1. Olga Kostyantynivna Kurylenko was born on 14 November 1979 and is a Ukrainian-born French actress.
26 Facts About Olga Kurylenko
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Olga Kurylenko rose to prominence by playing Camille Montes in the James Bond film Quantum of Solace.
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Olga Kurylenko had her breakthrough role in the action film Hitman.
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Olga Kostyantynivna Kurylenko was born on 14 November 1979 in Berdyansk, a port city in Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union.
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Olga Kurylenko's parents divorced when she was three years old, and she was raised by her mother.
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Olga Kurylenko rarely had contact with her father, meeting him for the first time after the split at age eight and later at age thirteen.
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In 1996, Olga Kurylenko signed a contract with the Paris-based Madison modelling agency where she met her publicist Valerie Rosen.
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Olga Kurylenko appeared on the covers of Madame Figaro and Marie Claire magazines.
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Olga Kurylenko became the face of brands Bebe, Clarins, and Helena Rubinstein.
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Olga Kurylenko has modelled for Roberto Cavalli and Kenzo and appeared in the Victoria's Secret catalogue.
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Olga Kurylenko next starred in the Paris, je t'aime segment opposite Elijah Wood.
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Olga Kurylenko has appeared in all subsequent Kenzo Amour advertisements.
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Olga Kurylenko quit modelling in 2006, after over ten years of working in the industry and moved on to acting.
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Olga Kurylenko had a minor role in Max Payne as Natasha.
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Olga Kurylenko played Bond girl Camille Montes in the 2008 James Bond film, Quantum of Solace.
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Olga Kurylenko was featured on the cover of the December 2008 issue of the US edition of Maxim magazine and on the cover of the February 2009 issue of the Ukrainian edition of Maxim.
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Olga Kurylenko appeared in Terrence Malick's romantic drama film To the Wonder starring Ben Affleck and Rachel McAdams.
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Olga Kurylenko appeared in Oblivion, a science fiction film starring Tom Cruise and directed by Joseph Kosinski.
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In 2014, Olga Kurylenko starred in the historical drama film The Water Diviner alongside Russell Crowe, Jacqueline McKenzie and Jai Courtney.
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Olga Kurylenko later acted in films such as Momentum, Mara and The Bay of Silence.
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Olga Kurylenko appeared as Baroness Roxane de Giverny in The Emperor of Paris, and as the Russian spy in the Rowan Atkinson led comedy film Johnny English Strikes Again.
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Olga Kurylenko acquired French citizenship in 2001, which she called "a practical decision" because it was easier to travel with a French passport without a visa, as opposed to travelling with a Ukrainian passport.
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In 2000, Olga Kurylenko married French fashion photographer Cedric van Mol, whom she divorced four years later.
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In 2006, Olga Kurylenko married American mobile phone accessory entrepreneur Damian Gabrielle, whom she divorced the next year.
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Olga Kurylenko has a son with her former partner, English actor and writer Max Benitz, whom she met in 2014.
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Olga Kurylenko expressed support for Ukraine during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.