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Maria Schrader

  • Actress
  • Director
  • Writer
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Maria Schrader
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Maria Schrader was born in Hanover, Federal Republic of Germany, on September 27th, 1965. She directed and co-wrote the screenplay of the awards-winning film Love Life (2007). As well, she directed Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe (2016) and the Emmy-award wining miniseries Unorthodox (2020) (Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series). She is well known for acting in Nobody Loves Me (1994), Aimee & Jaguar (1999), The Giraffe (1998), Deutschland 83 (2015), Deutschland 86 (2018) and Deutschland 89 (2020).
BornSeptember 27
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BornSeptember 27
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 21 wins & 19 nominations total

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    Known for

    Zoe Kazan and Carey Mulligan in She Said (2022)
    She Said
    7.3
    • Director
    • 2022
    Shira Haas and Amit Rahav in Unorthodox (2020)
    Unorthodox
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    Maren Eggert and Dan Stevens in I'm Your Man (2021)
    I'm Your Man
    7.1
    • Director
    • 2021
    Maria Schrader and Jonas Nay in Deutschland 86 (2018)
    Deutschland 86
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Lenora Rauch

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Parallel Me (2025)
      Parallel Me
      5.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Ariadne
      • 2025
    • Maria Schrader and Jonas Nay in Deutschland 89 (2020)
      Deutschland 89
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Lenora Rauch
      • 2020
    • Dennis Quaid in Fortitude (2015)
      Fortitude
      7.3
      TV Series
      • DCI Ingemar Myklebust
      • DCI Myklebust
      • 2018
    • Maria Schrader and Jonas Nay in Deutschland 86 (2018)
      Deutschland 86
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Lenora Rauch
      • 2018
    • The City and the City (2018)
      The City and the City
      6.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Quissima Dhatt
      • 2018
    • Hanni & Nanni: Mehr als beste Freunde (2017)
      Hanni & Nanni: Mehr als beste Freunde
      5.1
      • Heidrun Theobald
      • 2017
    • Deutschland 83 (2015)
      Deutschland 83
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Lenora Rauch
      • 2015
    • Lose My Self (2014)
      Lose My Self
      6.1
      • Lena Ferben
      • 2014
    • Sisters (2013)
      Sisters
      5.3
      • Saskia Kerkhoff
      • 2013
    • Die Chefin (2012)
      Die Chefin
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Johanna Leonhard
      • 2013
    • Alleingang (2012)
      Alleingang
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • Sonja Zuckmaier
      • 2012
    • In Darkness (2011)
      In Darkness
      7.3
      • Paulina Chiger
      • 2011
    • Nick Romeo Reimann, Fabian Halbig, Ella-Maria Gollmer, and Leonie Tepe in The Crocodiles: All for One (2011)
      The Crocodiles: All for One
      5.6
      • Kais Mutter (uncredited)
      • 2011
    • The Crocodiles Strike Back (2010)
      The Crocodiles Strike Back
      5.9
      • Mutter Kai
      • 2010
    • Dvir Benedek, Heiner Lauterbach, and Kais Nashif in Die Seele eines Mörders (2009)
      Die Seele eines Mörders
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • Orli Schochan
      • 2009

    Director

    • Work and Structure
      • Director
      • Pre-production
      • 2028
    • Zoe Kazan and Carey Mulligan in She Said (2022)
      She Said
      7.3
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Maren Eggert and Dan Stevens in I'm Your Man (2021)
      I'm Your Man
      7.1
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Shira Haas and Amit Rahav in Unorthodox (2020)
      Unorthodox
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Josef Hader in Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe (2016)
      Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe
      6.7
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Love Life (2007)
      Love Life
      5.9
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Maria Schrader in The Giraffe (1998)
      The Giraffe
      6.4
      • co-director
      • 1998

    Writer

    • Work and Structure
      • Writer
      • Pre-production
      • 2028
    • Maren Eggert and Dan Stevens in I'm Your Man (2021)
      I'm Your Man
      7.1
      • screenplay
      • 2021
    • Josef Hader in Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe (2016)
      Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe
      6.7
      • screenplay
      • 2016
    • Love Life (2007)
      Love Life
      5.9
      • screenplay
      • 2007
    • Maria Schrader in The Giraffe (1998)
      The Giraffe
      6.4
      • writer
      • 1998
    • Silent Night (1996)
      Silent Night
      6.1
      • Writer
      • 1996
    • I Was on Mars (1991)
      I Was on Mars
      6.2
      • Writer
      • 1991
    • RobbyKallePaul (1989)
      RobbyKallePaul
      6.2
      • writer
      • 1989

    Videos6

    The Stars and Director of 'She Said' Were Inspired When They Read the Script
    Clip 2:04
    The Stars and Director of 'She Said' Were Inspired When They Read the Script
    Trailer [OV]
    Trailer 1:33
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    Trailer [OV]
    Trailer 1:33
    Trailer [OV]
    U.S. Version
    Trailer 1:55
    U.S. Version
    Advertising Rules
    Trailer 1:34
    Advertising Rules
    Aimee and Jaguar
    Trailer 1:46
    Aimee and Jaguar
    Rosenstrasse
    Trailer 1:55
    Rosenstrasse

    Personal details

    • Height
      • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
    • Born
      • September 27
      • Hanover, Lower Saxony, West Germany
    • Children
      • Felice
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Interview
      • 2 Articles
      • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Love Life (2007), based on a novel by Zeruya Shalev, is her first movie as a director. She, actually, just tried to help Shalev find a director, but finally decided to do it herself.

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