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My Take
Anamaria Marinca is one of those actors whose breakthrough still gives me chills. Winning a British Academy Television Award for Best Actress on her screen debut, the Channel 4 film Sex Traffic, is almost unheard of, and it told me right away this was serious talent. Then came 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, a performance so raw and restrained it anchored one of the defining films of the Romanian New Wave. I admire that she moves fluidly between stage and screen rather than chasing pure celebrity. Her quiet intensity is the sort of thing I gravitate toward, and her trajectory feels driven by craft above all.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Anamaria Marinca
- Name (Japanese)
- アナマリア・マリンカ
- Reading
- あなまりあ・まりんか
- Born
- April 1, 1978 (age 48)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Horse
- Origin
- Iași, Iași County, Romania
- Occupation
- actor / stage actor / film actor
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- British Academy Television Awards
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Anamaria Marinca born?
Born April 1, 1978 (age 48).
Where is Anamaria Marinca from?
Anamaria Marinca is from Iași, Iași County, Romania.
What does Anamaria Marinca do?
Anamaria Marinca works as actor, stage actor, film actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.