Maria Furtwängler-Burda (short version: ; born 13 September 1966) is a German physician and television actress.

Early life

Maria Furtwängler-Burda is a daughter of architect Bernhard Furtwängler and actress

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and step-granddaughter of conductor

Wilhelm Furtwängler Gustav Heinrich Ernst Martin Wilhelm Furtwängler ( , , ; 25 January 188630 November 1954) was a German conductor and composer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest symphonic and operatic conductors of the 20th century. He was a major ...

, and granddaughter of politician Katharina von Kardorff-Oheimb. She has two older brothers, David and Felix. She was given her first movie role, for which she earned a bike, at the age of seven in ''Zum Abschied Chrysanthemen'', produced by her uncle Florian Furtwängler. Her mother taught her acting and she later took acting classes in Germany and other countries. After leaving secondary school, Furtwängler studied medicine at the

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, France, and graduated from the

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in Germany. Afterwards she trained and worked as a medical doctor.

Personal life

On 8 November 1991, Furtwängler married billionaire publisher

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(born 1940), the youngest son of publishers

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and

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, and CEO of

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, an international media group which publishes over 180 magazine titles, including many fashion magazines. They have two children, Jakob (born 1990) and Elisabeth (born 1992).

Career

Furtwängler began her acting career in the mid-1990s. Since then, she has acted in German television series and productions such as the ''

Tatort ''Tatort'' ("Crime scene") is a German language police procedural television series that has been running continuously since 1970 with some 30 feature-length episodes per year, which makes it the longest-running German TV drama. Developed by ...

'' series, as Hanover-based police detective Charlotte Lindholm since 2002, the successful television movies ''

March of Millions ''March of Millions'', also titled ''Die Flucht'' (''The Escape''), is a German television war drama film. The film stars Maria Furtwängler in the role of Lena Gräfin von Mahlenberg, the leader of a small convoy of refugees from East Prussia (i ...

'', and ''Die Schicksalsjahre'' and cinema production ' (''Das Wetter in geschlossenen Räumen''). For her work in ''Tatort'' and ''March of Millions,'' Furtwängler was honored with Germany's most important award in the field of acting. With the movie ''The Weather Inside'' she won best actress at the ''2morrow festival'' in Moscow; she was shortlisted in the ''Deutscher Filmpreis'' (German film prize). The film opened at the 2016 German Film Festival in New York City.

Activism

Since its inception in 2005, Furtwängler has been involved in the Burda-sponsored

Digital Life Design Digital Life Design (DLD) is a global conference network, organized by Munich-based DLD Media, a company of Hubert Burda Media. In 2005, Stephanie Czerny founded DLD as an annual conference scheme. Its main purpose is to connect business, creati ...

(DLD) conference series. She annually hosts a joint Burda/DLD networking reception at the

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meeting in

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. In 2010 Furtwängler founded the MALISAhome in the Philippines. For the ONE Campaign, she became a goodwill ambassador for Women, Girls and Child Health. In 2015 she co-signed the ONE Campaign's open letter to

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and

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, urging them to focus on women. Also in 2015, she interviewed Merkel on development policy issues for the Chancellor's weekly podcast. In 2013, after a meeting with

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in Berlin, Furtwängler became more involved campaigning to end violence against women and girls in Germany. She is particularly interested in the role of the media in perpetuating harmful gender stereotypes. She has been inspired by the

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Institute and by the Women's Media Center in the US. On

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2016, Furtwängler supported the call of

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's German National Committee for a reform of the German legislation on sexual violence, based around the No Means No consent principle, which is currently not recognised in Germany. Also on International Women's Day 2016, she co-authored an op-ed with

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, the German Minister for family, older people, women, and youth, highlighting the need for a stronger sexual violence law and for an end to stereotyping of women and men, particularly in the media.

Other activities

Corporate boards

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, Member of the Advisory Board on Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (since 2010)

Non-profit organizations

* Dominik Brunner Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees * Felix Burda Foundation, Member of the Council *

German Doctors for Developing Countries German Doctors e.V. is a humanitarian aid organization which operates in third world countries, especially in slums and rural areas. About 300 voluntary doctors are sent to Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Sierra Leone and the Philippines each year to he ...

, Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees * Hubert Burda Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees * MaLisa Foundation, Co-Founder and Member of the BoardAbout the Foundation
MaLisa Foundation. *

Stiftung Lesen Stiftung Lesen (Reading Foundation) is a non-profit organization based in Mainz, Germany under the patronage of Joachim Gauck. Stiftung Lesen acts as a stakeholder for reading promotion on a national and international level. It contributes to readi ...

, Ambassador

Awards

*2016 12. Festival des deutschen Films for Dramatic Art for ''The weather inside'' *2016 2morrow-Award *2013 Jupiter Award for Best TV Actress for ''Tatort: Wegwerfmädchen'' *2010

Karl Valentin Order The Karl Valentin Order was established by the Carnival club Munich Society Narrhalla e.V. on the occasion of its 80th anniversary. It was awarded for the first time in 1973. The Karl Valentin Order commemorates the legendary Bavarian humorist Karl ...

*2010 Bavarian constitutional medal in silver *2009

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for Most Popular Cast in a Series *2008 DIVA-Award in the category "Best Leading Actress" for ''Die Flucht'' *2008 Jupiter Award for Best TV Actress in ''Die Flucht'' *2008

Goldene Kamera The Goldene Kamera ("Golden Camera") is an annual German film and television award, awarded by the Funke Mediengruppe. The award show is usually held in early February in Hamburg, but has also taken place in Berlin in the past. The gold-plate ...

for Best Female TV Inspector (Readers Choice) *2007

Bavarian Order of Merit The Bavarian Order of Merit (german: Bayerischer Verdienstorden) is the Order of Merit of the Free State of Bavaria. It is awarded by the Minister-President of Bavaria as a "recognition of outstanding contributions to the Free State of Bavaria ...

*2007 Goldene Henne in the category "Television – Drama" *2007

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for Best Actress in Tatort episodes ''Pauline'' and ''Das namenlose Mädchen'' *2005 Siegfried-Lowitz-Preis for Dramatic Art *2003

Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (german: Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, or , BVO) is the only federal decoration of Germany. It is awarded for special achievements in political, economic, cultural, intellect ...

for her commitment in the aid organization "German Doctors"

Filmography

*2015: ' (Director: Isabelle Stever), Cinema *2015: ''

: '' (Director: Hartmut Schoen) *2014: ''Tatort: Der sanfte Tod'' (Director: Alexander Adolph) *2012: ''Tatort Doppelfolge – Wegwerfmädchen/ Das goldene Band'' (Director: Franziska Meletzky) *2010: ''Schicksalsjahre'' (Director: Miguel Alexandre) *2008: ''Tatort: Salzleiche'' (Director: Christiane Balthasar) *2007: ''Tatort: Wem Ehre gebührt'' (Director:

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) *2007: ' (Director:

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), Cinema *2007: ''Tatort: '' (Director: Michael Gutmann) *2006: ''

'' (''Die Flucht'', director: Kai Wessel) *2005: ''Tatort: Pauline'' (Director: Niki Stein) *2005: ''Tatort: Schwarzes Herz'' (Director: Thomas Jauch) *2005: ''Tatort: Atemnot'' (Director: Thomas Jauch) *2004: ''Tatort: Märchenwald'' (Director: Christiane Balthasar) *2004: ''Tatort: Dunkle Wege'' (Director: Christiane Balthasar) *2003: ''Tatort: Sonne und Sturm'' (Director: Thomas Jauch) *2003: ''Tatort: Heimspiel'' (Director: Thomas Jauch) *2003: ''Mr. und Mrs. Right'' (Director: Torsten C. Fischer) *2002: ''Zu nah am Feuer'' (Director: Dietmar Klein) *2002: ''So fühlt sich Liebe an'' (Director: Peter Gersina) *2002: ''Tatort: Hexentanz'' (Director: René Heisig) *2001: ''

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: In Sachen Signora Brunetti'' (Director:

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) *2001: ''Tatort: Lastrumer Mischung'' (Director: Thomas Jauch) *2000: ''Das Glück ist eine Insel'' (Director: Gloria Behrens) *1999: ''Die achte Todsünde: Gespensterjagd'' (Director: Stephan Meyer) *1999: ''Dir zu Liebe'' (Director: Hans Werner) *1999: '' Siska – Mord frei Haus'' (Director: Hans-Jürgen Tögel) *1998: ''Kap der guten Hoffnung'' (Director: Vera Loebner) *1998: ''

Der Fahnder ''Der Fahnder'' is a German television crime drama series which was aired between 1984 and 2005. In the Netherlands the series was broadcast by the VARA from 3 October 1985. Cast ; Klaus Wennemann: Hannes Faber (episodes 1–91) ; Jörg Schüt ...

'' (Director: Peter Adam) *1997: ''Kap der guten Hoffnung'' (Director: Hans Werner) *1997: ''Herzflimmern'' (Director: Dieter Kehler) *1996: ''Das Haus an der Küste'' (Director: Dieter Kehler) *1996: ''Herz über Kopf'' (Director: Hans-Jürgen Tögel) *1994: ''Drei Frauen und (k)ein Mann'' (Director: Hans-Jürgen Tögel) *1986/90: ''

Die glückliche Familie ''Die glückliche Familie ''(The Happy Family) is a German television series made up of three seasons, and has a total of 52 episodes. The series ran from 1987 to 1991 on Wednesdays. This show tells the story of the Behringer family living throug ...

'' (Director:

Nikolai Müllerschön Nikolai Müllerschön is a German film Writer/Director. He was born in 1958 in Stuttgart, West Germany and moved to Munich in 1968. He has lived in Los Angeles since 1992. He started as a Stills Photographer, worked as Continuity-Supervisor, Ass ...

u.a.) *1974: ''Zum Abschied Chrysanthemen'' (Director: Florian Furtwängler), Cinema

References

* Silke Burmester: "'F' wie Furtwängler." ''

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'', 28 September 2006, p. 18

* Sven Astheimer: "Die Freundin der kühlen Blonden." '' Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, FAZ'', 30 September 2006, p. C3

External links

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