
Maria Simon shares two films with Daniel Brühl, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Daniel Brühl's page
Bruno Ganz's page
Alfred Molina's page
William Hurt's page
Peter Ustinov's page
Julie Delpy's page
All films by Terrence Malick
Eric TillDirector, 1 film, 2003
All films by Eric Till
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