Marija Omaljev (born 5 December 1982) is a Croatian–American film, theatre and television actress.
Biography
Marija Omaljev, also known as Mara Omaljev, was born on 5 December 1982 in
Novi Sad,
SR Serbia, then part of
SFR Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yug ...
. As a pre-teen she moved with her family to
Rovinj, Croatia, where she graduated elementary school and high school. In high school, she was a member of Rovinj's theater
Gandusio, while she also played in her school's drama assemble.
In 2003, she entered
Academy of Performing Arts at the
University of Sarajevo, Bosnia, where she earned her M.A. degree in
acting
Acting is an activity in which a story is told by means of its enactment by an actor or actress who adopts a character—in theatre, television, film, radio, or any other medium that makes use of the mimetic mode.
Acting involves a broad r ...
. Mara started her professional acting career on the main stage of the
Sarajevo National Theatre, where she performed in various classical and contemporary plays. She also starred as a leading actress in more than ten prime time TV series and TV sitcoms such as
Zakon ljubavi
"Zakon ljubavi" (literally, ''The law of love'') is a Croatian telenovela, which began screening on 22 September 2008 on Nova TV. The series was created by Roman Majetić and Nikola Ivanda, while the story was written by Jelena Veljača and N ...
,
Dolina sunca ''Dolina Sunca'' was a Croatian soap opera that aired on Croatian Radiotelevision from 2009 to 2010.
Plot
Eva Kralj, a beautiful widow, wishing to start a new life, moves from Zagreb to the lively place of Jablanovo. Upon arrival in Jablanovo, Eva ...
,
Lud, zbunjen, normalan
''Lud, zbunjen, normalan'' () is a Bosnian television comedy series that aired from 2007 to 2021. Since its debut, it was also shown in Croatia, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Slovenia.
Synopsis
The show stars three generations of the ...
,
Ruža vjetrova,
The Real O'Neals as well as in Croatian, Bosnian, German, Austrian, Turkish and American feature Films.
She married a Bosnian-American actor
Miraj Grbić in 2008. Since 2013, they are living in
Los Angeles,
California, United States. They had a daughter Billie on October 15, 2021
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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* http://www.glasistre.hr/vijesti/mozaik/marija-omaljev-za-10-godina-vidim-se-u-los-angelesu-399699
* http://www.gloria.hr/marija-omaljev-i-miraj-grbic-zudnja-za-prvim-tv-poljupcem/
* http://www.24sata.hr/domace-zvijezde/zvijezde-ruze-vjetrova-nosile-su-humanitarnu-modnu-reviju-303463
* https://web.archive.org/web/20131002191253/http://www.avaz.ba/showbiz/film-i-tv/marija-omaljev-i-miraj-grbic-snimaju-ruzu-vjetrova
* http://www.story.hr/marija-omaljev-suprug-i-ja-prihvacamo-projekte-u-istim-gradovima-108367
1982 births
Living people
Actors from Novi Sad
Croatian actresses
Croatian emigrants to the United States
Croats of Vojvodina
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