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Maria von Heland

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Producer
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Maria von Heland was born in 1965 in Stockholm, Sweden. She is a writer and director, known for Heirs of the Night (2019), Chainsmoker (1998) and Sunshine Eyes (2023).
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    • Awards
      • 12 wins & 7 nominations total

    Known for

    Anastasia Martin in Heirs of the Night (2019)
    Heirs of the Night
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Writer(creator, 2019-, 2019)
    Amanda Ooms in Chainsmoker (1998)
    Chainsmoker
    6.9
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1998
    Laetitia Adrian and Aliza von Heland in Sunshine Eyes (2023)
    Sunshine Eyes
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Sök (2006)
    Sök
    4.8
    • Writer
    • 2006

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Sunshine Eyes
      • Writer
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2023
    • Alea Aquarius
      • Writer
      • Filming
      • TV Series
      • 2026
    • Slava der Hund (2023)
      Slava der Hund
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2023
    • Slava der Hund
      5.4
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2023
    • Laetitia Adrian and Aliza von Heland in Sunshine Eyes (2023)
      Sunshine Eyes
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2023
    • Solo für Weiss (2016)
      Solo für Weiss
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • Anastasia Martin in Heirs of the Night (2019)
      Heirs of the Night
      6.8
      TV Series
      • created by
      • creator
      • writer (2019-, 2019, creator)
      • 2019
    • Die Lehmanns und ihre Töchter
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • So einfach stirbt man nicht (2019)
      So einfach stirbt man nicht
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • The 2018 European Film Awards (2018)
      The 2018 European Film Awards
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 2018
    • Silke Bodenbender and Tom Wlaschiha in Parents Are the Better Liars (2017)
      Parents Are the Better Liars
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • The 2015 European Film Awards (2015)
      The 2015 European Film Awards
      8.4
      TV Special
      • writer
      • 2015
    • The 2014 European Film Awards (2014)
      The 2014 European Film Awards
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 2014
    • Simon Pegg in Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014)
      Hector and the Search for Happiness
      6.9
      • screenplay
      • 2014
    • Göttliche Funken (2014)
      Göttliche Funken
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2014
    • The 2013 European Film Awards (2013)
      The 2013 European Film Awards
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 2013
    • The 2012 European Film Awards (2012)
      The 2012 European Film Awards
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 2012

    Director

    • Sunshine Eyes
      • Director
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2023
    • Alea Aquarius
      • Director
      • Filming
      • TV Series
      • 2026
    • Slava der Hund (2023)
      Slava der Hund
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Slava der Hund
      5.4
      TV Series
      • directed by
      • 2023
    • Laetitia Adrian and Aliza von Heland in Sunshine Eyes (2023)
      Sunshine Eyes
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Kolleginnen - Für immer (2022)
      Kolleginnen - Für immer
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Murder Up North (2011)
      Murder Up North
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Solo für Weiss (2016)
      Solo für Weiss
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018–2020
    • Die Lehmanns und ihre Töchter
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2019
    • So einfach stirbt man nicht (2019)
      So einfach stirbt man nicht
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Julia Durant ermittelt. Jung, blond, tod (2018)
      Julia Durant ermittelt. Jung, blond, tod
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2018
    • The 2018 European Film Awards (2018)
      The 2018 European Film Awards
      TV Special
      • creative director
      • 2018
    • Sandra Borgmann and Ilknur Boyraz in Julia Durant ermittelt (2018)
      Julia Durant ermittelt
      5.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • The 2017 European Film Awards (2017)
      The 2017 European Film Awards
      TV Special
      • creative director
      • 2017
    • Silke Bodenbender and Tom Wlaschiha in Parents Are the Better Liars (2017)
      Parents Are the Better Liars
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2017
    • The 2016 European Film Awards (2016)
      The 2016 European Film Awards
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2016
    • The 2015 European Film Awards (2015)
      The 2015 European Film Awards
      8.4
      TV Special
      • creative director
      • 2015

    Producer

    • Sunshine Eyes
      • producer
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2023
    • Laetitia Adrian and Aliza von Heland in Sunshine Eyes (2023)
      Sunshine Eyes
      7.1
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Sök (2006)
      Sök
      4.8
      • producer
      • 2006

    Personal details

    • Official site
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    • Born
      • 1965
      • Stockholm, Sweden
    • Spouses
        Johnny WestJuly 19, 2019 - present

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      Speaks Swedish, English, German and French.

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