Maia Danziger

Maia Danziger is an Emmy Award-winning actress whose career has spanned nearly five decades. Originally from New York, Maia has appeared extensively on and off-Broadway, in regional theatre and on film and television. She has had long-running contract roles on several soap operas, including stints as Glenda Toland on Another World, Katie Whitney on The Doctors, and Judy Barclay on All My Children.

National Security (2003)

Earl Montgomery, a bombastic police academy reject, and Hank Rafferty, a disgraced, mild-mannered cop, can't seem to escape each other. They met on opposite sides of the law during a routine traffic stop that escalated out of control; now as lowly security guards ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dennis Dugan
CAST:  Martin Lawrence  •  Steve Zahn  •  Colm Feore  •  Bill Duke

Earl Montgomery, a bombastic police academy reject, and Hank Rafferty, a disgraced, mild-mannered cop, can't seem to escape each other. They met on opposite sides of the law during a routine traffic stop that escalated out of control; now as lowly security guards ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dennis Dugan
CAST:  Martin Lawrence  •  Steve Zahn  •  Colm Feore  •  Bill Duke

The Glass House (2001)

When Ruby and Rhett's parents are killed in a car accident, their carefree teenage lives are suddenly shattered. Moving to an incredible house in Malibu with the Glasses', old friends of the family, seems to be the beginning of a new life for them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Sackheim
CAST:  Leelee Sobieski  •  Trevor Morgan  •  Stellan Skarsgård  •  Diane Lane

When Ruby and Rhett's parents are killed in a car accident, their carefree teenage lives are suddenly shattered. Moving to an incredible house in Malibu with the Glasses', old friends of the family, seems to be the beginning of a new life for them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Sackheim
CAST:  Leelee Sobieski  •  Trevor Morgan  •  Stellan Skarsgård  •  Diane Lane

The Magician of Lublin (1979)

Yasha is a Jewish stage magician who tours through eastern Europe while destroying his career through personal problems. He has one more chance at theatrical success, but he needs to do a brand new trick in a Warsaw theater.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Menahem Golan
CAST:  Alan Arkin  •  Louise Fletcher  •  Valerie Perrine  •  Shelley Winters

Yasha is a Jewish stage magician who tours through eastern Europe while destroying his career through personal problems. He has one more chance at theatrical success, but he needs to do a brand new trick in a Warsaw theater.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Menahem Golan
CAST:  Alan Arkin  •  Louise Fletcher  •  Valerie Perrine  •  Shelley Winters

Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype (1980)

An ugly, misshapen podiatrist ingests a formula made by a colleague and turns into a handsome, devil-may-care (but violent) ladies' man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles B. Griffith
CAST:  Oliver Reed  •  Sunny Johnson  •  Maia Danziger  •  Virgil Frye

An ugly, misshapen podiatrist ingests a formula made by a colleague and turns into a handsome, devil-may-care (but violent) ladies' man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles B. Griffith
CAST:  Oliver Reed  •  Sunny Johnson  •  Maia Danziger  •  Virgil Frye

My Body, My Child (1982)

A woman must choose between having an abortion or giving birth to a deformed child.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marvin J. Chomsky
CAST:  Vanessa Redgrave  •  Jack Albertson  •  Joseph Campanella  •  Stephen Elliott

A woman must choose between having an abortion or giving birth to a deformed child.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marvin J. Chomsky
CAST:  Vanessa Redgrave  •  Jack Albertson  •  Joseph Campanella  •  Stephen Elliott

Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989)

A gallery of characters in Brooklyn in the 1950s are crushed by their surroundings and selves: a union strike leader discovers he is gay; a prostitute falls in love with one of her clients; a family cannot cope with the fact that their daughter is illegitimately ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Uli Edel
CAST:  Stephen Lang  •  Jennifer Jason Leigh  •  Burt Young  •  Peter Dobson

A gallery of characters in Brooklyn in the 1950s are crushed by their surroundings and selves: a union strike leader discovers he is gay; a prostitute falls in love with one of her clients; a family cannot cope with the fact that their daughter is illegitimately ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Uli Edel
CAST:  Stephen Lang  •  Jennifer Jason Leigh  •  Burt Young  •  Peter Dobson

Honky (1971)

Black girl from rich family loves white boy from poor family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Graham
CAST:  Brenda Sykes  •  John Neilson  •  Maia Danziger  •  Lincoln Kilpatrick

Black girl from rich family loves white boy from poor family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Graham
CAST:  Brenda Sykes  •  John Neilson  •  Maia Danziger  •  Lincoln Kilpatrick

Sooner or Later (1979)

Thirteen-year-old Jessie is in love with Michael, a 17-year-old guitar instructor and aspiring musician. When she finally captures his interest, she lies and tells him she's 16. But what will Michael do when he discovers the truth?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bruce Hart
CAST:  Denise Miller  •  Rex Smith  •  Judd Hirsch  •  Barbara Feldon

Thirteen-year-old Jessie is in love with Michael, a 17-year-old guitar instructor and aspiring musician. When she finally captures his interest, she lies and tells him she's 16. But what will Michael do when he discovers the truth?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bruce Hart
CAST:  Denise Miller  •  Rex Smith  •  Judd Hirsch  •  Barbara Feldon

The Ice Storm (1997)

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In the weekend after thanksgiving 1973 the Hood family is skidding out of control. Then an ice storm hits, the worst in a century.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ang Lee
CAST:  Kevin Kline  •  Joan Allen  •  Sigourney Weaver  •  Henry Czerny

In the weekend after thanksgiving 1973 the Hood family is skidding out of control. Then an ice storm hits, the worst in a century.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ang Lee
CAST:  Kevin Kline  •  Joan Allen  •  Sigourney Weaver  •  Henry Czerny

The Kirlian Witness (1978)

A woman communicates with a houseplant that was the only witness to a recent murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Sarno
CAST:  Nancy Snyder  •  Nancy Boykin  •  Joel Colodner  •  Ted Le Plat

A woman communicates with a houseplant that was the only witness to a recent murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Sarno
CAST:  Nancy Snyder  •  Nancy Boykin  •  Joel Colodner  •  Ted Le Plat

The Garden Party (1973)

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DIRECTION:  Jack Sholder
CAST:  Beatrice Straight  •  Maia Danziger  •  Mark Metcalf  •  Jessica Harper

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DIRECTION:  Jack Sholder
CAST:  Beatrice Straight  •  Maia Danziger  •  Mark Metcalf  •  Jessica Harper