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3 | Olga Kostyantynivna Kurylenko (born November 14, 1979 in Berdyansk, then [[UsefulNotes/SovietRussiaUkraineAndSoOn Ukrainian SSR]], nowadays Russian-occupied UsefulNotes/{{Ukraine}}) is a Ukrainian-[=French=] actress and model. |
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5 | She was discovered by a scout on the UsefulNotes/MoscowMetro while on holiday with her mother and subsequently became a successful model in France, where she took citizenship. She was noticed as an actress with roles such as Nika Boronina in the movie adaptation of the video game ''Film/{{Hitman}}'' (2007), and as Camille Montes, who has made it her life's mission to [[ItsPersonal avenge the death of her family]] in the 22nd Film/JamesBond film, ''Film/QuantumOfSolace'' (2008). She's had a steady output of supporting roles and some leading roles ever since. |
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7 | She is noted for her ability to act in English, [[EverythingsSexierInFrench French]] and Russian, and for taking on many ActionGirl and DarkActionGirl roles. |
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9 | Kurylenko has been married and divorced twice, with one son by her former partner, British actor Max Benitz. |
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11 | [[folder:Selective Filmography:]] |
12 | * ''Film/ParisJeTAime'' (2006) as the Vampiress |
13 | * ''Film/{{Hitman}}'' (2007) as Nika Boronina |
14 | * ''Film/MaxPayne'' (2008) as Natasha |
15 | * ''Film/QuantumOfSolace'' (2008) as Camille Montes |
16 | * ''Film/{{Centurion}}'' (2010) as Etain |
17 | * ''Film/SevenPsychopaths'' (2012) as Angela |
18 | * ''Magic City'' (2012-2013 series) as Vera Evans |
19 | * ''Film/ToTheWonder'' (2013) as Marina |
20 | * ''Film/{{Oblivion|2013}}'' (2013) as Julia Harper |
21 | * ''Film/TheNovemberMan'' (2014) as Alice Fournier |
22 | * ''Literature/VampireAcademy'' (TheFilmOfTheBook, 2014) as Headmistress Kirova |
23 | * ''Film/TheWaterDiviner'' (2014) as Ayshe |
24 | * ''Film/{{Momentum|2015}}'' (2015) as Alexis Faraday |
25 | * ''Film/TheDeathOfStalin'' (2017) as Maria Veniaminovna Yudina |
26 | * ''Film/TheManWhoKilledDonQuixote'' (2018) as Jacqui |
27 | * ''Film/JohnnyEnglishStrikesAgain'' (2018) as Ophelia Bhuletova |
28 | * ''Film/TheEmperorOfParis'' (2018) as the Baroness of Giverny |
29 | * ''Film/{{The Courier|2019}}'' (2019) as the Courier |
30 | * ''Film/{{The Room|2019}}'' (2019) as Kate |
31 | * ''The Translators'' (2020) as Katerina Anisinova |
32 | * ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'' as Antonia Dreykov/Taskmaster |
33 | ** ''Film/{{Black Widow|2021}}'' (2021) |
34 | ** ''Thunderbolts'' (2025) |
35 | * ''Film/{{The Princess|2022}}'' (2022) as Moira |
36 | * ''Film/Extraction2'' (2023) as Mia |
37 | * ''Boudica: Queen of War'' (2023) as UsefulNotes/{{Boudica}} |
38 | * ''Chief of Station'' (2024) |
39 | * ''Misdirection'' (2024) |
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42 | !!Tropes related to her works: |
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44 | * ActionGirl: Plays one in ''Film/QuantumOfSolace'', ''Film/{{Momentum|2015}}'', ''Kirot'', ''{{Film/Centurion}}'' and sees some action in ''Film/{{Oblivion|2013}}''. She also plays one in ''Film/BlackWidow2021'' [[spoiler:as TheDragon no less]]. There's also the ancient British Iceni queen UsefulNotes/{{Boudica}}. |
45 | * AgonizingStomachWound: Has had this happen in at least four different movies (namely in [[spoiler: ''Kirot'', ''Centurion'', ''Erased'', and ''Seven Psychopaths'']]) and that's only including the times where she dies... |
46 | * AloofDarkHairedGirl: Has a tendency to play composed, distant or downright aloof characters. |
47 | * AdvertisedExtra: Appears in the trailers and on the poster for ''Seven Psychopaths'', even though she only has about five minutes of screentime. |
48 | * BeautyInversion: In ''Film/BlackWidow2021''. [[spoiler:She had artificial burns placed over the right side of her face, to indicate her character barely survived being caught in the explosion of a bomb.]] |
49 | * ChronicallyKilledActor: Between 2007 and 2013, most of her roles involved FanService and death - although in ''Film/{{Hitman}}'' she only dies in an alternate ending - highlighted by how ''Film/SevenPsychopaths'' has her spending her ten minutes of screentime having sex and getting killed. After a few years avoiding it, in 2018 she added two more deaths in ''Mara'' and ''Just a Breath Away'' (though she doesn't die in ''Film/TheEmperorOfParis''). |
50 | * DyeingForYourArt: Had her waist-length locks chopped down to a bob for ''Film/{{Hitman}}'' and dyed her hair a few shades lighter for ''To the Wonder''. |
51 | * EverythingsSexierInFrench: Is a French citizen and speaks as well as acts in the language. |
52 | * FakeNationality: |
53 | ** She played the Pictish Scot Etain in ''Film/{{Centurion}}'' |
54 | ** She has portrayed Americans in ''Film/SevenPsychopaths'', ''Film/Momentum2015'' and ''Magic City''. |
55 | ** She was a Bolivian in ''Film/QuantumOfSolace''. |
56 | ** She also portrayed the Russian Antonia Dreykov/[[spoiler:Taskmaster]] in ''Black Widow'' (though she does have Russian ancestry). |
57 | ** She was a Georgian in ''Film/Extraction2'' |
58 | * MsFanservice: She tends to take off her clothes quite a bit. |
59 | * SensualSlavs: Being a model from Ukraine (and having some Russian ancestry) helps. |
60 | ** She played a Russian HookerWithAHeartOfGold in ''Film/{{Hitman}}'' and the FemmeFatale she plays in ''Film/QuantumOfSolace'' had a Russian mother, most notably. |
61 | ** In ''Film/TheDeathOfStalin'' she's the only cast member who's a Slav (the rest of the cast is Britons and Americans playing Russians) and former Soviet citizen at that, and she's one of only two cast members who doesn't look like a troll (the other being Creator/JasonIsaacs as Zhukov). |
62 | * StatuesqueStunner: She's 5'9 (175cm). |
63 | * {{Vampires Are Sex God|s}}desses: Portrayed a very sexy vampiress in ''Film/ParisJeTAime'' and the people behind ''Film/VampireAcademy'' are going for the younger and sexier route for her version of Headmistress Ellen Kirova. |
64 | * WhatCouldHaveBeen: She was in the top three contenders to play Franchise/WonderWoman in the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse circa 2013 but ultimately lost out to Creator/GalGadot. |
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