Anamaria Marinca
| Anamaria Marinca | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 April 1978 Iaşi, Romania |
| Residence | London, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Anamaria Marinca (born 1 April 1978) is a Romanian actress. She made her screen debut with the Channel 4 film Sex Traffic, for which she won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress. Marinca is also known for her performance in 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, earning several awards for her performance, and was nominated for the European Film Award for Best Actress, London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the Year, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress and National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress. In 2008, at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival, she was presented the Shooting Stars Award by the European Film Promotion.
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Life and career
Marinca was born in Iaşi, Romania. She grew up with a strong foundation in the arts. Her mother was a classically trained violinist while her father was a theater professor at the university level. She studied the violin all throughout her childhood when, at around the age of seven, she had announced she wanted to become an actress.
Marinca graduated from the University of Fine Arts, Music and Drama "George Enescu" in Iaşi.
In 2005, she won three Best Actress Awards (the BAFTA Television Awards, the Royal Television Society Award and the 'Golden Nymph' at 45th Festival de Télévision de Monte Carlo) for her role in Sex Traffic, a CBC/Channel 4 drama about human trafficking. As well as appearing on stage in Romanian theatre productions, she also acted in Measure for Measure at the National Theatre in London.[citation needed]
In 2007, she starred in the Romanian film 4 luni, 3 saptamani si 2 zile (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days) by Cristian Mungiu, which won the Palme d'Or at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, and two other awards (the Cinema Prize of the French National Education System and the FIPRESCI prize). She also appeared in the Francis Ford Coppola film Youth Without Youth. In 2008, she appeared as Yasim Anwar in the BBC 5-episode miniseries The Last Enemy. Marinca appeared in the Romanian drama Boogie and Oliver Hirschbiegel's acclaimed Five Minutes of Heaven. She later had a prominent role in the 2014 film Fury, in which she played a German woman named Irma who meets up with an American tank crew during World War II. She is a regular in the Welsh TV detective series Hinterland.
Filmography
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex Traffic | 2004 | Elena Visinescu | (TV Film) British Academy Television Award for Best Actress Golden Nymph Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries Royal Television Society Award for Best Actor – Female Nominated—Germini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries |
| Hotel Babylon | 2006 | Natasha | (TV Series; 1 episode) |
| 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days | 2007 | Otilia | 4 luni, 3 saptamâni si 2 zile Gopo Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role International Cinephile Society Award for Best Actress [1] Palm Springs International Film Festival Award for Best Actress (shared with Laura Vasiliu) Stockholm Film Festival Award for Best Actress Village Voice Film Poll - Best Actress Nominated—European Film Award for Best Actress Nominated—London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the Year Nominated—Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress (2nd place) Nominated—National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress (3rd place) Nominated—Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress |
| Youth Without Youth | 2007 | Hotel Receptionist | |
| The Last Enemy | 2008 | Yasim Anwar | (TV Miniseries) |
| Boogie | 2008 | Smaranda Ciocazanu | Also released as Summer Holiday Gopo Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Romanian Filmmakers Union Award for Best Actress |
| Five Minutes of Heaven | 2009 | Vika | Lecce Festival of European Cinema Award for Best Supporting Performance |
| Storm | 2009 | Mira Arendt | Leading role. Directed by Hans Christian Schmid[2] |
| The Countess | 2009 | Anna Darvulia | Directed by Julie Delpy |
| Sleep with Me | 2009 | Sylvie | (TV film by Marc Jobst[3]) |
| The Aviatrix of Kazbek | 2010 | The Aviatrix of Kazbek | De vliegenierster van Kazbek |
| The Pizza Miracle | 2010 | The Madonna of the Eels | (Short Film) |
| Look, Stranger | 2010 | Anna | |
| Holby City | 2010 | Mother | (TV series; 2 episodes) |
| Ouroboros | 2011 | Eva | (Short film) |
| Holby City | 2011 | Nadiya Tereschenko | (TV series; 1 episode) |
| Wallander | 2012 | Inese | (TV series; 1 episode - The Dogs of Riga) |
| Doctor Who | 2012 | Darla | (TV series; 1 episode - Asylum of the Daleks) |
| A Cloud in a Glass of Water | 2012 | Anna | |
| The Politician's Husband | 2013 | Dita | (TV series) |
| Europa Report | 2013 | Rosa Dasque | Released theatrically on August 2, 2013 |
| The Missing | 2014 | Rini | (TV series) |
| Fury | 2014 | Irma | Directed by David Ayer |
| Floride | 2015 | Ivona | Directed by Philippe Le Guay |
| Y Gwyll | 2015 | Meg | (TV Series- Regular) |
| River (TV series) | 2015 | Ema | (TV Series) |
Stage credits
| Title | Year | Role | Production | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure for Measure | 2006 | Mariana | National Theatre, London | ||
| 4:48 Psychosis | 2009 | Young Vic Theatre, London | Sarah Kane’s final play, directed by Christian Benedetti[4] |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Academy Television Awards | 2005 | Best Actress | Sex Traffic | Won |
| European Film Awards | 2007 | Best Actress | 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days | Nominated |
| Gemini Awards | 2005 | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries | Sex Traffic | Nominated |
| International Cinephile Society Awards | 2008 | Best Actress | 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days | Won |
| Lecce Festival of European Cinema | 2010 | Best Supporting Performance | Five Minutes of Heaven | Won |
| London Film Critics Circle Awards | 2008 | Actress of the Year | 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days | Nominated |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | 2007 | Best Actress | 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days | Nominated |
| Monte-Carlo Television Festival Awards | 2005 | Golden Nymph for Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries | Sex Traffic | Won |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards | 2008 | Best Actress | 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days | Nominated |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | 2008 | Best Actress | 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days | Won |
| Romanian Filmmakers Union Awards | 2008 | Best Actress | Boogie | Won |
| Royal Television Society Awards | 2005 | Best Actor – Female | Sex Traffic | Won |
| Shooting Stars Awards | 2008 | Shooting Star | — | Won |
| Stockholm Film Festival Awards | 2007 | Best Actress | 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days | Won |
| Village Voice Film Poll | 2007 | Best Actress | 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days | Won |
