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My Take
Olga Kurylenko could have stayed a Bond girl footnote, and I find it genuinely impressive that she refused to. Camille in Quantum of Solace was already a tougher, sadder character than the franchise usually allows, and she has kept choosing roles that stretch her—action spectacles, indie dramas, voice work. The journey itself earns my respect: a girl from Berdiansk, a port town in Ukraine, who built a career modelling in Paris and then rebuilt it again as an actress working in foreign languages. There is a quiet resilience under her glamour, and given what her homeland has endured, her continued visibility feels meaningful well beyond cinema.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Olga Kurylenko
- Name (Japanese)
- オルガ・キュリレンコ
- Reading
- おるが・きゅりれんこ
- Born
- November 14, 1979 (age 46)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Goat
- Origin
- Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine
- Height
- 176 cm
- Occupation
- actor / model / film actor / voice actor
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2006 Brooklyn Film Festival
- 2012 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Olga Kurylenko born?
Born November 14, 1979 (age 46).
Where is Olga Kurylenko from?
Olga Kurylenko is from Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine.
What does Olga Kurylenko do?
Olga Kurylenko works as actor, model, film actor, voice actor.
How tall is Olga Kurylenko?
Olga Kurylenko is 176 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.