Olga Kurylenko was discovered by a model scout in
Moscow when she was a teenager.
[About.com: Olga Kurylenko Bio] At 17, she signed a contract with a Madison modeling agency in
Paris.
[About.com: Olga Kurylenko Bio] After being featured on the covers of famous magazines such as
Vogue,
FHM and
Elle, Kurylenko began her acting path in 2005. She gained recognition at the Brooklyn International Film Festival for her respective roles in
L'Annulaire and
Paris, je t'aime.
[About.com: Olga Kurylenko Bio] From there she ventured into American theaters with the 2007 spy film
Hitman and the 2008 Bond film
Quantum of Solace.
