Anya Angelova Pencheva is a Bulgarian theater and cinema actress. She was born in Smolyan, Bulgaria on September 12, 1957. She graduated in "acting" in the class of Professor Sasho Stoyanov at National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria in 1980. In 2002, she received the TheaterAaward "Asker" for supporting actress for her role in "Eating with friends." In the cinema she began acting as a child. She debuted in the film "King Shishman" at 12 years age in the role of Queen Mary. Her first serious role was that of Rosemary in "Typhoons with Gentle names". She has two marriages - the first was with a journalist Sasho Dikov (they have a daughter Petya), the second - with Ivaylo Karanyotov (they have a son Angel). In 2008, she participated in the Bulgarian show "Dancing Stars".