About Maria Furtwängler
Maria Furtwängler-Burda (short version: German: [maˈʁiːa ˈfʊʁtvɛŋlɐ]; 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 Kathrin Ackermann, great-niece and step-granddaughter of conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler, 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 Goodbye with Mums, 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 University of Montpellier, France, and graduated from LMU Munich in Germany. Afterwards she trained and worked as a medical doctor. == Personal life == On 8 November 1991, Furtwängler married billionaire publisher Hubert Burda (born 1940), the youngest son of publishers Franz Burda and Aenne Burda, and CEO of Hubert Burda Media, 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.
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