Oana Pellea
Born: 1962-01-29 in Bucharest, Romania
Known For: Acting
Biography
Oana Dariana Pellea (born 29 January 1962, Bucharest, Romania) is a Romanian actress and daughter of Amza Pellea. She graduated from the "I.L. Caragiale" Theatre and Film Institute in 1984 and has worked in theatre, film, and television for over four decades. Her most internationally recognized film role is Marichka in Children of Men (2006); other credits include High Tension (2003) and The Gambler (2015). She is a long-standing member of the National Theatre Bucharest (since 2019) and also made her directorial debut in 2023. Among her awards are the Grand Cross and Sash of the Order of the Star of Romania, multiple UNITER Best Actress prizes, and Best Actress honors at the Geneva and San Marino film festivals for State of Things (1995).
Filmography
2018
2015
2010
- Bibliothèque Pascal as Rodica Paparu
2008
- Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles as Queen Remini
2007
- I Really Hate My Job as Rita
2006
- Children of Men as Marichka
- White Palms as Mom
2004
- Never Enough as Pusi
2003
- High Tension as Alex' Mother
1995
- State of Things as Alberta Costineanu
1994
- Nostradamus as Landlady
1993
- Fox: Hunter as Irina
1990
- Who Is Right? as Lidia Dumitru
1985
- Home as Crina
1983
- Life Like Laughing as Angela
- Sand Cliffs as Amira
1982
- Contest as Oana