Marija Omaljev
Born (1982-12-05) 5 December 1982
Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityCroatian
Other namesMara Omaljev
Alma materAcademy of Performing Arts
OccupationActor
Years active2000–present
Spouse
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(m. 2008)​
Children1

Marija Omaljev (born 5 December 1982) is a Serbo–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. 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. 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, Dolina sunca, Lud, zbunjen, normalan, 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 [1]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Beyond Mercy
2008 Ta tvoja ruka mala
2012 Body Complete Alma
2012 Halima's Path Waitress
2012 Moviestar Amrita Zosima
2017 Uber Svetlana

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Pečat Sanja 21 episodes
2008 Zakon ljubavi Una Perković 57 episodes
2009 Bračne vode Sunčana
2009 Vrata do vrata Nina
2008 Zauvijek mlad Marija 3 episodes
2009–2010 Dolina sunca Nataša Sever-Vitezović 192 episodes
2010 Kućni ljubimci Žaklina 1 episode
2010–2013 Lud, zbunjen, normalan Barbara 20 episodes
2011–2013 Ruža vjetrova Mila Visković 213 episodes
2014 About a Boy Woman in Stacey's Yoga Class 1 episode
2016 The Real O'Neals Dream Woman 1 Episode

References

  1. ↑ Kristina Bosno (28 April 2014). "Kalifornija je naš novi dom, imamo stan, auto i ovdje želimo dobiti dijete" (in Croatian). vecernji.hr. Retrieved 29 April 2014.


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