Aglaia Mortcheva () (born 1972) is a Bulgarian voice actress and former animator and illustrator, best known for her portrayal of Vendetta on the ''Making Fiends'' web series and on the

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. Mortcheva is also a professor of art and animation at

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Biography

Mortcheva was born and raised in

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. At age six, she started working as a child actress and later became an artist at age fourteen. At age twenty six, she moved to

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, where she currently lives with her husband. They have two children born in 1998 and 2002. She worked on shows such as ''

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''. In 2003, Mortcheva was the voice of Vendetta on Amy Winfrey's web project, '' Making Fiends''. The series was televised in 2008, in which Mortcheva was a character designer. In 2009, Mortcheva published a short film titled ''When I am Sad'', which she wrote, animated, and provided the voice for the main character. Her first art book, ''Aglaia Mortcheva: Drawings and Illustrations: Volume 1'', was released on August 30, 2009.

Filmography

References

External links

Official blog
* Living people Bulgarian animators Bulgarian film actresses Actresses from Sofia 1972 births Bulgarian emigrants to the United States California State University, Northridge faculty {{animator-stub