The Actress

The story

The year 1933: Successful actress Maria Rheine is in love with her Jewish colleague Mark Löwenthal. When the Nazis implement the racist Nuremberg Laws, their relationship is severely endangered. Defiant Maria decides to stay together with Mark and ends her promising career: She assumes a Jewish identity and continues to work under the name Manja Löwenthal. She and Mark perform at the Jewish Theatre in Berlin, until they become victims of an intrigue: Their colleague Judith, who has a crush on Mark, denounces them to the secret police.

Cast & crew

Corinna HarfouchMaria Rheine

André HennickeMark Löwenthal

Michael GwisdekMario Montegasso

Blanche KommerellJudith Baumann

Jürgen Watzke

Jürgen WatzkeStengele

Martin Brandt

Martin BrandtJaldas Großvater

Gesine Laatz

Gesine LaatzJalda

Falk RockstrohJupp

Edda Schwarzkopf

Edda SchwarzkopfMarks Mutter

Christian SteyerErnst Freund

Ute LuboschRosa

Steffie SpiraResolute Alte