Jelena Veljača, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jelena Veljača

Croatian actress and screenwriter

Date of Birth: 23-Apr-1981

Place of Birth: Zagreb, Zagreb County, Croatia

Profession: screenwriter, actor, writer

Nationality: Croatia

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Jelena Veljaca (born 23 April 1981) is a Croatian actress and screenwriter, currently writing a weekly column for Nedjeljni Jutarnji. Veljaca was born in Zagreb.
She is best known for her role as "Maja Župan" in the Croatian telenovela Ljubav u zaledu (Love in the Offside).
She also appeared in the first Croatian telenovela ever, Villa Maria.
Additionally, she co-wrote the script for the telenovelas Obicni ljudi (Ordinary people) and Ponos Ratkajevih (Pride of the Ratkaj Family).
She also appeared in the Croatian political thriller series Urota.
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, is a collection of weekly newspaper columns written for Jutarnji list.Veljaca is a co-founder of #spasime, a social movement against domestic violence, started in 2019.