Marija Omaljev-Grbić

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

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