Martina Apostolova

Martina Apostolova is a Bulgarian actress and former footballer who also starred in the titular role of her debut feature-length film, Irina.

Early life

Martina Apostolova was born on 6 January 1990 in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. She briefly lived in Germany. She was a professional footballer who played for LP Super Sport Sofia and later for the Bulgaria women's national football team.
She graduated from New Bulgarian University in 2013, majoring in acting. She began working as a staff member at the Nikola Vaptsarov Theater in Blagoevgrad.

Career

She began participating in plays in her first year of college. She first appeared on stage in the play A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by her lecturer Snezhina Petrova.
In 2018, she made her debut acting in the titular role in Irina. She won various awards for her performance, including a Golden Rose Award.
In 2020, Apostolova was honored the Shooting Stars Award by European Film Promotion. In 2022, she starred in the leading role in Theodore Ushev's dystopian science fiction film Phi 1.618.