Marita Breuer
Marita Breuer 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
- The Young Lady in The Ghost Sonata by Strindberg, directed by Ernst Wendt
- 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
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
', dir. Jürgen Flimm, D 1978Rote Erde, dir. Klaus Emmerich, D 1983Heimat, dir. Edgar Reitz, D 1984Vermischte Nachrichten, dir. Alexander Kluge, D 1985/6Das Winterhaus, dir. Hilde Lermann, D 1987Die Hexe von Köln, dir. Hagen Müller-Stahl, D 1989Fremde, liebe Fremde, dir. Jürgen Bretzinger, D 1991Geboren 1999, dir. Kai Wessel, D 1992Tadesse - warum?, dir. Christian Baudissin, D 1994- '
Awards
- 1984: Bavarian Film Awards, Best Actress for Heimat – Eine deutsche Chronik
- 1985: Deutscher Darstellerpreis