Marija Škaričić (born 6 August 1977) is a Croatian actress.
Biography Marija Škaričić was born on August 6, 1977, in Split. She attended primary and secondary school in Split. As a high school student, she attended Gradsko kazalište mladih. In her third attempt she graduated the Academy of Dramatic Arts in 2003. Already in 2001 she had professional performances in plays in HNK Split, Rijeka, National Theatre, and Žar ptica.
Her first lead role was in 2004 in the movie A Wonderful Night in Split, directed by Arsen Anton Ostojić. As formal recognition, the jury Sarajevo Film Festival with Mike Leigh at the helm, awarded her the Heart of Sarajevo, the award for best actress.
Škaričić next took a running start in one of her biggest Croatian successes, the film What Is a Man Without a Moustache?, directed by Hrvoje Hribar.
2006 revived old love a second time with the local festival Heart of Sarajevo awarding Best Actress in the film Das Fräulein, directed by Andrea Staka. Marija played a young girl Ana from Sarajevo who makes friendship with a Serbian woman Ruža. Škaričić in that film appeared with Mirjana Karanović and Ljubica Jović.
There followed small movie roles in a number of Croatian films and a lead role in 2010 in the German film Shahada (in competition in the Berlin International Film Festival), and then in the film of Dalibor Matanić – Mother of Asphalt. For this role she was awarded the Golden Arena for Best Actress at the 57th Pula Film Festival and Azimut D'OR Grand Prize for Best Actress at the International Festival of Audiovisual Programs in Paris.
During this period, Marija Škaričić was one of the busiest and most awarded Croatian film actresses.
She also acted in serials Operation Kajman and Bumerang.
In 2010 the journal Globus proclaimed her one of the leaders in Croatian film (together with Daria Lorenci, Zrinka Cvitešić, Leona Paraminski, Nataša Janjić and Jadranka Đokić).
At the 61st International Film Festival in Berlin, she was officially awarded recognition. Škaričić is second Croatian actress who won that prize along with many European film stars such as Daniel Craig, Anamaria Marinca, Daniel Brühl, Rachel Weisz, Carey Mulligan.
For her role in Mare, she won Best Actress at the Sarajevo Film Festival and Festival International du Film de Femmes de Salé.
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Film/TV Show Result 2010 Golden Arena Golden Arena for Best Actress Mother of Asphalt 2011 Shooting Stars Award Best Actress Mother of Asphalt
Filmography
Movie roles
+ Film Year Title Role Notes 2000Ništa od sataraša konobarica 2000Cashier Wants to Go to the Seaside Cashier at the seaside 2000Pos'o je dobar, a para laka 2001Go, Yellow Kruno's friend 2002God Forbid a Worse Thing Should Happen Cashier 2004The Society of Jesus sluškinja #1 2004100 Minutes of Glory čobanica 2004A Wonderful Night in Split Maja 2004Sorry for Kung Fu rodilja #1 2004Nije bed 2005What Is a Man Without a Moustache? Ljubica 2005Mrtvi kutovi Lea 2006Das Fräulein Ana Winner of Heart of Sarajevo 2006The Biggest Mistake of Albert Einstein Andreja 2007Pravo čudo Sister 2007Kradljivac uspomena 2008Behind the Glass Maja's sister 2009Zagrebačke priče 2009In the Land of Wonders Aunt 2009Čovjek ispod stola Jasna 2010Mother of Asphalt Mare Winner of Pula Film Festival 2010Shahada Leyla German film 2011Bella Biondina Tonka 2011Visoka modna napetost 2011Blurs Nurse 2012Cvjetni trg Irena 2013The Priest's Children Marta Croatian comedy film 2020 Breasts 2024 Cat's Cry (Mačji krik) Nadia Petric 2024My Late Summer Lawyer Matković 2026 Small Things Anica
Television roles + Film Year Title Role Notes 2002Novo doba 2005-2006Bumerang Irena 2007Operacija Kajman Tonkica 2008Bitange i princeze pregnant woman 2008Mamutica Suzana 2009Odmori se, zaslužio si Lucija 1 episode 2011-2012Provodi i sprovodi Nicky Valentina 2017"Gomorrah" Branka
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