Monday, April 20, 2009

Olga Kurylenko Profile

Name: Olga Kurylenko
Birth name: Olga Kostyantynivna Kurylenko
Date of birth: November 14, 1979
Birthplace: Berdyansk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union

Olga Kostyantynivna Kurylenko was born on November 14, 1979. She is a Ukrainian model and actress. She is perhaps best known as the Bond girl in the 22nd James Bond film, Quantum of Solace and for portraying the character of Nika Boronina in the movie adaptation of the video game Hitman. Since 2001 she holds French citizenship. Kurylenko was discovered by a female model scout while on vacation in Moscow at the age of thirteen.When she was 17 she signed a contract with the Paris-based Madison modeling agency. By the age of 18 she had already appeared on the covers of Vogue and Elle. While working as a model in Paris, Kurylenko supported her mother back home in Ukraine.