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Maria Schrader

Birth Name:
Maria Schrader
Birth Place:
Hanover, Germany
Profession
Actress, Director, Writer, Producer, Camera department
Maria Schrader

Fast Facts

  • Won the Berlin International Film Festival Silver Bear Award for best actress for "Aimee & Jaguar" in 1999
  • Studied acting at the Max Reinhardt Institute in Vienna, Austria
  • Has one daughter with filmmaker Rainer Kaufmann who she named Felice after her character in "Aimee & Jaguar․"
  • Got her first film writing credit when she worked on 1989's "Robbykallepaul" with Dani Levy
  • Got her start in theater, making her debut in the play "The Father" at the age of 17
  • Quote: "[on accepting her role in "Aimee & Jaguar"] "There was no question․ They sent me the book [that the film is based on], and I read it through in one night, and I was overwhelmed․ There was not a single second of doubt․""
  • Best known for playing Felice Schragenheim in "Aimee & Jaguar," which she also wrote and produced, and as the director of "Love Life․"

Awards

  • 1992Best Young ActressWinner
  • 1995Bavarian Film Award - Best Actress (Darstellerpreis):Winner
  • 1995Film Award in Gold - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Weibliche Hauptrolle):Winner
  • 1995Best ActressWinner
  • 1999Bavarian Film Award - Best Actress (Darstellerpreis):Winner
  • 1999Silver Berlin Bear - Best Actress:Winner
  • 1999Film Award in Gold - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Weibliche Hauptrolle):Winner
  • 2016Filmkunstpreis - Best Film:Winner
  • 2016Film Award in Gold - Best Direction (Beste Regie):Nominated
  • 2016Variety Piazza Grande AwardNominated
  • 2017Bavarian Film Award - Best Direction (Regiepreis):Winner
  • 2017EFA People's Choice AwardWinner
  • 2017German Film Critics Award - Best Film (Bester Spielfilm):Nominated
  • 2017German Film Critics Award - Best Screenplay (Bestes Drehbuch):Nominated
  • 2017FIPRESCI Prize - Best Foreign Language Film:Nominated
  • 2020Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special:Winner
  • 2021BAFTA TV Award - International:Nominated
  • 2021Golden Berlin Bear - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2021Competition Audience AwardNominated
  • 2021Emeric Pressburger Prize - Best Feature Film:Nominated
  • 2021CICAE Jury PrizeWinner
  • 2021Filmkunstpreis - Best Script:Winner
  • 2021Film Award in Gold - Best Screenplay (Bestes Drehbuch):Winner
  • 2021Film Award in Gold - Best Direction (Beste Regie):Winner
  • 2021Günter Rohrbach Filmpreis - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2021Romy - Best TV Direction (Beste Fernsehregie):Nominated
  • 2021Golden Spike - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2022EDA Female Focus Award - Best Woman Screenwriter:Nominated
  • 2022Bavarian Film Award - Best Screenplay (Drehbuchpreis):Winner
  • 2022Audience Award - Best Narrative Feature:Winner
  • 2022David Carr Award for Truth in Non-Fiction FilmmakingWinner
  • 2022FIPRESCI Prize - Best Foreign Language Film:Nominated
  • 2023EDA Female Focus Award - Best Woman Director:Nominated
  • 2023Cinema for Peace Award - Cinema for Peace Dove for Women's Empowerment:Winner
  • 2023Special Prize of the JuryWinner
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