Maria Simon
Feb 6, 1976 (50)
Leipzig, Germany
25 Movies
19 Series
A career spanning 26+ years and 44+ titles makes Maria Simon one of the trade's long-distance runners. her Ariane in 'Good Bye, Lenin!' ranks among the most remembered of her filmography. Drama has been her most frequent territory.
50Age
25Movies
19Series
Maria Simon
25 Movies
19 Series
A career spanning 26+ years and 44+ titles makes Maria Simon one of the trade's long-distance runners. her Ariane in 'Good Bye, Lenin!' ranks among the most remembered of her filmography. Drama has been her most frequent territory.
50
Age
25
Movies
19
Series
Movies
Luther
2003
Good Bye, Lenin!
2003
A Hidden Life
2019
The Countess
2009
Silvia S.: Blinde Wut
2015
Curling für Eisenstadt
2019
Passing Summer
2001
Distant Lights
2003
Nichts als Gespenster
2006
Es war einer von uns
2010
Civil Courage
2010
Im Tunnel
2017
Die Tote im Moorwald
2012
Die Pathologin - Im Namen der Toten
2006
Blessed Events
2010
TV Shows
Polizeiruf 110
1971
Everyone Is Fucking Crazy
2023
Gestern waren wir noch Kinder
2023
Über Land
2017
Unter anderen Umständen
2006
Im Namen des Gesetzes
1994
The Old Fox
1977
Scene of the Crime
1970
Ein starkes Team
1994
Der Kriminalist
2006
SOKO München
1978
Balko
1995
HeliCops - Einsatz über Berlin
1998
Letzte Spur Berlin
2012
Frühling
2011
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police
1996
Erzgebirgskrimi
2019
Murder by the Lake
2014
Der Bergdoktor
2008
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Alle Jahre wieder
Kathrin
2024
Film
Wolfsjagd
Sara Jahnke
2023
Film
Everyone Is Fucking Crazy
Jella
2023
TV
Der Zeuge
Reporterin
2023
Film
Gestern waren wir noch Kinder
Anna Klettmann
2022–2023
TV
Erzgebirgskrimi
Tanja Rossner
2024
TV
Curling für Eisenstadt
Petra Glewitz
2019
Film
A Hidden Life
Resie
2019
Film
Über Land
Frieda Mirko
2017
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Maria Simon and where are they from?
Maria Simon is 50 years old, born on February 6, 1976 in Leipzig, Germany.
What are the most famous roles of Maria Simon?
Maria Simon is best known for roles in Good Bye, Lenin!, A Hidden Life, Luther.
How many movies has Maria Simon been in?
Over a 26-year career (since 2000), Maria Simon has appeared in 42 movies and 33 TV shows.
What was Maria Simon's first movie?
The career of Maria Simon began with Amerika (2000).
What is Maria Simon's most recent movie or series?
Maria Simon's most recent release is Alle Jahre wieder, which premiered on December 4, 2024.
What TV shows has Maria Simon appeared in?
On television, Maria Simon has appeared in Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police, Scene of the Crime, Murder by the Lake, Der Bergdoktor.
Does Maria Simon have any upcoming projects?
Yes, Maria Simon's upcoming work includes: Roland (2027).
Maria Simon
1976-02-06 · Leipzig, Germany
Maria Simon (born February 6, 1976) is a German actress.
Simon's German father originally hailed from Leipzig and studied mathematics in Leningrad. There he met Simon's Russian-Jewish mother, Olga, who studied electronics and originally hailed from Kazakhstan. The couple married while studying.
Maria Simon is the younger sister of actress Susanna Simon, who was born on 23 July 1968, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Maria was born and brought up in the former East Germany, but moved to New York City in 1990 to live with her father, a computer expert with the United Nations, and her sister Dalena Simon. She also has a sister named Alyssa. Simon has four children, the first from a former relationship with the actor Devid Striesow, and three with her ex-husband, the actor Bernd Michael Lade.
After finishing school she moved back to the newly reunited Germany to study acting at the Academy of Performing Arts Ernst Busch in Berlin where she received her diploma in 1999.
She won the award for Best Actress for her role in the film Zornige Küsse at the 22nd Moscow International Film Festival in 2000. 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 Brechts Dreigroschenoper at the Maxim Gorki Theater in Berlin. Her TV movie Kleine Schwester was nominated for the Adolf Grimme Awards in 2005.