Marija Škaričić (born 6 August 1977) is a Croatian actress.
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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.
