Oana Pellea

Acting

Born January 29, 1962, Bucharest, Romania

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

• 2024The Moromete Family 3: Father and Son
• 2018Moromete Family: On the Edge of Time — Fica
• 2015The Gambler
• 2010Bibliothèque Pascal — Rodica Paparu
• 2008Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles — Queen Remini
• 2007I Really Hate My Job — Rita
• 2006Children of Men — Marichka
• 2006White Palms — Mom
• 2004Never Enough — Pusi
• 2003High Tension — Alex' Mother
• 1995State of Things — Alberta Costineanu
• 1994Nostradamus — Landlady
• 1993Fox: Hunter — Irina
• 1991Where It Is Cold in the Sun
• 1990Who Is Right? — Lidia Dumitru
• 1987François Villon: The Maverick Poet
• 1985Home — Crina
• 1984Der Mann mit dem Ring im Ohr
• 1983Life Like Laughing — Angela
• 1983Sand Cliffs — Amira
• 1982Contest — Oana
• 1972The Power and The Truth