Marita Breuer (born 20 January 1953 in Düren ) is a German actress, known for her portrayal of Maria Simon born Wiegand in the Heimat
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 Ernst Wendt (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.
Uns reicht das nicht , dir. Jürgen Flimm , D 1978Rote Erde (TV series)Klaus Emmerich , D 1983Heimat – Eine deutsche Chronik , dir. Edgar Reitz, D 1984Vermischte Nachrichten , dir. Alexander Kluge , D 1985/6Das Winterhaus , dir. Hilde Lermann, D 1987Die Hexe von Köln , dir. Hagen Müller-Stahl, D 1989Fremde, liebe Fremde , dir. Jürgen Bretzinger, D 1991Geboren 1999 , dir. Kai Wessel, D 1992Tadesse - warum? , dir. Christian Baudissin, D 1994Weihnachten mit Willy Wuff , dir. Maria Theresia Wagner, D 1994Deutschlandlied , dir. Tom Toelle, D 1994/5Verschwinde von hier , dir. Franziska Buch , D 1999Der Krieger und die Kaiserin , dir. Tom Tykwer , D 2000Das schwangere Mädchen , dir. Bettina Woernle, D 2001Die Österreichische Methode , dir. Florian Mischa Böder, D 2004Heimat-Fragmente – Die Frauen , dir. Edgar Reitz, D 2004 (with previously unreleased scenes from Heimat – Eine deutsche Chronik, D 1984)24 Stunden , dir. Florian Mischa Böder, D 2005Flug der Störche , dir. Martin Repka, D 2006Die Anruferin , dir. Filix Randau, D 2006Die dunkle Seite , dir. Peter Keglevic , D 2007Maddin in Love Der perfekte Schwiegersohn , dir. Michael Rowitz, D 2007Dreibeinige Hunde , dir. Aelrun Goette, D 2008Abgekocht , dir. Andreas Senn, D 2008Berlin 36 This is love , dir. Matthias Glasner, D 2008Für Miriam , dir. Lars Gunnar Lotz, D 2008Berlin 36 , dir. Kaspar Heidelbach, D 2009Home from Home TV Series
Tatort - Schwarzes WochenendeEin Fall für Zwei - Die einzige Chance , D 1988Tatort - Howalds Fall , D 1990Ein Fall für Zwei - Kleiner Bruder , D 1995Tatort - Bombenstimmung , D 1997Der Fahnder - Blutiges GeldDie Rosenheim-Cops - Die Leibwächter der schönen BarbaraDie Wache - Schatten der VergangenheitDie Sitte - Machtspiele , D 2006Tatort - Gebrochene Herzen , D 2006Großstadtrevier Soko Köln - Guter Bruder, böser Bruder , D 2007Tatort Kiel - Michelle, 8 Jahre , D 20081984: Bavarian Film Awards , Best Actress for Heimat – Eine deutsche Chronik 1985: Deutscher Darstellerpreis 
