In the well-kept tradition of 007's adventures, Bond girls are alluring, quick-witted young ladies who just about any man would fall for. 28-year-old Olga Kurylenko from the Ukraine is certainly no exception.
The producers of Bond 22 have revealed that Olga is set to play the dangerously alluring Camille. Only few character details were revealed, but Olga's road to Bond 22 and stardom is an interesting adventure in itself.
Born on the 14th of November, 1979 in Berdyansk, Ukraine, Olga grew up in the midst of a broken family during the period when Ukrainians were dominated by Soviet regime. Her and her mother lived together with a variety of extended family in a four-room flat. Berdyansk provided its townspeople with one major source of income - it was home to the Azov Sea spring water plant. When the factory went bankrupt and closed, Olga's mother spent all hours of the day at odd jobs while her grandmother took care of her daughter.
At the early age of 13 on the busy Moscow subway, a Russian talent agent approached Olga and her mother, Marina. Years later, Marina reported to the press that she was at first suspicious of the scout.
"I was very surprised and kept asking this woman whether she had some hidden agenda. I was amazed a complete stranger could scout for models like this", she said. Yet, after receiving details from the agent and a promise of a bright future, she agreed to join the agent's books and was told she would be contacted when she turned 17.
Under her agent's guidance she received training as a model and before she had turned 20 years-old Olga was whisked to Paris to begin a career. After learning the local language in just six months, she lead a prosperous life in the French model set and was quickly able to leave some of the less-fond memories of her childhood behind. She rarely discusses her home-life or past but was convinced to spill a few of the secrets for a recent press article. As a model she was made a regular face in fashion and on pages of magazines such as "Vogue" or "Elle" before progressing to the sliver screen...
In 2005, Olga won her first onscreen role. "L' Annulaire" (The Ring Finger), a Diane Bertrand drama, saw the lovely model-turned-actress take the lead role of Iris. For her role in this picture she won a Certificate of Excellence at the Brooklyn Film Festival.
Over the next few years, Olga appeared in a variety of French art-house films - some far from being family friendly.
A variety of top-notch dramas and thrillers ultimately lead her to 2007's "Hitman", co-starring one-time Bond hopeful, Dougray Scott, in a rip-roaring adventure/thriller. "Hitman" provided the perfect Hollywood break for young Olga and her careful film selection has paid off and her relative 'unknown' status has contributed to landing her a lead in the James Bond series.
In November 2008, Bond 22 will see 007 fight an emotional battle after the loss of Vesper, unravel the mystery of Mr. White's shadowy organisation, and romance the sexy and charming Camille - played by Olga Kurylenko.
Chandler's Verdict:
CLASSY!!!
Plain and simple, this girl is HOT. The first time I ever heard about or saw her was in the film "Hitman". The movie was terrible in my opinion, but what caught my attention throughout the whole film (besides the terrible casting of Timothy Olyphant as Agent 47), was this gorgeous unk own eastern european beauty.
Like I do with most films that I watch, I went over to imdb.com, which Le Sprogre highly recommends, to read a little bit more on the movie. Playing the role of "Nika" was a little known model turned actress named Olga Kurylenko.
A little known tidbit about myself is that I am a HUGE James Bond fan. The fact that they cast this beauty as the next Bond girl is unbelievable. The funny thing is when I watched Hitman I actually thought to myself that she would make a great Bond girl. I know that they state the producers chose her for the role, but hell I bet either Paul Haggis or Daniel Craig hand selected her. I say Paul Haggis because he's Canadian and Canadians are notoriously classy (well most of them) and Daniel Craig because he's one of the most badass Bond's since Connery. Thanks to Olga, I have another amazing reason to look forward to the November release of yet-to-be-titled new Bond film.
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