Maybrit Illner (* 12 January 1965 in East-Berlin) is a German journalist.
After school in Berlin-Friedrichshain Illner studied from 1984 to 1988 journalism at University of Leipzig in Leipzig. Since 1992 Illner worked for German broadcaster ZDF (programme Morgenmagazin). Since October 1999 she presents programme Berlin Mitte (name changed in March 2007 to Maybrit Illner talk show) Since September 2010 she moderates together with Claus Kleber and Marietta Slomka German news-programme heute-journal on ZDF. After her first marriage with Michael Illner she married René Obermann on 14 August 2010 . They live in Berlin and Bonn.