Olga Konstantinovna Kurylenko is a Ukrainian actress and model who was born on November 14, 1979 to a Russian mother and a Ukrainian father in Berdyansk, Ukraine, where she grew up in utter poverty. As a child she studied art, languages, and attended 7 years of musical school where she learned to play the piano and attended a ballet studio until the age of 13.
At age 13, Olga was on vacation with her mother in Moscow, where she was scouted by an agent who offered her a job as a model. By age 16, she moved to Paris and was signed by the Madison agency. At age 18, Olga appeared on the cover of Glamour and later graced the magazine covers of Elle, Madame Figaro, Marie Claire, and Vogue. Eventually, she became the face of Lejaby lingerie, Bebe clothing, Clarins and Helena Rubinstein cosmetic companies.
Her film career began in 2005 and, soon after, Olga received the certificate of excellence award at the 2006 Brooklyn International Film Festival for her performance in L'Annulaire. In the same year, she also appeared in the Paris, je t'aime segment of Quartier de la Madeleine, opposite Elijah Wood.
In 2007, Olga starred in Hitman alongside Timothy Olyphant. In 2008, she appeared in Max Payne. Her biggest role came next, when she starred opposite Daniel Craig in Quantum of Solace, the twenty-second film in the James Bond series.
Filmography:
The Cross (2010)
Centurion (2009) .... Etain
Kirot (2009) .... Galia
À l'est de moi (2008) .... La prostituée russe
Tyranny (2008) (TV) .... Mina Harud
Quantum of Solace (2008) .... Camille
Max Payne (2008) .... Natasha Sax
Hitman (2007) .... Nika Boronina
Suspectes (2007) (TV) .... Eva Pirès
Le Serpent (2006) .... Sofia
Le Porte-bonheur (2006) (TV) .... Sophia
Paris, je t'aime (2006) .... The Vampire
L'Annulaire (2005) .... Iris
Trivia:
Plays the piano.
Trained as a model in Moscow.
Speaks English and French fluently.
Served on the jury at the 2007 Brussels International Film Festival.
Trained as a ballerina in the Soviet Union (from age 8 to 12) and Independent Ukraine (from age 12 to 13).
Quantum of Solace, in which she starred, opened worldwide on her birthday (November 14).
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At age 13, Olga was on vacation with her mother in Moscow, where she was scouted by an agent who offered her a job as a model. By age...
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