Maria Hofstätter

Maria Hofstätter (born 30 March 1964) is an Austrian actress. She has appeared in more than thirty films since 1993.

Career Hofstätter was born in Upper Austria, on 30 March 1964. She did not attend acting school and first appeared on stage for a bet. She has worked on films with directors such as Michael Glawogger, Paul Harather, Marc Rothemund, Harald Sicheritz (Poppitz) and Ulrich Seidl. In 2012, she played the main role of Anna-Maria in the controversial second part of Seidl's Paradise trilogy, entitled Paradise: Faith. The Screen Daily review said that she "completely melts into the role, providing the backbone for the entire piece".

She has also performed roles on television series such as Braunschlag by David Schalko and acted in the theatre. She was awarded the Österreichischer Filmpreis in 2014 for her role in Paradise: Faith. For her performance in Fuchs im Bau, she won a Romy and another Österreichischer Filmpreis.

Selected filmography Year Title Role Director(s) Notes 1993 Indien Paul Harather 1995 Die Ameisenstraße Michael Glawogger 2001 Dog Days The hitchhiker Ulrich Seidl 2002 Poppitz Harald Sicheritz 2007 Import/Export Sister Maria Ulrich Seidl 2012 Paradise: Faith Anna-Maria Ulrich Seidl 2014 Superegos Mutter Benjamin Heisenberg 2024 The Devil's Bath Mother Gänglin Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala 2024 Peacock Vera Bernhard Wenger 2025 Welcome Home Baby Mrs. Ramsauer Andreas Prochaska Premiere at the BIFF Panorama 2025 2026 The Stories Elizabeth's mother Abu Bakr Shawky Egyptian-Austrian Drama