Olga Kurylenko facts for kids
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Olga Kurylenko
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Kurylenko in 2024
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| Born | 14 November 1979 Berdyansk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
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| Years active | 1995–present |
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Olga Kurylenko is a talented actress and former model. She is known for playing the Bond girl Camille Montes in the James Bond film Quantum of Solace (2008). She has also starred in many other popular movies.
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About Olga Kurylenko's Early Life
Olga Kurylenko was born on November 14, 1979. Her birthplace was Berdyansk, a port city in Ukraine. At that time, Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union. Her father, Konstantin Kurylenko, is Ukrainian. Her mother, Marina Alyabusheva, is an art teacher and artist. Olga's parents divorced when she was three years old. Her mother raised her.
Olga Kurylenko's Career Journey
From Modeling to Acting
Olga Kurylenko moved to Moscow when she was 15. At 16, she moved to Paris, France. In 1996, she signed a contract with a modeling agency. By the age of 18, she was on the covers of famous magazines like Vogue and Elle. She also appeared on the covers of Madame Figaro and Marie Claire. She became the face of brands like Bebe, Clarins, and Helena Rubinstein. She also modeled for Roberto Cavalli and Kenzo.
Olga's acting career began in France in 2004. Her first major film was The Ring Finger. For this role, she won an award at the 2006 Brooklyn International Film Festival. In 2006, she was chosen to be the face of Kenzo's new perfume, Kenzo Amour. She appeared in all the advertisements for it. Olga stopped modeling in 2006 to focus on acting.
Key Roles in Movies
In 2007, Olga starred in the action film Hitman. She played Nika Boronina. She also had a small role in Max Payne.
Her big break came in 2008 when she played Bond girl Camille Montes. This was in the James Bond film Quantum of Solace. In the movie, she played a Bolivian Secret Service agent. Her character teamed up with Bond to stop a criminal group.
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After Quantum of Solace, Olga continued to star in many different films. She appeared in To the Wonder (2012), a romantic drama. She was also in the science fiction film Oblivion with Tom Cruise. In 2014, she starred in The Water Diviner with Russell Crowe.
In 2017, she was in the political comedy The Death of Stalin. The next year, she starred in The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018). She also appeared in the comedy film Johnny English Strikes Again (2018) with Rowan Atkinson.
More recently, in 2021, Olga played Antonia Dreykov / Taskmaster in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Black Widow. She also appeared in the action thriller Extraction 2 (2023) and the Netflix spy thriller miniseries Treason (2022). She is also set to appear in the upcoming Marvel film Thunderbolts* in 2025.
Olga Kurylenko's Personal Life
Olga Kurylenko became a French citizen in 2001. She said it was a practical choice for easier travel. She has been married twice. In 2000, she married French fashion photographer Cedric van Mol. They divorced in 2004. In 2006, she married American businessman Damian Gabrielle. They divorced in 2007. She moved to London in 2009.
Olga has a son with her former partner, English actor and writer Max Benitz. She has also shown her support for Ukraine during the conflict there.
Awards and Recognitions
Olga Kurylenko has received several awards and nominations for her acting.
- In 2005, she won Best Actress at the Brooklyn International Film Festival for The Ring Finger.
- In 2012, she won Best Cast at the Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Seven Psychopaths.
- She was also nominated for a Saturn Award and an Empire Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Quantum of Solace.
See also
In Spanish: Olga Kurylenko para niños
