Marita Breuer

Marita Breuer (born 20 January 1953 in Düren) is a German actress, known for her portrayal of Maria Simon born Wiegand in the Heimat series.

Biography

Breuer studied acting at the Folkwang University of the Arts. Her acting style is based on the Stanislavski method.

Her first professional acting engagement was at Gießen, after which she worked with well-known directors in prestigious theatres - her roles have included

Petrowna in A Month in the Country by Turgenev, directed by Horst Wede (Cologne)
The Young Lady in The Ghost Sonata by Strindberg, directed by Ernst Wendt (Cologne)
Electra in The Oresteia by Aeschylus, staged by Hansgünther Heyme at the Aalto Theatre, Essen
Kristin in Miss Julie by Strindberg, directed by Roswita Kemper (Düsseldorf)

From 2000 to 2005 she was part of the ensemble cast at the Aachen Theatre.

Aside from her stage work she has appeared in cinema and on television, most notably portraying Maria Simon in the first part of the Heimat Trilogy directed by Edgar Reitz.

Breuer lives in Cologne.

Filmography

Uns reicht das nicht, dir. Jürgen Flimm, D 1978
Rote Erde (TV series), dir. Klaus Emmerich, D 1983
Heimat – Eine deutsche Chronik, dir. Edgar Reitz, D 1984
Vermischte Nachrichten, dir. Alexander Kluge, D 1985/6
Das Winterhaus, dir. Hilde Lermann, D 1987
Die Hexe von Köln, dir. Hagen Müller-Stahl, D 1989
Fremde, liebe Fremde, dir. Jürgen Bretzinger, D 1991
Geboren 1999, dir. Kai Wessel, D 1992
Tadesse - warum?, dir. Christian Baudissin, D 1994
Weihnachten mit Willy Wuff, dir. Maria Theresia Wagner, D 1994
Deutschlandlied, dir. Tom Toelle, D 1994/5
Verschwinde von hier, dir. Franziska Buch, D 1999
Der Krieger und die Kaiserin, dir. Tom Tykwer, D 2000
Das schwangere Mädchen, dir. Bettina Woernle, D 2001
Die Österreichische Methode, dir. Florian Mischa Böder, D 2004
Heimat-Fragmente – Die Frauen, dir. Edgar Reitz, D 2004 (with previously unreleased scenes from Heimat – Eine deutsche Chronik, D 1984)
24 Stunden, dir. Florian Mischa Böder, D 2005
Flug der Störche, dir. Martin Repka, D 2006
Die Anruferin, dir. Filix Randau, D 2006
Die dunkle Seite, dir. Peter Keglevic, D 2007
Maddin in Love, dir. Michael Karen, D 2007
Der perfekte Schwiegersohn, dir. Michael Rowitz, D 2007
Dreibeinige Hunde, dir. Aelrun Goette, D 2008
Abgekocht, dir. Andreas Senn, D 2008
Berlin 36, dir. Kaspar Heidelbach, D 2008
This is love, dir. Matthias Glasner, D 2008
Für Miriam, dir. Lars Gunnar Lotz, D 2008
Berlin 36, dir. Kaspar Heidelbach, D 2009
Home from Home, 2013

TV Series

Tatort - Schwarzes Wochenende, D 1984/5
Ein Fall für Zwei - Die einzige Chance, D 1988
Tatort - Howalds Fall, D 1990
Ein Fall für Zwei - Kleiner Bruder, D 1995
Tatort - Bombenstimmung, D 1997
Der Fahnder - Blutiges Geld, D 1999
Die Rosenheim-Cops - Die Leibwächter der schönen Barbara, D 2005
Die Wache - Schatten der Vergangenheit, D 2006
Die Sitte - Machtspiele, D 2006
Tatort - Gebrochene Herzen, D 2006
Großstadtrevier, D 2007
Soko Köln - Guter Bruder, böser Bruder, D 2007
Tatort Kiel - Michelle, 8 Jahre, D 2008

Awards

1984: Bavarian Film Awards, Best Actress for Heimat – Eine deutsche Chronik
1985: Deutscher Darstellerpreis

References

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