Magda Gross — The Zookeeper's Wife Character Profile

About Magda Gross

A Jewish friend of the Żabińskis who seeks refuge in the zoo along with others. She entrusts her infant daughter, Teresa, to Antonina during the final evacuation and later takes the baby to safety, highlighting the trust placed in the Żabińskis' network.

Character Facts

Played by

Efrat Dor

Appears in

The Zookeeper's Wife (2017)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Magda Gross — Alliance Safehouse Host — Jan Żabiński (Johan Heldenbergh)

  Jan provides critical shelter and protection for Magda within the zoo.

• Magda Gross — Social Allied Friends — Maurycy Fraenkel (Iddo Goldberg)

  Close companions navigating the dangers of the Warsaw Ghetto together.

• Magda Gross — Conflict Persecutor & Target — Lutz Heck (Daniel Brühl)

  Heck represents the occupying force that systematically targets Magda and other Jews.

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More characters from The Zookeeper's Wife

• Antonina Żabińska (Jessica Chastain)
• Lutz Heck (Daniel Brühl)
• Jan Żabiński (Johan Heldenbergh)
• Jerzyk (Michael McElhatton)
• Miecio Kenigswein (Frederick Preston)
• Ryszard Żabiński (Younger) (Timothy Radford)
• Szymon Tenenbaum (Martin Hofmann)
• Dr. Ziegler (Waldemar Kobus)
• Mr. Kinszerbaum (Goran Kostić)
• Dr. Janusz Korczak (Arnošt Goldflam)
• Pietrasia (Jitka Smutná)
• Stefan (Marián Mitaš)