Today’s Jewish Birthday: Maia Morgenstern

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Maia Morgenstern, 2018 (Photo: Wikipedia)

Maia Morgenstern (May 1, 1962) is a Romanian film and stage actress, described by Florin Mitu of AMOS News as “a symbol of Romanian theater and film”. Internationally, she is best known for portraying the Blessed Virgin Mary in Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ. In Romania, she has been nationally known since her 1992 role as Nela in Balanța, a film known in the United States as The Oak. The film is set during the waning days of Communist Romania. She received a star on the Romanian Walk of Fame in Bucharest on 1 May 2011.

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