Marija Omaljev-Grbić Explained

Marija Omaljev
Othername:Mara Omaljev
Birth Date:5 December 1982
Birth Place:Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Alma Mater:Academy of Performing Arts
Occupation:Actor
Nationality:Croatian
Years Active:2000–present
Children:2

Marija Omaljev (born 5 December 1982) is a Croatian–American film, theater and television actress.

Biography

Marija Omaljev, also known as Mara Omaljev and Mara Auriel, 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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007Beyond Mercy
2008Ta tvoja ruka mala
2012Body CompleteAlma
2012Halima's PathWaitress
2012MoviestarAmrita Zosima
2017UberSvetlana

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008PečatSanja 21 episodes
2008Zakon ljubaviUna Perković 57 episodes
2009Bračne vodeSunčana
2009Vrata do vrataNina
2008Zauvijek mladMarija 3 episodes
2009–2010Dolina suncaNataša Sever-Vitezović 192 episodes
2010Kućni ljubimciŽaklina 1 episode
2010–2013Lud, zbunjen, normalanBarbara 20 episodes
2011–2013Ruža vjetrovaMila Visković 213 episodes
2014About a BoyWoman in Stacey's Yoga Class1 episode
2016The Real O'NealsDream Woman 1 Episode

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kalifornija je naš novi dom, imamo stan, auto i ovdje želimo dobiti dijete. 28 April 2014. 29 April 2014. Croatian. Kristina Bosno. vecernji.hr.