Biography
Elena Atanasova was born on September 04, 1977 in Sofia. She graduated National Academy for Theatre and Film Art in" Acting for Theatre" in 2000. As a child she has played Maria in her father's (Svetozar Atanasov) 3-serial TV film "The Battle of White River Salzliyka". In 1989 she has played Marina in 13 serial film "Golden Years", director Beppe Chino (Rai Uno). In 1994, she was Olga in the musical film "lyrical scenes" in Tchaikovsky's opera "Eugene Onegin" - director Svetozar Atanasov (Bulgarian National Television). In 1996, she was The Girl in "BG - incredible stories and stories of the modern Bulgarian", directed by Georgi Djulgerov and Svetoslav Ovtcharov (Bulgarian National Television). In 1999, she has played Charlotte in "Cinderella" - director Zoya Kasamakova (Bulgarian National Television). In 2000 she was a Member of the European youth jury of the XVI International Festival of love cinema in the city Mons,Belgium. The other her roles in cinema are : The Student in a French-Bulgarian production "And your turn will come" directed by Harry Klevan for French television M6; The Mother in "Crazy Day", directed by Silvia Pesheva; Olga in "Icon" Hallmark TV movie, directed by Charlie M.Smith; the Bearded Woman in the "Neutral Zone", directed by Andrew Slabakov; Petya in "Ice Dream", directed by Ivan Georgiev; the Nurse Dolph in "The Black Dahlia", directed by Brayan de Palma; Journalist in "Magna Aura", directed by Irina Popov, 13 serial German film; Julia in an episode of TV series "He and She"; Secretary in "Anna P.", French TV film, directed by Olivier Langlois; Military Translator in the series "Lawyers and Partners ", directed by Alexander Pidoux. Theatrical performances: 2012, "Sex without sugar" , on texts by Dario Fo and Franca Rame, directed by Borislav Petranov and Stephen Fleming; 2011, "When thunder strikes" by Peyo Iavorov, directed by Stayko Murdzhev; 2011, Dottie in "Silence, please!" by Michael Frayn, directed by Boris Pankin; 2011, Girl 2 in "Rules of the Game" by Stefan Prokhorov in Youth Theatre, directed by Dimitar Stefanov; 2011, Mercedes in "Square" Sineva ", musical by Milen Vrabevski and Thomas Markov, directed by BorisPankin in Drama theater Plovdiv; 2008, Reni in "Orchestra without name" by Stanislav Stratiev, directed by Boris Pankin in Plovdiv Drama Theater; 2008, Eve in "Ball of thieves" by Jean-Anuy , directed by Tieri Harcourt in National Theatre "Ivan Vazov"; Dorothy in "Dangerous Games" by Maggie and John Neville Hakalbi, directed by Nadya Assenova in Theather "Tears and Laughter"; 2007, Mrs. Piribingal in "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens,directed by Venelin Methodiev in Smolyan Theater; Mrs. Trifkovic in "Duel" by Ivan Vazov, directed by Niki Aprilov, musical in Varna Opera; Mrs. Marchmant in "Ideal man" by O.Uayld, directed by Tieri Harcourt in National Theatre "Ivan Vazov"; 2006, Tashka Utkata in "Prespa Bells" by D. Talev, directed by Christo Christov in Theater "Tears and Laughter"; Rima Jones in "All That Jazz", directed by Boris Pankin in National Theater "Ivan Vazov"; in 2005/2007, Elena Atahasova is a payroll actress in Rhodope Drama Theatre - Smolyan. Roles: Mrs. Klaket in "Silence please," directed by Boris Pankin; Sevda in "Self-Portraits recognition", directed by Julia Ognyanova; Magda in "Appetite for Cherries" by A. Oshetska, directed by Boris Pankin; Lover in "Bus" by St. Stratiev, directed by Boris Pankin; 2004, Thais in "Perikyl" by W. Shakespeare, directed by Nevena Miteva in Gabrovo Theater. In 2003 Elena Atanasova won the Award "Asker" for a rising star for the role of Bridget Jones in multimedia solo performance "Bridget Jones's Diary".
