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Jelena Popović-Volarić, née Jelena Veljača (born April 23, 1981) is a Croatian actress and screenwriter, currently writing a weekly column for Nedjeljni Jutarnji.
Veljača was born in Zagreb. She is best known for her role as "Maja Župan" in the Croatian telenovela Ljubav u zaleđu (Love in the Offside). She also appeared in the first Croatian telenovela ever, Villa Maria. Additionally, she co-wrote the script for the telenovelas Obični 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.