Elina Galcheva

Elina Desislava Galcheva (Bulgarian: Елина Десислава Галчева; born February 1, 1981) is an American actress and singer. Born in and raised in, Galcheva had her breakout role playing Hailey Burns, the younger sister of shock jock James "Bozo" Burns, on the Thomas Hals sitcom Stress Test (2003–2004). She subsequently found success playing the role of Samantha "Sammy" Rangoni on the RKOx sitcom I'd Like Two Cheeseburgers (2007–2015).

For a few years beginning in 2001, Galcheva performed in the country music revue Chased Outta Town with Laura Beerens. In 2007, Galcheva teamed up with Terry Hammett to form the country duo Thousand Oaks, and subsequently released their debut album Day One in 2009, which charted the no. 1 country hit "Running Wild".

Early life
Elina Desislava Galcheva was born on February 1, 1981 in,. Her mother Svetla was a mathematician who worked as a teacher, while her father Milovan Galchev was a mechanical engineer who worked as a technician for the. She has a brother, Kristian. In 1992, when Galcheva was 10 years old, the family moved to with US$301 and only a few of their old belongings. She was raised, but now identifies as a non-denominational Christian.

On her second day in Los Angeles, Galcheva was enrolled in elementary school only knowing a few words of English, later recalling that "I didn't understand much of what was going on." She claims to have learned much of her English by watching Jeopardy! and listening to country music.

Galcheva initially attended, later transitioning to the when that school proved to be insufficiently flexible about her acting commitments. She briefly attended the in Los Angeles and  in. She also attended the.