Marita Breuer

Marita Breuer (born 20 January 1953 in Düren) is a German actress, known for her portrayal of Maria Simon born Wiegand in the Heimat series.

Biography Breuer studied acting at the Folkwang University of the Arts. Her acting style is based on the Stanislavski method.

Her first professional acting engagement was at Gießen, after which she worked with well-known directors in prestigious theatres - her roles have included

Petrowna in A Month in the Country by Turgenev, directed by Horst Wede (Cologne) The Young Lady in The Ghost Sonata by Strindberg, directed by (Cologne) Electra in The Oresteia by Aeschylus, staged by Hansgünther Heyme at the Aalto Theatre, Essen Kristin in Miss Julie by Strindberg, directed by Roswita Kemper (Düsseldorf)

From 2000 to 2005 she was part of the ensemble cast at the Aachen Theatre.

Aside from her stage work she has appeared in cinema and on television, most notably portraying Maria Simon in the first part of the Heimat Trilogy directed by Edgar Reitz.

Breuer lives in Cologne.

Filmography , dir. Jürgen Flimm, D 1978 Rote Erde, dir. Klaus Emmerich, D 1983 Heimat, dir. Edgar Reitz, D 1984 Vermischte Nachrichten, dir. Alexander Kluge, D 1985/6 Das Winterhaus, dir. , D 1987 Die Hexe von Köln, dir. Hagen Müller-Stahl, D 1989 Fremde, liebe Fremde, dir. , D 1991 Geboren 1999, dir. Kai Wessel, D 1992 Tadesse - warum?, dir. , D 1994 , dir. , D 1994 Deutschlandlied, dir. , D 1994/5 Verschwinde von hier, dir. Franziska Buch, D 1999 The Princess and the Warrior, dir. Tom Tykwer, D 2000 Das schwangere Mädchen, dir. , D 2001 Die Österreichische Methode, dir. , D 2004 Heimat-Fragmente – Die Frauen, dir. Edgar Reitz, D 2004 (with previously unreleased scenes from Heimat, D 1984) 24 Stunden, dir. , D 2005 Flug der Störche, dir. , D 2006 , dir. , D 2007 Die dunkle Seite, dir. Peter Keglevic, D 2007 Der perfekte Schwiegersohn, dir. , D 2007 Dreibeinige Hunde, dir. , D 2008 Für Miriam, dir. , D 2009 Berlin 36, dir. , D 2009 This Is Love, dir. Matthias Glasner, D 2009 , dir. , D 2009 Home from Home, 2013

TV Series

Tatort - , D 1984/5 Ein Fall für zwei - Die einzige Chance, D 1988 Tatort - Howalds Fall, D 1990 Ein Fall für zwei - Kleiner Bruder, D 1995 Tatort - Bombenstimmung, D 1997 Der Fahnder - Blutiges Geld, D 1999 Die Rosenheim-Cops - Die Leibwächter der schönen Barbara, D 2005 Die Wache - Schatten der Vergangenheit, D 2006 Die Sitte - Machtspiele, D 2006 Tatort - Gebrochene Herzen, D 2006 Großstadtrevier, D 2007 Cologne P.D. - Guter Bruder, böser Bruder, D 2007 Maddin in Love, D 2007 Tatort - Borowski und die heile Welt, D 2009

Awards 1984: Bavarian Film Awards, Best Actress for Heimat – Eine deutsche Chronik 1985: