Jelena Veljača (born 23 April 1981) is a
Croatia
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n actress and screenwriter, currently writing a weekly column for ''
Nedjeljni Jutarnji''.
Veljača was born in
Zagreb
Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital and largest city of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near the international border between Croatia and Slov ...
. She is best known for her role as Maja Župan in the Croatian
telenovela
A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ...
''Ljubav u zaleđu'' (''Love in an Offside Position''). She also appeared in the first Croatian telenovela ever, ''Villa Maria''. Additionally, she co-wrote the script for the telenovelas ''Obični ljudi'' (''Ordinary People'') and ''Ponos Ratkajevih'' (''Pride of the Ratkaj Family''). She also appeared in the Croatian political thriller series ''Urota'' (''Conspiracy''). In 2006, it was announced that she would be one of the writers on the upcoming
Croatian edition of ''
Survivor.''
Her 2009 book, ''Mama vam je cijelo vrijeme lagala'' (''Mum Lied to You Entire Time''), is a collection of weekly newspaper columns written for ''
Jutarnji list''.
Veljača is a co-founder of
#spasime, a social movement against domestic violence, started in 2019.
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External links
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Jelena Veljača - Interview
1981 births
Living people
Television people from Zagreb
Croatian television actresses
Croatian screenwriters
Croatian columnists
Actresses from Zagreb
Croatian women columnists
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