Maria Hofstätter (born 30 March 1964) is an Austrian actress. She has appeared in more than thirty films since 1993.
Maria Hofstätter | |
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 Hofstätter at the Austrian Film Awards 2014 | |
| Born | 30 March 1964 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1993–present |
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.[1][2] She has worked on films with directors such as Michael Glawogger, Paul Harather, Marc Rothemund, Harald Sicheritz (Poppitz) and Ulrich Seidl.[1] Hofstätter played the hitchhiker in Seidl's first arthouse film, Dog Days in 2001.[3] In 2012, she played the main role of Anna-Maria in the controversial second part of Seidl's Paradise trilogy, entitled Paradise: Faith.[4] The Screen Daily review said that she "completely melts into the role, providing the backbone for the entire piece".[5]
She has also performed roles on television series such as Braunschlag by David Schalko and acted in the theatre.[6][1]
Awards
Hofstätter won the Diagonale acting prize in 2013 and the Deutscher Schauspielpreis in 2021.[1][7] She was awarded the Österreichischer Filmpreis in 2014 for her role in Paradise: Faith.[8] For her performance in Fuchs im Bau, she won a Romy and another Österreichischer Filmpreis.[9]
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Devil's Bath | Mother Gänglin | Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala | |
| 2014 | Superegos | Mutter | Benjamin Heisenberg | |
| 2012 | Paradise: Faith | Anna-Maria | Ulrich Seidl | |
| 2007 | Import/Export | Sister Maria | Ulrich Seidl | |
| 2002 | Poppitz | Harald Sicheritz | ||
| 2001 | Dog Days | The hitchhiker | Ulrich Seidl | |
| 1995 | Die Ameisenstraße | Michael Glawogger | ||
| 1993 | Indien | Paul Harather |