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Eva Röse

Cast · Known for Maria Wern

Eva Röse (born Eva Charlotta Röse on 16 October 1973) is a Swedish actress and television host. Trained at the Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts, graduating in 1998, she began her career on stage, performing for institutions such as the Royal Dramatic Theatre (Dramaten) and the Stockholm City Theatre. In cinema, her notable credits include roles in the comedy Kops (2003) and the horror film Dark Woods (Villmark, 2003). On television, she achieved significant international recognition for her portrayal of the android Niska in the first season of the science fiction series Real Humans (Äkta människor, 2012). From 2008 to 2023, she also played the title character in the crime drama series Maria Wern. In addition to her acting career, she has served as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 2007.

Victor von Schirach

Swedish actor, Victor von Schirach-Szmigiel, was born 1984. He was just a few months old when he was adopted from Poland into a noble Swedish family, with Polish and German roots. The von Schirach's moved to the U.S. in 2002 when his father got an assignment as the Associate Dean for Penn State Executive Education. After graduating from State College Area High School (P.A.) in 2003, and Bromma Gymnasium in 2004, Victor von Schirach, went to Khao Lak in Thailand to volunteer after the Tsunami. This major tragedy became a life changing experience. Now keenly aware of how short life can be, von Schirach decided to realize his childhood dream of becoming an actor. He enrolled in acting schools such as the Blekinge Läns Folkhögskola, Kulturama, Stockholms Teaterinstitut and later The Academy of Music and Drama in Gothenburg ( otherwise known as the esteemed Teaterhögskolan i Göteborg.) Victor von Schirach has acted with Chevy Chase, David Hasselhoff and has been featured in the Swedish film and television productions 'Irene Huss', 'Arne Dahl', 'Maria Lang', the BAFTA awarded Danish/Swedish TV-series 'The Bridge', two seasons of 'Elsas värld', 'Aerobics a Love Story', 'Viva Hate', 'Videomannen, 'Vår tid är nu', 'Black Lake', 'Enkelstöten', "The Duckpond', 'Ture Sventon & Bermudatriangelns hemlighet', 'Maria Wern', 'Lasse Majas Detektivbyrå - Tågrånarens hemlighet', 'Fartblinda' (Blinded), 'Sjukt Oklar', and season 2 of 'Dips' as well as the German TV production of 'The inspector and the sea' and the British TV series 'The Mallorca files' for the BBC1. Apart from his acting career, von Schirach is also a director and producer. He has the great potential of becoming a major figure on the global acting scene. His unique look, versatile talents, and international accents has created a buzz in Sweden already. He is an excellent actor known for his true character portraits, working with the Stanislawski method and improvisation to bring these characters to life. He says " A strongly built character makes a truly great actor. It isn't only about the character it is about whom could I become."

Klaus Löwitsch

Klaus Löwitsch (8 April 1936 – 3 December 2002) was a German actor, best known in Germany for his starring role in the television detective series Peter Strohm. He appeared in several films directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, beginning with Pioneers in Ingolstadt (1971) and notably including World on a Wire (1973) and The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979). His English language films include Cross of Iron (1977), The Odessa File (1974), Firefox (1982) and Fassbinder's Despair (1978). He was born in Berlin. He died in Munich from pancreatic cancer. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gottfried John

Gottfried John (German: [ˈjoːn];[1] 29 August 1942 – 1 September 2014) was a German stage, screen, and voice actor. A long-time collaborator of Rainer Werner Fassbinder, John appeared in many of the filmmaker's projects between 1975 and his death in 1982, including Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven, Despair, The Marriage of Maria Braun , and Berlin Alexanderplatz. His distinctive, gaunt appearance saw him he frequently cast as villains, and he is best known to audiences for his role as the corrupt General Arkady Orumov in the 1995 James Bond film GoldenEye, and for his comedic turn as Julius Caesar in Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar, the latter for which he won the Bavarian Film Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Lisa-Marie Koroll

Cast · Known for Drive - The Pretenders

Lisa-Marie Koroll (born Lisa-Marie Werner in Eisenach) is a German actress and author. Lisa-Marie Koroll made her debut in 2005 as a child actress in the television series *Familie Dr. Kleist*, in which she appeared in the role of Clara Hofer/Kleist from the second through the ninth and final season. In the summer of 2013, she landed the title role of Tina Martin in the cinematic adaptations of the *Bibi und Tina* audio drama series. The first film, *Bibi & Tina*, was shot in the summer of 2013 under the direction of Detlev Buck and was released in theaters on March 6, 2014. In the summer of 2014, she returned to the screen as Tina for the film's sequel, *Bibi & Tina: Voll verhext!*, followed by the third film, *Bibi & Tina: Mädchen gegen Jungs*, in 2015, and the fourth film, *Bibi & Tina: Tohuwabohu Total*, in the summer of 2016. Additionally, since 2016, she has appeared in commercials for the electronics company Nintendo. Koroll attended the Albert-Schweitzer-Gymnasium in Ruhla, where she earned her *Abitur* (high school diploma) in 2016. In 2017, her first book was published—a self-help guide titled *Lass Konfetti für dich regnen: Sei glücklich, nicht perfekt!* (Let the Confetti Rain Down on You: Be Happy, Not Perfect!). In 2019, she appeared in a leading role in the RTL II television series *Wir sind jetzt*, as well as in the feature films *Misfit* and *Abikalypse*. In November 2019, she appeared as a guest on the quiz show *Wer weiß denn sowas?* alongside her fellow actress Lina Larissa Strahl.

Marie-Luise Marjan

Marie-Luise Marjan is a German actress. Marjan is best known for her role as Helga Beimer in the German Television Series Lindenstraße. She was the heroine in Wolfgang Petersen's drama Smog and has also played in films by Werner Schroeter and Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Description above from the Wikipedia article Marie-Luise Marjan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Maria Bakalova

Cast · Known for Mayday, The Bad Guys 2, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Maria Valcheva Bakalova (/bəˈkɑːləvə/ bə-KAH-lə-və; born 4 June 1996) is a Bulgarian actress. She has received various accolades, including a Critics' Choice Movie Award and nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Golden Globe Award.  Born and raised in Burgas, Bakalova began her career in Bulgarian cinema while attending the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts. She mostly portrayed dramatic roles in films such as Transgression (2017), The Father (2019), Last Call (2020), and Women Do Cry (2021). She rose to prominence after starring in the 2020 mockumentary film Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.  Bakalova has since starred in films of various genres, including Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) and The Apprentice (2024). She has also had voice roles, including in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) as Cosmo the Spacedog and in the DC Universe series Creature Commandos (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Maria Bakalova, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Maria Teresa Creasey

Maria Charles

Maria Thayer

Cast · Known for Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Maria Thayer (born October 30, 1975, in Portland, Oregon) is an American actress and comedian. She studied acting at the Juilliard School in New York and first rose to prominence in 1999 as Tammi Littlenut on the Comedy Central series Strangers With Candy. Thayer garnered supporting roles in the comedy films Hitch, Accepted, and Forgetting Sarah Marshall, as well as numerous television series, including Will & Grace, Nip/Tuck, 30 Rock, House, New Girl, Portlandia, Arrested Development, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and the Adult Swim series Eagleheart and Robot Chicken. She also played the lead role of Abbey Logan on the comedy series Those Who Can't and the title role in the horror comedy film Night of the Living Deb.

Maria Codina

Cinematographer · Known for Go Team!

Maria Crittell

Maria Vertiz

Composer · Known for Above & Below

Maria Wedig

Cast · Known for Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten

Maria Brockerhoff

Maria Stadler

Maria Engelstorfer

Maria Sebaldt

Maria Richter

Maria Emo

Maria Singer

Maria Körber

Maria Körber, daughter of stage director Veit Harlan and actress Hilde Körber, was born and raised in Berlin. She attended drama school at the Berliner Hebbel-Theater with Ernst Schröder and took private lessons from Marlise Ludwig. Maria made her stage debut in Sartre's 'Die Fliegen' in l948. She was offered a first steady working engagement at the Staatstheater Oldenburg. Further stops of her stage career were: Theater im Zimmer Hamburg, Stadttheater Bielefeld, Tribüne Berlin, Theater am Kurfürstendamm Berlin, Nationaltheater Mannheim and Hessische Staatstheater Wiesbaden, Bühnen der Freien Hansestadt Bremen, Renaissance-Theater Berlin and Thalia-Theater Hamburg. Maria Körber appeared in TV productions since 1956. She worked for radio broadcasting and engages in dubbing. Maria Körber speaks English and knows some French and Russian. She is married to the actor Joachim Kerzel. Her son Sebastian derived from her former marriage with the actor Walter Buschhoff. She lives in Berlin. IMDb Mini Biography By: Agentur Ute Nicolai, Berlin

Maria Bachmann

Maria Schell

Maria Margarethe Anna Schell (15 January 1926, Vienna – 26 April 2005, Preitenegg, Carinthia) was an Austrian/Swiss actress, who won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival in 1956 for Gervaise. The daughter of a Swiss author and an Austrian actress, she was the older sister of actor Maximilian Schell, and lesser-known actors Carl Schell and Immy (Immaculata) Schell. Description above from the Wikipedia article Maria Schell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.