Maria Simon
Encyclopedia
Maria Simon is a German
actress.
in 1990 to live with her father, a computer expert with the UN, and sister Dalena Simon. She also has a sister named Alyssa.
Simon's domestic partner, with whom she has two children, is the actor Bernd Michael Lade
.
Germany
to study acting at the Academy of Performing Arts Ernst Busch in Berlin
where she received her diploma in 1999.
in 1999. Simon was nominated as the best supporting actress in the 2003 German Film Awards, and was named European Shooting Star (i.e., best newcomer) at the 2004 Berlinale. In the same year she played Polly in Bertolt Brecht
s Dreigroschenoper at the Maxim Gorki Theater in Berlin. Her TV movie Kleine Schwester was nominated for the Adolf Grimme Awards
in 2005.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
actress.
Family and background
Simon is the sister of the actress Susanna Simon. She was born and brought up in the former East Germany but moved to New YorkNew York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
in 1990 to live with her father, a computer expert with the UN, and sister Dalena Simon. She also has a sister named Alyssa.
Simon's domestic partner, with whom she has two children, is the actor Bernd Michael Lade
Bernd Michael Lade
Bernd Michael Lade is a German actor and director. A native of Berlin, he is perhaps best known to audiences outside Germany for his role opposite Peter Sodann in several series of the crime drama Tatort. Lade's domestic partner is the actress Maria Simon, with whom he has two...
.
Education
After finishing school she moved back to the newly reunitedGerman reunification
German reunification was the process in 1990 in which the German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic of Germany , and when Berlin reunited into a single city, as provided by its then Grundgesetz constitution Article 23. The start of this process is commonly referred by Germans as die...
Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
to study acting at the Academy of Performing Arts Ernst Busch in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
where she received her diploma in 1999.
Roles and awards
Simon's first film Zornige Küsse received an award at the Moscow International Film FestivalMoscow International Film Festival
Moscow International Film Festival , is the film festival first held in Moscow in 1959. From its inception to 1995 it was held every second year in July, alternating with the Karlovy Vary festival. The festival has been held annually since 1995....
in 1999. Simon was nominated as the best supporting actress in the 2003 German Film Awards, and was named European Shooting Star (i.e., best newcomer) at the 2004 Berlinale. In the same year she played Polly in Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht was a German poet, playwright, and theatre director.An influential theatre practitioner of the 20th century, Brecht made equally significant contributions to dramaturgy and theatrical production, the latter particularly through the seismic impact of the tours undertaken by the...
s Dreigroschenoper at the Maxim Gorki Theater in Berlin. Her TV movie Kleine Schwester was nominated for the Adolf Grimme Awards
Adolf Grimme Awards
The Adolf Grimme Award is a television award and one of the most prestigious awards for German television, which is named after the first general director of Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk, Adolf Grimme . It is also called the "German TV Oscar".The awards ceremony takes place annually at Theater Marl...
in 2005.
Filmography
- LutherLuther (2003 film)Luther is a 2003 biopic about the life of Martin Luther . It was an independent biopic and was partially funded by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, starring Joseph Fiennes....
(2003) as Hanna - LichterDistant LightsDistant Lights is a 2003 Germany film directed by Hans-Christian Schmid. The film takes place on the Polish-German border at Słubice and Frankfurt . It features an ensemble cast, and the various threads illustrate the daily life between the two countries...
(2003) as Sonja (English title: Distant Lights) Director: Hans-Christian SchmidHans-Christian SchmidHans-Christian Schmid is a German film director and screenwriter.-Life and work:Hans-Christian Schmid has collaborated with Michael Gutmann on several of his the film that he has directed. Gutmann wrote screenplays for 23 - Nichts ist so wie es scheint , and Crazy... - Good Bye Lenin!Good Bye Lenin!Good Bye, Lenin! is a 2003 German tragicomedy film, released internationally in 2003. Directed by Wolfgang Becker, the cast includes Daniel Brühl, Katrin Saß, Chulpan Khamatova, and Maria Simon...
(2003) as Ariane Kerner (English title: Goodbye Lenin!) - My Daughter's Tears (2002) as Stefanie (USA title: Against All Evidence, German title: Meine Tochter ist keine Mörderin)
- Erste Ehe (2002) as Dorit (USA title: Portrait of a Married Couple)
- Mein langsames Leben (2001) as Johanna (English title: Passing Summer)
- Zornige Küsse (1999) as Lea (Hong Kong title: Angry Kisses)
TV Work
- Nicht alle waren Mörder (2006) (TV) (pre-production) as Lona
- TatortTatortTatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss , crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF 2 in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland...
- Minenspiel (2005) (TV) as Hannah Siems - Tatort - Feuertaufe (2005) (TV) as Sabine Gerber
- Die Pathologin (2005) (TV) as Leo
- Carola Stern - Doppelleben (2004) (TV)
- Kleine Schwester (2004) (TV) as Katrin Rubakow
- "Spur & Partner" (2003) TV Series as Frau Stolz/Hausmädchen/Eva Hermann
- K3 - Kripo Hamburg - Auf dünnem Eis (2003) (TV) as Kathrin Leutgeb
- Fast perfekt verlobt (2003) (TV) .... Nika Kreschninski
- Spurlos - Ein Baby verschwindet (2003) (TV) .... Andrea Bär
- Tatort - Reise ins Nichts (2002) (TV) .... Sabine Hallmeier
- "Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei" - Die Clique (2002) TV Episode as Laura Friedrich
- Tatort - Verrat (2002) (TV) as Lisa Mattern (USA title: Scene of the Crime: Betrayal)
- Jonathans Liebe (2001) (TV) as Nina Buchwald
- Verbotene Küsse (2001) (TV) as Andrea
- "Balko" - Der Schweinemann (2001) TV Episode as Marischka
- "HeliCops - Einsatz über Berlin" - Fehlgeleitet (2001) TV Episode as Biene Virchow
- Mord im Swingerclub (2000) (TV) as Susanna Bach
- Jenny Berlin - Tod am Meer (2000) (TV) as Tanja Schulz