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Maria Simon

Maria Simon

Actor · Born February 6, 1976 (50) · Leipzig, Germany

Maria Simon (born February 6, 1976) is a German actress. Simon's German father originally hailed from Leipzig and studied mathematics in Leningrad. There he met Simon's Russian-Jewish mother, Olga, who studied electronics and originally hailed from Kazakhstan. The couple married while studying. Maria Simon is the younger sister of actress Susanna Simon, who was born on 23 July 1968, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Maria was born and brought up in the former East Germany, but moved to New York City in 1990 to live with her father, a computer expert with the United Nations, and her sister Dalena Simon. She also has a sister named Alyssa. Simon has four children, the first from a former relationship with the actor Devid Striesow, and three with her ex-husband, the actor Bernd Michael Lade. After finishing school she moved back to the newly reunited Germany to study acting at the Academy of Performing Arts Ernst Busch in Berlin where she received her diploma in 1999. She won the award for Best Actress for her role in the film Zornige Küsse at the 22nd Moscow International Film Festival in 2000. Simon was nominated as the best supporting actress in the 2003 German Film Awards, and was named European Shooting Star (i.e., best newcomer) at the 2004 Berlinale. In the same year she played Polly in Bertolt Brechts Dreigroschenoper at the Maxim Gorki Theater in Berlin. Her TV movie Kleine Schwester was nominated for the Adolf Grimme Awards in 2005.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 6, 1976 (50)
From
Leipzig, Germany
Works as
Actor
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 66 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 33% in 30 days

What are Maria Simon's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
35%
Bonds
16%
Self
15%
Society
14%
Survival
10%
Power
9%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Dread
2
Warm
2
Melancholic
2
Tense
2
Contemplative
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Maria Simon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Maria Simon's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

66 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Roland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Actor

  • Alle Jahre wieder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Kathrin

  • Wolfsjagd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Sara Jahnke

  • Everyone Is Fucking Crazy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Jella

  • Der Zeuge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Reporterin

  • Drahá Vivi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 7 episodes · as Anna Klettmann

  • Zwerg Nase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Hanne

  • Erzgebirgskrimi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Tanja Rossner

  • Curling für Eisenstadt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Petra Glewitz

  • A Hidden Life(2019)

    as Resie

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Break-Out to the Unknown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Sarah Schneider

  • Über Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 4 episodes · as Frieda Mirko

  • Loverboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Anna

  • Im Tunnel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Maren Adam

  • Das Geständnis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Producer · as KGB

  • Silvia S.: Blinde Wut(2015)

    as Silvia Schubert

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Murder by the Lake(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Verena Garchinger

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Der Geruch von Erde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Ellen Bischoff

  • Death on the Baltic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Evelyn Kossack

  • Die Tote im Moorwald (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Josefine Mehdorn

  • Herzversagen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Ellen Roth

  • Letzte Spur Berlin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Swantje Holthusen

  • Engel der Gerechtigkeit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Sonja Danner

  • Frühling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Sonja Feichtmayr

  • Kongo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Oberleutnant Nicole Ziegler

  • Es war einer von uns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Johanna Schröder

  • Blessed Events (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Susa

  • Masserberg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Tinka Sanchez

  • Civil Courage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Monika Keller

  • Romeo und Jutta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Dr.Annette Meerkatz

  • The Countess(2009)

    as Helena

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Death in the Eifel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Lona Schanz

  • Der Bergdoktor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Ina Lechner

  • Fürchte dich nicht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Katrin Bischof

  • Der Kriminalist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Bettina Winkler

  • Nichts als Gespenster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Ellen

  • Not All Were Murderers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Lona Furkert

  • Unter anderen Umständen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Rike Kramer

  • Die Pathologin - Im Namen der Toten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Leo Herzog

  • Carola Stern - Doppelleben (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Erika Assmus aka Carola Stern

  • Luther(2003)

    as Hanna

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • K3 – Kripo Hamburg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Kathrin Leutgeb

  • Fast perfekt verlobt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Nika Kreschninski

  • Spurlos - Ein Baby verschwindet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Andrea Bär

  • Good Bye Lenin!(2003)

    as Ariane

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Distant Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Sonja

  • Erste Ehe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Against All Evidence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Stefanie

  • Jonathan's Liebe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Nina Buchwald

  • Verbotene Küsse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Andrea

  • Passing Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Johanna

  • Mord im Swingerclub (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Susanna Bach

  • Einsatz in Hamburg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Tanja Schulz

  • Amerika (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Mädchen mit Kind

  • HeliCops - Einsatz über Berlin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Biene Virchow

  • Dr. Sommerfeld - Neues vom Bülowbogen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Dorkas Schlüter

  • Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Laura Friedrich

  • Für alle Fälle Stefanie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Helena Klamerski

  • Balko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Marischka Frankovka

  • Im Namen des Gesetzes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Lydia Stein

  • Ein starkes Team (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Stefanie Lentz

  • SOKO München (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Tamara Lanz

  • The Old Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Anke Flemming · as Anna Sophie Belitz · as Katrin Schwab

  • Police Call 110(1971)

    Show 10 episodes · as KHK Olga Lenski · as Kriminalhauptkommissarin Olga Lenski · as Kriminalkommissarin Olga Lenski · as Olga Lenski

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Tatort(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Hannah Siems · as Lisa Mattern · as Sabine Gerber · as Sylvia Keller

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Mädchen in Uniform (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 66 titles, 64 of them dated from 1970 to 2024; peak year 2003.

Biggest box office

Good Bye Lenin! (2003)

$79M worldwide

Highest rated

Good Bye Lenin! (2003)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

A Hidden Life (2019)

Film career

19702024

Peak 2003 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1971Screen debut· Polizeiruf 110
  • 2003First film· Distant Lights
  • 2003First top-billed film· Distant Lights

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting66 of 66: 65 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdProducing1 of 66: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s4 · acting1990s7 · acting2000s25 · acting2010s22 · 22 acting · 1 crew2020s6 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 20% of 5 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Maria Simon's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 8 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Police Call 110 (1971)

60th percentile spread · 18% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Good Bye Lenin! (2003)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Maria Simon's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 53 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Maria Simon work with?

People who share at least 2 of Maria Simon's MovieCove titles; Florian Lukas shares the most, 2.