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Maria Schrader Biography

Birth Name:Maria Schrader

Birth Place:Hanover, Germany

Profession Actress, Director, Writer, Producer, Camera department

Fast Facts

Won the Berlin International Film Festival Silver Bear Award for best actress for "Aimee & Jaguar" in 1999
Studied acting at the Max Reinhardt Institute in Vienna, Austria
Has one daughter with filmmaker Rainer Kaufmann who she named Felice after her character in "Aimee & Jaguar․"
Got her first film writing credit when she worked on 1989's "Robbykallepaul" with Dani Levy
Got her start in theater, making her debut in the play "The Father" at the age of 17
Quote: "[on accepting her role in "Aimee & Jaguar"] "There was no question․ They sent me the book [that the film is based on], and I read it through in one night, and I was overwhelmed․ There was not a single second of doubt․""
Best known for playing Felice Schragenheim in "Aimee & Jaguar," which she also wrote and produced, and as the director of "Love Life․"

Awards

1992Best Young Actress-: winner
1995Bavarian Film Award-Best Actress (Darstellerpreis): winner
1995Film Award in Gold-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Weibliche Hauptrolle): winner
1995Best Actress-: winner
1999Bavarian Film Award-Best Actress (Darstellerpreis): winner
1999Silver Berlin Bear-Best Actress: winner
1999Film Award in Gold-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Weibliche Hauptrolle): winner
2016Filmkunstpreis-Best Film: winner
2016Film Award in Gold-Best Direction (Beste Regie): nominated
2016Variety Piazza Grande Award-: nominated
2017Bavarian Film Award-Best Direction (Regiepreis): winner
2017EFA People's Choice Award-: winner
2017German Film Critics Award-Best Film (Bester Spielfilm): nominated
2017German Film Critics Award-Best Screenplay (Bestes Drehbuch): nominated
2017FIPRESCI Prize-Best Foreign Language Film: nominated
2020Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special: winner
2021BAFTA TV Award-International: nominated
2021Golden Berlin Bear-Best Film: nominated
2021Competition Audience Award-: nominated
2021Emeric Pressburger Prize-Best Feature Film: nominated
2021CICAE Jury Prize-: winner
2021Filmkunstpreis-Best Script: winner
2021Film Award in Gold-Best Screenplay (Bestes Drehbuch): winner
2021Film Award in Gold-Best Direction (Beste Regie): winner
2021Günter Rohrbach Filmpreis-Best Film: nominated
2021Romy-Best TV Direction (Beste Fernsehregie): nominated
2021Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
2022EDA Female Focus Award-Best Woman Screenwriter: nominated
2022Bavarian Film Award-Best Screenplay (Drehbuchpreis): winner
2022Audience Award-Best Narrative Feature: winner
2022David Carr Award for Truth in Non-Fiction Filmmaking-: winner
2022FIPRESCI Prize-Best Foreign Language Film: nominated
2023EDA Female Focus Award-Best Woman Director: nominated
2023Cinema for Peace Award-Cinema for Peace Dove for Women's Empowerment: winner
2023Special Prize of the Jury-: winner