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).
