Antoniya Ivanova Veleva is an actress born on August 16, 1990, in Plovdiv. In 2013, she graduated from the "Acting for Drama Theater" program as part of the class of Prof. Plamen Markov at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts (NATFA). In 2015, she completed her Master's degree in "Acting for Theater and Cinema" with Assoc. Prof. V. Rankov again at NATFA. She also specialized in "Psychomotorics and Stage Movement" at NATFA "Kr. Sarafov" with Prof. D.F.N. Sv. Ivanov, Prof. Dr. P. Tsvetkova, and Prof. An. Savinova.

Over the years, she has played various roles, some of which are in productions such as:

"Burundanga" as Silvia by J. Galceran, directed by Blagoy Boichev, at the Vasil Drumev Drama Theatre in Shumen.

Project "Linkage," directed and choreographed by Filip Milanov, a dance theatrical platform.

"Play 27" as She by A. Slapovsky, directed by Assoc. Prof. V. Rankov, at the Theatre of the Bulgarian Army.

Atelier "That Something" based on Y. Yovkov, directed by Prof. M. Mladenova and Prof. Iv. Dobchev, at the Satirical Theatre "Aleko Konstantinov" in Sofia.

"The Government Inspector" as Misha by N.V. Gogol, directed by Prof. Plamen Markov, at the Stoyan Buchvarov Drama Theatre in Varna.

"Gushtercheto" as Scoripia by Alexander Volodin, directed by Prof. Plamen Markov, at the Satirical Theatre "Aleko Konstantinov" in Sofia.

"The Two Arrows" as Tortoise by Alexander Volodin, directed by Prof. Plamen Markov, at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts in Sofia.

"Gymnastics for Pregnant Women" as the Lecturer by Z. Kameneva, directed by K. Angelov, at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts in Sofia.

"Saga" as Margarita by D. Fischyrov, directed by V. Radeva, at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts in Sofia.

She has also participated in several film productions, including:

The television series "Don't Mind Me" as Natalia.

"I Am You" as the Poetess, based on "Adriana" by T. Dimova, and "A Novel Without a Title" by D. Dimov; screenplay by V. Ganev and St. Kostartov; directed by P. Popzlatev.

"Fear of Commitment" as She, a short film directed by Sl. Mitrev at NATFA.

"Almost by Chekhov" as Aneta, screenplay by D. Bodzhakov, directed by P. Valchanov.

Antoniya loves nature, wandering aimlessly in the park, and observing people. She adores everything related to mint and coffee, and she also loves giving birth to children!