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Nina Dobrev is a Bulgarian-born Canadian actress. Her best-known television roles are Mia Jones in Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001) and Elena Gilbert and Katherine Pierce on The Vampire Diaries (2009). Her film work includes The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012), Let's Be Cops (2014), The Final Girls (2015), xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017), and Dog Days (2018).
From a very young age, she showed great enthusiasm and talent for the arts: dance, gymnastics, theater, music, visual arts, and acting. Modeling jobs led to commercials, which turned into film auditions; she booked roles in the feature films Fugitive Pieces (2007), Away from Her (2006), and the popular CTV television series Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001), which led to The Vampire Diaries (2009), where she played the lead role for 6 seasons.
Nina loves to travel and has often visited Europe for pleasure, as well as to compete internationally, representing Canada in Aesthetic gymnastics. She enjoys playing volleyball and soccer, swimming, rock climbing, wakeboarding, snowboarding, and horseback riding.
Above all, acting is her passion, and she sees it as an adventure that has just begun; she believes that the journey and the characters we create along the way will help us understand ourselves.- Natalya Rudova was born on 2 July 1983 in Pakhtakor, Pakhtakorskiy rayon, Dzhizakskaya oblast, Uzbekskaya SSR, USSR [now Paxtakor, Paxtakor tumani, Jizzax viloyati, Uzbekistan]. She is an actress, known for Mafia: Game of Survival (2016), Gyulchatay (2012) and Tsvetok dyavola (2010).
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Elena Korikova was born on 12 April 1972 in Tobolsk, Tyumenskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She is an actress, known for Lady Into Lassie (1995), Mu-Mu (1998) and Alice Underground (1999).- Nastasya Samburskaya was born on 1 March 1987 in Priozersk, Priozerskiy rayon, Leningradskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She is an actress, known for Koresha (2024), Prestizh (2023) and Za slova otvechayu!. She has been married to Kirill Dytsevich since 10 November 2017.
- Ekaterina Guseva was born on 9 July 1976 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She is an actress, known for Flesh.ka (2006), Brigada: Naslednik (2012) and Law of the Lawless (2002). She has been married to Vladimir Abashkin since 1 August 1996. They have two children.
- Born in a town of Tula, Russia, Yulia Snigir was playing chess competitively and at the age of 15 was awarded the prestigious title of Candidate Master of Sports in Chess. She was planning to have a professional chess player career but instead made a decision to continue her education and moved to Moscow on her own where she was accepted to State Pedagogical University. Yulia had to study and work at the same time to support herself financially. She was teaching English in the nursery school, when a friend showed photos of Yulia to a representative of one of the most prestigious Moscow modeling agency. While continuing her study program in University, Yulia became a successful model. She was offered a contract with a leading French jewelry brand and was planning to move to France when a casting-director saw her at the modeling agency and invited for an audition. Her acting career officially started when she was accepted to the famous Vakhtangov Theatre Academy and was cast in two independent films. Yulia's big break came when she was offered one of the leading roles in the Russian sci-fi blockbuster "The Inhabited Island" and the sequel "The Inhabited Island 2: Rebellion". It made her a star in Russia. Yulia became the face of L'Oreal, Mexx clothing and Mexx perfume in her home country.
Yulia divided her time between TV series, theater and film playing the vast variety of roles and becoming a versatile actress with her projects ranging, from small indie films, to TV dramas, large studio projects and experimental theater. In the theater Yulia played a male role in a very successful production of King Lear, which won several European and Russian theater awards. In 2012 she was cast in a lead role in the fifth installment of Die Hard, released in February 2013. - Anna Kournikova is a Russian former professional tennis player and American television personality. Her appearance and celebrity status made her one of the best known tennis stars worldwide.
Despite never winning a singles title, she reached No. 8 in the world in 2000. She achieved greater success playing doubles, where she was at times the world No. 1 player. With Martina Hingis as her partner, she won Grand Slam titles in Australia in 1999 and 2002, and the WTA Championships in 1999 and 2000. Her pro career doubles record was 200-71. Her singles record is 209-129.
Kournikova retired at the age of 21 due to serious back and spinal problems. She was a new trainer for season 12 of the television show The Biggest Loser, replacing Jillian Michaels, but did not return for season 13. In addition to her tennis and television work, Kournikova serves as a Global Ambassador for Population Services International's "Five & Alive" program, which addresses health crises facing children under the age of five and their families. - Olga Tchakova (known professionally as Olga Fonda) is a Russian-American film and television actress and model. She is also known for her role as Nadia Petrova in The Vampire Diaries (2013-2014).
While vacationing in Los Angeles, California, Fonda was scouted by agent Paul Fisher to pursue modeling, her longtime ambition. After acting in TV commercials, she played a Russian ballerina in the 2009 independent film Love Hurts.
Fonda, who has modeled since at least 2007 in Japan, Italy and the United States, went on to appear in television series including How I Met Your Mother, Nip/Tuck, Melrose Place, and Entourage, and played Owen Wilson's girlfriend in a nonspeaking role in Little Fockers. She was cast in the 2011 romantic-comedy Crazy, Stupid, Love, though her scene did not make the final cut; she does appear in the film's trailer.
In 2010, Fonda was cast in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn. She had a supporting role in 2011's Real Steel. She played Nadia in The Vampire Diaries. In 2018, she was cast in the role of Sarah in the Netflix series Altered Carbon.
In 2012, Olga appeared in television commercials for the related companies TJ Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods TV. Fonda was cast in Agent X, appearing opposite Sharon Stone.
She is unrelated to the Fonda acting family and has said her reason for adopting that stage name "started as a mystery, [and so] I'm going to keep it a mystery. There's really nothing to it but maybe one day I'll tell the story of how I got my name."
Fonda supports the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital after being introduced to the charity by Jason Thomas Gordon, who started a campaign for the hospital called, Music Gives to St. Jude Kids.
She is also a supporter of The Heroes Project, which was founded by Tim Medvetz to help wounded veterans. - Kristina Pimenova was born on 27 December 2005 in Moscow, Russia. She is an actress, known for The Russian Bride (2018), Creators: The Past (2019) and Secret Neighbor (2019).
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Agnia Ditkovskyte was born on 11 May 1988 in Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, USSR. She is an actress, known for Zhara (2006), Hooked (2009) and Rejection (2009). She was previously married to Aleksey Chadov.- Anfisa Chekhova was born on 21 December 1977 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She is an actress, known for Gitler kaput! (2008), S.S.D. (2008) and All Inclusive ili Vsyo vklyucheno! (2011). She was previously married to Guram Bablishvili.
- Anastasiya Mikulchina was born on 4 August 1983 in Bendery, Moldavskaya SSR, USSR [now Bender, Moldova]. She is an actress, known for Small World (2021), Cold Shores (2019) and Mediator (2021).
- Anna Kalashnikova was born on 13 June 1984 in Stavropol, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She is an actress, known for Amazonki (2011), Pust govoryat (2005) and Zvyozdy soshlis (2017).
- Karolina Kurkova is a supermodel best known for her work as a Victoria's Secrets lingerie model. She has appeared in nine Victoria's Secret Fashion shows between 2000 and 2010 and was named a Victoria's Secret Angel in 2005. She has graced the covers of such notable fashion magazines as Vogue, Elle, Vanity Fair, and Esquire among others. In 2002, she was named Model of the Year at the VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards. She also has worked as an actress in movies such as G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and TV series, Chuck, 30 Rock and Person of Interest. She was born on February 28, 1984 in Deçín Czech Republic. She married Archie Drury in 2009 and the couple have two children together. She was discovered at age fifteen when a friend sent picture of her to a Prague modeling agency.
- Kate Grigorieva is best known for her work as a fashion show and print campaign fashion model. She appeared and was runner-up on the Russian version of Top Model in 2012. Her success on the show led to work in abroad in fashion shows and print campaigns. Grigoieva has been working as a Victoria's Secret lingerie model since 2014, appearing in two Victoria's Secret Fashion shows in 2014 and 2015 and secured a coveted spot as a Victoria's Secret Angel in April 2015. She also competed in the Miss Russia 2010 and Miss Russia 2012 making the top 10 in 2012. Grigorieva was named on top newcomer in Fall 2014 by models.com. Ekaterina Sergeyevna Grigorieva was born on September 15, 1989 in Olenegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia. She majored in marketing at the Murmansk State Technical University in her hometown.
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Actress, Stunt Woman, Model, and Filmmaker Gia Skova is the Hottest Name in Hollywood Since her Starring Action Role and Directorial Debut in "The Serpent"
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Next 'Mission Impossible' Heroine? 'Wonder Woman'? 'Black Widow'? Gia Skova is the iconic image of a fierce 'Femme Fatale' who beholds an ideal blend of beauty, talent, strength, and savagery that makes for an enviable action star. Destiny, karma, synchronicity, or simply meant to be, at the young age of 12, Gia Skova was no ordinary per-teen. She stepped into fame as a retail print model in Russia ( as Tatar/Bulgar descent) until she was discovered by a talent agent and embarked on her remarkable journey in America. International acclaim was nothing short of hard-work, relentless training and an unwavering vision to emerge as a reputed Actress, Model, Director, Filmmaker, and Founder of Valholl Production.
Today, Skova's image is showcased across notable beauty campaigns, brand endorsements, featured on elite magazine covers, performing in studio films, and developing new projects on both sides of the lens alongside Hollywood legends.
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Skova's skill is boundless and her work ethic is unwavering. From a young age, Skova's name is synonymous with elite fashion and beauty campaigns, such as L'Oreal, Stella McCartney, Miu Miu, BCBG, Armani, Dolce Gabbana, and Marc Jacobs. Her captivating beauty has also graced the covers of global magazine covers, to include: Vogue, L'Officiel, Vanity Fair, Cosmopolitan, Esquire, FHM, British Yoga Magazine, Fox Magazine, and InStyle. Notable brands engage her in endorsement campaigns, from Red Bull to J-Lo Apparel and the Dolce Vita Show, etc. As a top runway model, Skova has participated in Fashion Week around the world (New York, Los Angeles, Russia, Hong Kong, Denmark, and other European countries). Skova captures worldwide acclaim and intrigue.
GQ Magazine named Skova one of the "50 Most Beautiful Russian Models," as an international sensation in Europe, Asia, Russia, and America.
Her acting portfolio spans international advertisements to television and film. Most recently, Skova made her directorial debut and performed her own fighting and driving stunts as the lead actress in the all-star film "The Serpent."- Irina Shayk--sometimes credited as Irina Sheik--was born in the USSR on January 6, 1986, as Irina Valeryevna Shaykhlislamova. She is a model and actress known for her appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue between 2007 and 2014. She was the cover model for the 2011 issue. Shayk made her acting debut as Megara alongside Dwayne Johnson in Hercules (2014).
- Lena Kudryavtseva is known for The Mind's Eye (2011).
- Maria began hitting tennis balls at the age of four. At the age of six, she participated in an exhibition in Moscow which featured Martina Navratilova. At the age of nine, she began training at Nick Bollettieri's Tennis Academy. During her first two years at the Academy, she was separated from her mother Yelena due to visa restrictions and finances. Maria would travel to tournaments with her father, Yuri, and coaches Robert Lansdorp, and 1984 Australian Open boys' doubles champion Mike Baroch. Yuri eventually replaced Baroch and Lansdorp with former ATP Top 100 player Michael Joyce, who guided Maria to 3 Grand Slam titles and the World #1 ranking (Lansdorp was quoted as saying in 2004: "I've never received anything from one player. Not even a $500 gift. They're all multi-millionaires but I've never received one thing. And I'm telling you, if Maria doesn't put a Mercedes convertible in my driveway, I'm going to shoot myself". Sharapova attended Lansdorp's 75th birthday party in 2013). Off-court, her interests include modeling, singing, jazz dancing, movies such as Pearl Harbor (2001), and reading.
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Marina Petrenko was born on 19 January 1987 in Simferopol, Ukraine. She is an actress and producer, known for Hooked (2009), Chelovek niotkuda (2023) and Detoks.- Olga Pavlovets was born on 9 May 1981 in Astrakhan, Astrakhanskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She is an actress, known for Sudebnaya kolonka (2008), Streets of Broken Lights (1998) and Monro (2009). She was previously married to Dmitriy Shcherbina.
- Yuliya Zimina is known for Krasnyy 5 (2022), Nu, zdravstvuy, Oksana Sokolova! (2018) and Blakitna Suknya (2016).
- Xenia Tchoumi is a Swiss-Italian digital entrepreneur, fashion influencer and public speaker. Based in London, she speaks six languages fluently (Italian, Russian, English, German, French and Spanish) and has a degree in Science of Economics.
First runner up at Miss Switzerland, Xenia was elected "the most beautiful woman in the world 2012" by Maxim magazine, but has also always had a keen interest in business. After her studies she has interned at different financial institutions, such as Merrill Lynch, the hedge fund Duet Group and JP Morgan Chase. She then decided to quit finance to carry on building her own business in digital fashion.
Xenia Tchoumi hosted her own TV-show about brands in Italy called "L'Italia Che Funziona", interviewed successful people in French in "La Recette De Mon Succès" and wrote columns in the American Haute Living Magazine and the British Le Grand Mag.
Xenia has a social media following of more than 7 million fans and collaborates with numerous fashion brands, such as Ermanno Scervino, Bulgari, Versace, Dior, Tod's, Hogan, Rolls Royce.
She shoots with magazines of the likes of L'Officiel, Vogue, Vanity Fair or Elle. She has recently given three motivational TEDx talks on self empowerment and the power of pain, as well as spoke at the United Nations about female empowerment. - Valeriya Lanskaya was born on 2 January 1987 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She is an actress, known for Ryabinovyy vals (2010), Monte Cristo Musical (2019) and Tarif Novogodniy (2008). She has been married to Stas Ivanov since 1 March 2015. They have one child.
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In 1998, Yekaterina Rednikova received a Nika award (the "Russian Oscar") for her performance in, "The Thief" by Pavel Chukrai. This was her first lead role. Yekaterina traveled with "The Thief" to Los Angeles, where it was nominated for "Best Foreign Language Picture" by the Academy. This role, for which she was called, "the Russian Liv Ullman" by Italian critics at the Venice film festival, led Katerina to pursue an international career.
Rednikova was born in Moscow, the daughter of an engineer, Valeriy Rednikov, and an accountant, Yelena Rednikova. Her older brother, Dmitriy, was a physicist and worked on the aftermath of the Chernobyl catastrophe before becoming a screenwriter.
Yekaterina stepped on a stage for the first time when she was 6 and played two small roles with one of the biggest theater companies in Moscow: Lenkom. One of the accomplished actors with whom she shared the stage wrote her an autograph that changed her life and encouraged her to become an actress.
Yekaterina entered the very competitive Russian Theater Academy (GITIS) at the age of 17. After graduating from the Theater Academy, she worked with several theater companies, more often in American classics such as "A Streetcar named Desire" and "Beyond the Horizon" than in Russian plays, which is ironic since Yekaterina is a relative of classic Russian playwright Anton Chekov.
After "The Thief", Yekaterina played lead roles in movies in Russia, Turkey, Great Britain and the United States. She was nominated for "best Turkish actress" at the Turkish Critic Awards in 2000 for her performance in the Turkish movie, "Balalayka", which was quite an accomplishment since she did not speak Turkish before arriving on set. In 2005, Yekaterina played the female lead opposite Daniel Craig in the BBC production, "Archangel".
Since 2003, Yekaterina has been living in Moscow and in Los Angeles. At the moment, she is preparing for the role of Raisa Gorbachev in the upcoming project, "Raisa", based on the life of former Russian President Michael Gorbachev.- She was Miss Czech Republic in 1998 and she started a international carreer as model, in 2002 she was choosed by the Italian comedian Giorgio Panariello for his own prime-time TV show. Thanks to her amazing beauty she has became very popoular in Italy, she co-hosted many tv show, she continued her model work for the most famous italian stylist. Her acting debut was in 2003 with the movie Ho visto le stelle (2003) by Vincenzo Salemme, then she was in the cast of "Christmas in love" by Neri Parenti with the Italian cinema's golden couple Massimo Boldi and Chritian de Sica and the Hollywood's star Danny de Vito. To prove once more her fame in Italy, she was chosen to pose for the 2005's "MAX" calendar.
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Paulina Porizkova was born on 9 April 1965 in Prostejov, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She is an actress and director, known for Thursday (1998), Her Alibi (1989) and Arizona Dream (1993). She was previously married to Ric Ocasek.- Actress
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Petra Nemcova was born on 24 June 1979 in Karviná, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She is an actress, known for Absolument fabuleux (2001), A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (2008) and The Lost Treasure (2022). She has been married to Benjamin Larretche since 2019. They have one child.- Stunningly beautiful and charismatic blonde Barbara Bouchet was born Barbel Goutscherola on August 15th, 1943 in Liberec, Czechoslovakia, known as Reichenberg, during the German occupation. Her father, Fritz, was a war photographer.
Her family was forced to leave the country when Barbara was a little girl and her name was changed to Barbara Gutscher. They got separated, but ended up getting together again. They migrated in December 1956 and settled in San Francisco, California, where Barbara attended the prestigious Galileo High School, a polytechnic school with commercial and industrial branches. Bouchet speaks English, German and Italian with equal fluency. In an interview to Shock Cinema (Number 44), Barbara Bouchet says her name had been changed again to Bouchet at the start of her career, because it sounded like her German name.
Barbara was inspired to be a screen actress after seeing the work of German actress Christine Kaufmann in Der schweigende Engel (1954) ("The Silent Angel").
In 1959, her father submitted a photo of her to the "Miss Gidget" beauty contest, and she won. The contest was held by the local television station KPIX-TV, based on the character of what has been considered the first "beach party movie" in Hollywood history, Gidget (1959). The prize included a date with James Darren the famous star of that movie, and a screen test. The screen test never materialized.
Barbara was featured as a dancer on the teen-targeted rock'n'roll TV show, The KPIX Dance Party, from 1959 to 1962.
Bouchet began a career of teen model that led to her extensive magazine cover model (35 covers). In October 1983, at age 40, Bouchet did a nude pictorial for the Italian edition of "Penthouse" magazine.
Barbara acted in TV commercials. She made her film debut with an uncredited bit part in the comedy What a Way to Go! (1964). Bouchet soon became known for openly flaunting her spectacularly curvaceous figure in several pictures: clad in alluring silk harem robes in John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965), cavorting nude on the beaches of Pearl Harbor in the World War II epic In Harm's Way (1965), and wearing a bikini for the bulk of her screen time in Agent for H.A.R.M. (1966). She also portrayed "Ursula" in Bob Fosse's outstanding musical Sweet Charity (1969), made for a nicely sultry "Miss Moneypenny" in the tongue-in-cheek 007 outing Casino Royale (1967), and had guest spots on such TV series as The Virginian (1962), Star Trek (1966), Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964), and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964).
In 1970, fed-up with being typecast as a mindless sexpot in Hollywood fare, she moved to Italy. She soon became one of Italy's top actresses, carving out a fruitful niche for herself in sex comedies, giallo murder mysteries and gritty crime thrillers. Among her most memorable roles in these Italian features are the brazen spoiled rich lady "Patrizia" in Lucio Fulci's disturbing Don't Torture a Duckling (1972) ("Don't Torture A Duckling"), prostitute "Francine" in The French Sex Murders (1972) ("The French Sex Murders"), modeling agency choreographer "Kitty" in The Red Queen Kills Seven Times (1972) ("Red Queen Kills 7 Times"), saucy love interest "Scilla" in the splendidly sleazy The Mean Machine (1973), and enticing stripper "Anny" in Death Rage (1976) ("Death Rage"). Bouchet had an unforgettably steamy lesbian love scene with Rosalba Neri in Amuck! (1972) ("Amuck"). Barbara Bouchet appeared alongside fellow Bond girls Barbara Bach and Claudine Auger in Black Belly of the Tarantula (1971) ("The Black Belly of the Tarantula"). Barbara Bouchet continues to act in both films and TV shows, alike, made in Italy. Barbara popped up in a small role (as the wife of giallo star David Hemmings) in Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York (2002).
Barbara married producer Luigi Borghese in 1976. They had two sons: Alessandro Borgese (b. 1974), a chef hosting a show on the Italian cable TV; and Massimiliano Borghese (b. 1989), a bartender. During the shooting of Diamond Connection (1984) in Istanbul, there was mention of a separation in the Turkish language "New World Video & Magazine" of September 1984, but the divorce happened much later.
In 1985, Bouchet started her own production company, opened her own health club in Rome, and launched her own line of fitness books and videos.
[based on woodyanders] - Helena Houdová was born on 27 December 1979 in Plzen, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She is an actress, known for Most (2003), Soukromé pasti (2008) and Miss World 1999 (1999). She was previously married to Omar Amanat.
- Hana Soukupova was born on 18 December 1985 in Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She has been married to Drew Aaron since November 2006.
- Daniela Pestová is best known for her work in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition and as a Victoria's Secrets lingerie model. She earned on covers the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition in 1995, 2000 and 2006 and appeared regularly in the Swimsuit editions for over a decade. Peztová appeared in three Victoria's Secret Fashion shows between 1998 and 2001 and was named a Victoria's Secret Angel in 1998. She has also graced the covers of such notable body-centric magazines as "GQ," "Marie Claire," Cosmopolitan," "Glamour," "Shape," "Fitness," and "Bikini." In 1994, she signed with L'Oreal to be their print model and spokesperson. In 1997, she signed with Victoria's Secret. Pestova earned the nickname "The Chameleon" for her ability to constantly change her look.
She was born Daniela Pestova on October 14, 1970 in Teplice, Czechoslovakia. She was discovered at age 19 at a theater in Prague by Madison Modeling Agency's Dominique Caffin. Pestová married former Fashion Café CEO Tomasso Buti in 1995; the couple had a son named Yannick Fausto in 1996 and divorced in 1998. On July 21, 2002 Pestova gave birth to daughter Ella with present partner, musician Pavol Habera. She speaks fluent Czech, French, Russian, and Italian. - Iva Kubelková was born on 7 May 1977 in Písek, Czechoslovakia. She is an actress, known for Cesty domú (2010), Sezn@mka (2016) and Na vlnách Jadranu (2023).
- Tereza Fajksová was born on 17 May 1989 in Ivancice, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
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Marketa Janska, born in the Czech Republic, is an actress, singer, and songwriter currently living in Los Angeles. She began her career as a model, living throughout Europe, and eventually moved to Los Angeles to pursue her true passions: music and theater. Marketa is a lyrical soprano, and has recorded one EP to date, entitled "How to Stay True". Her songs have been featured in independent films. She appears in various television commercials and films. She enjoys hiking and yoga, which are her two main sources of inspiration.- Actress
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Joanna Krupa was born on 23 April 1979 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. She is an actress and producer, known for Planet of the Apes (2001), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) and InAPPropriate Comedy (2013). She has been married to Douglas Nunes since 4 August 2018. They have one child. She was previously married to Romain Zago.- Producer
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Emily O'Hara Ratajkowski was born in London, England, to American parents, Kathleen (Balgley), a professor, and John David Ratajkowski, a painter. She is of British Isles, German, Polish, and Jewish ancestry. Emily was raised in Encinitas, California, near San Diego. She traveled a lot, and also spent some of her childhood in Ireland and Mallorca. She started modeling at fourteen-years-old and was signed by "Ford Models". She continued to attend school but, after one year at UCLA, majoring in Fine Art, she decided to concentrate on becoming a model. After shootings with Tony Duran, she became recognized as a fashion model. Later, she was on the cover of "GQ Turkey" and appeared in Robin Thicke's music video, "Blurred Lines". As an actress, she played "Tasha" on the "Nickelodeon" series, iCarly (2007), and the mistress of Ben Affleck's character in the thriller Gone Girl (2014). She also appeared in the film version of Entourage (2015), and co-starred with Zac Efron in the musical drama We Are Your Friends (2015).- Actress
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Monika Mielnik was born on 15 September 1990 in Tychy, Slaskie, Poland. She is an actress and composer, known for Warsaw by Night (2015), Barwy szczescia (2007) and Tenderness (2016).- Anna Maria Jagodzinska (born September 12, 1987) is a Polish model. She signed with NEXT Model Management in 2003, and made her runway debut at Pringle of Scotland's Fall 2003 show. Later that year, she moved to New York City. During Spring 2004 fashion weeks (September 2003), she modeled for DKNY and Marc by Marc Jacobs. Her breakthrough year was 2004; she walked for Alexander McQueen, Burberry, Chanel, Marni, and Prada during Fall 2004 fashion weeks. That year, she also appeared in editorials in W, Vogue Italia, and i-D, and modeled in advertisements for BCBG Max Azria, Moschino Cheap & Chic, and Pollini.
In 2005, Jagodzinska appeared on the covers of French Revue de Modes, Australian Vogue, and L'Officiel. She also appeared in a British Vogue editorial. She walked in fashion shows for Derek Lam, Diane Von Furstenberg, Marc Jacobs, and Peter Som. Finally, she did modeling for the fragrance Moschino Funny and for the Neiman Marcus catalog. In 2006, Jagodzinska appeared on the cover of German Vogue and in a Vogue Italia editorial. She also continued to appear in ads for Moschino and modeled in H&M's spring ad campaign. Jagodzinska then took a break from modeling to focus on study.
Jagodzinska made a "meteoric return" to modeling in February 2008, when she walked in Fall 2008 fashion shows for Balenciaga, Chanel, Givenchy, Louis Vuitton, and others. Later that year, she appeared on the covers of Japanese Numéro and Vogue Italia. She also did editorial work in Numéro, Vogue Paris, Japanese Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, and V. She featured as a 'Face of the Moment' in May 2009's US Vogue. Jagodzinska appeared in 58 shows for Spring 2009 fashion week. She modeled in twelve advertising campaigns for spring 2009. She walked in the annual 2009 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in New York City for the first time. In 2010, Jagodzinska was featured with David Gandy in the "Light Blue" fragrance advert for Dolce & Gabbana which was photographed by Mario Testino.
Jagodzinska has appeared in campaigns for Donna Karan, GAP, Tom Ford, Neiman Marcus, Dolce & Gabbana, Tommy Hilfiger, Stella McCartney, Calvin Klein, David Yurman, Oscar de la Renta, Prada, Chloe, Bottega Veneta, H&M, Gianfranco Ferre, Balenciaga, Alberta Ferretti, Moschino, and Max Azria. She has appeared in editorials for British, Chinese, Australian, Japanese, French, Italian, American, Portuguese, and German Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, i-D,W, V,French and Japanese Numéro. - Sandra Kubicka is known for The End (2021), KAOHS Swim: Spring Summer 2017 (2016) and Dancing with the Stars. Taniec z gwiazdami (2014).
- Magdalena Frackowiak is a fashion model best known for her work as a Victoria's Secrets lingerie model and the Karl Lagerfeld photographed 2011 Pirelli calendar. She appeared in five Victoria's Secret Fashion shows from 2010 through 2015. Frackowiak has appeared in campaigns for Express, Jimmy Choo, Ralph Lauren, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Oscare de la Renta, Victoria's Secret, and the Gap among others. She appeared on the cover or been featured in many international fashion magazines including Vogue, Elle, Russh, Harper's Bazaar, Numero, Muse, Lui and W among others. She was born on October 6, 1984 in Gdarísk, Poland, the daughter of Danuta and Kazimierz Frackowiak. She was discovered when she won a Warsaw modeling contest when her mother entered her pictures.
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Monika 'Jac' Jagaciak is best known for her work as a Victoria's Secret lingerie model. She has been a model for Victoria's Secret since 2013 and officially became a Victoria's Secret Angel in early 2015. Jagaciak appearance in the 2007 Hermes Fall/Winter campaign at age thirteen and at the 2008 Australian Fashion Week at age fourteen caused controversy over the sexualizition and exploitation of minors. Her big breakthrough came at age fifteen during the 2009 New York Fashion Week, where she was an in-demand model and deemed a Top 10 model to watch by New York Magazine. Jagaciak was born on January 15, 1994 in Poznan, Poland. She was discovered during an open casting call at a shopping mall in Poland and is signed to IMG Models.- Michaela Kocianova was born in Trencin, Slovakia.
- Adriana Karembeu was born on 17 September 1971 in Brezno, Czechoslovakia [now Slovak Republic]. She is an actress, known for Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008), Jak básníci neztrácejí nadeji (2004) and 3 petites filles (2004). She has been married to Aram Ohanian since June 2014. They have one child. She was previously married to Christian Karembeu.
- Nikolina Pisek is a Croatian television presenter and actress. Teenage Nikolina gave modeling in Milan a brief try before returning home and enrolling in design studies at the University of Zagreb's Faculty of Architecture. Through her university studies, Pisek soon applied and got hired for a photographer position at Globus magazine. She eventually also began writing a fashion column at the magazine. After graduating, she worked as set designer for a few theatre productions, including the staging of Madam Butterfly at the Croatian National Theatre in Osijek. Afterwards, she worked in music video production. Pisek's on-camera television career began in her mid-twenties courtesy of television producer Sinisa Svilan who hired her for a show he was in charge of developing. She quickly made a name for herself within Croatia by appearing on various frivolous entertainment, gossip, and lifestyle programmes on the country's public broadcaster HRT. Initially, from 2003, it was a show named "Glamour Cafe", created by Svilan, that consisted of co-hosts Pisek and Nina Skorup doing bits and interviews with a lot of gossip, innuendo, and overt sexuality. Pisek's prominence in Croatia led to an offer of a pictorial for the Croatian edition of Playboy that she accepted, appearing in the magazine's July 2003 issue. When "Glamour Cafe" got taken off the air, Pisek landed on "Shpitza", another HRT gossip entertainment programme, this time co-hosting alongside Danijel Despot. By now a recognizable public personality in Croatia, Pisek hosted Dora in March 2007, Croatian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. She started getting acting offers as well, which led to an appearance on the Bitange i princeze (2005). Further cementing her local star status was her fall 2007 participation as a contestant on the second season of Ples sa zvijezdama (2006). Arguably her biggest break came in late September 2008, when she was announced as one of the four hosts of Operacija Trijumf (2008) (local Star Academy version for the five Balkan countries that used to be a part of Yugoslavia). Weekly appearances on the hugely popular 3-month long reality singing contest that aired on 6 networks and was seen by a large audience throughout Balkans led to a surge of popularity for her as well as expanded career opportunities outside Croatia. In the aftermath of her appearances on the hugely-popular Operacija Trijumf (2008), simultaneous to working on Nova TV in Croatia, Pisek began devoting more attention to raising her profile in the Serbian media market with regular appearances in the country's tabloids and lifestyle magazines. Furthermore to the end, in 2011, her collaboration with the young Serbian folk-pop singer Sasa Kovacevic was arranged via a song called "Idemo do mene". Since 2018, Nikolina started working for Happy TV, and first show that she is hosting on that network is "Soba srece".
- Simona Krainová was born on 19 February 1973 in Havírov, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She is an actress, known for There Once Was a Cop (1995), Dodgeball (2015) and Doppelgängers (2016). She has been married to Karel Vágner ml. since 5 October 2010. They have two children. She was previously married to Borek Slezácek.
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Eva Herzigová is a Czech supermodel and actress. She began her modeling career after winning a modeling beauty contest in Prague in 1989, at the age of sixteen. She was a member of Thomas Zeumer's Metropolitan Models. After arriving in Paris, her popularity increased. Her first important appearance was as the model for the first Wonderbra campaign. In 1994, advertising executive Trevor Beattie, working for TBWA/London, developed an ad for Sara Lee's "Hello Boys" Wonderbra campaign. It featured a close-up image of Herzigová wearing a black Wonderbra. The ad used only two words: "Hello boys." The influential poster was featured in an exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and it was voted in at number 10 in a "Poster of the Century" contest. The Canada-based lingerie fashion label wanted the ad campaign to motivate women to see the Wonderbra "as a cosmetic and as a beauty enhancer rather than a functional garment". The billboard was voted in 2011 as the most iconic outdoor ad during the past five decades by the Outdoor Media Centre. She was also featured in Guess? jeans campaigns, the Victoria's Secret catalog and Sports Illustrated. Herzigová has featured in a variety of international fashion magazines, gracing the covers of Vogue (France, Britain, Spain, Germany, Japan, Australia, Mexico, Poland, Turkey, Thailand), Harper's Bazaar (Britain, Spain, Ukraine, Italy, Australia) as well as Elle, Marie Claire, Numéro and Allure. She has also walked for designers including Louis Vuitton, Benedetta Dubini, Giles Deacon, Emilio Pucci and Versace.
Amongst her most recent projects, Herzigová also starred in a fashion art film by Imagine Fashion, called Decadent Control with Roberto Cavalli. It featured fashions by Agent Provocateur and H&M. Herzigová posed for the August 2004 edition of Playboy. In 2006, she portrayed Venus at the 2006 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony. In 2016, Herzigová featured in campaigns for Giorgio Armani and Dior Beauty.- Actress
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Linda Rybová was born on 10 November 1975 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She is an actress, known for Dark Blue World (2001), Maigret (1991) and Wild Flowers (2000).- Actress
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Petra Hrebícková was born on 20 September 1979 in Hodonín, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She is an actress, known for Red Line (2018), Over Fingers (2019) and All or Nothing (2017).- Actress
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Petra Pudová was born on 19 April 1987 in Unicov, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She is an actress, known for Experti (2006), Prachy delaj cloveka (2006) and Circus Bukowsky (2013).- Karolina Pisarek was born on 16 August 1997 in Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland. She is an actress, known for 365 Days: This Day (2022), The Next 365 Days (2022) and Feel More Girls.
- Buxom, lovely, and shapely brunette knockout Kyla Cole was born Martina Jacova on November 10, 1978 in Ostrovany, Presov, Czechoslovakia. Cole moved to Prague at age nineteen. She briefly worked as a counselor at Camp Na-Sho-Pa in Bloomingburg in upstate New York. Kyla's modeling career started in 1999 after she won the Miss Monticello Raceway Pageant; she made her nude modeling debut in an issue of "Hustler" that same year. Cole was the Pet of the Month in the March, 2000 issue of "Penthouse;" she was offered the title of Pet of the Year, but had to turn said offer down because she didn't yet have a US visa. Kyla won the Miss Hawaiian Tropic of West Palm Beach beauty pageant that same year. Among the numerous magazines Cole has graced the covers of and/or posed for pictorials in are: "Men Only," "Bizarre," "Cathouse," "Just Girls," "Fast Car," "Knave," "Rapport," "Mayfair," "Swank," "Gallery," "Cheri," and "Perfect 10." Kyla has acted in three adult movies for noted porn director Andrew Blake. She hosted the weekly TV show "Laskanie" on Slovakia's most successful TV station Markiza from August, 2003 to August, 2004 and has done charity work for an orphanage in Sarisske Michal'any, Slovakia. Moreover, Cole has also worked as a make-up artist and runs her own modeling agency.
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Katarina Van Derham is known for Unbelievable!!!!! (2020), Crypto Heads (2021) and Entourage (2004).- Martina Preissová was born on 31 October 1975 in Znojmo, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She is an actress, known for Redakce (2004), The Fury (2016) and Útek do Budína (2002). She has been married to Martin Preiss since 28 July 2009. They have one child. She was previously married to Roman Válek.
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Born in Martin, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) in 1974, Barbora Bobulova graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Arts of Bratislava and briefly studied in New York before moving to Italy in the mid-1990s. Her first major role was in Marco Bellocchio's The Prince of Homburg (1997) but her breakthrough role came almost a decade later, when she played the greedy businesswoman who finds her true vocation in Sacred Heart (2005). Her outstanding performance won her every major award of the Italian film industry: David di Donatello, Silver Ribbon, Golden Globe, Golden Ciak and Flaiano Prize.- Barbora Svidranová was born on 12 May 1988 in Zilina, Czechoslovakia. She is an actress, known for Burlive Vino (2013), Pán profesor (2020) and Cuky Luky film (2017).
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Bianca Kajlich was born on 26 March 1977 in Seattle, Washington, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Halloween: Resurrection (2002), Bring It On (2000) and Dark Was the Night (2014). She has been married to Mike Catherwood since 16 December 2012. They have one child. She was previously married to Landon Donovan.- Candace Kroslak was born on 22 July 1978 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for Take Me Home Tonight (2011), Planet of the Apes (2001) and American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile (2006). She has been married to Thomas E. van Dell since 23 June 2013.
- Dominika Kavaschová was born on 19 May 1989 in Kosice, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. She is an actress, known for Dr. Ludsky (2011), Chlapi neplacu (2013) and Kôn (2022).
- Henriett Novak was born on 18 November 1985 in Rimaszombat (Rimavská Sobota, Slovakia). She is an actress, known for Dreamcatcher (2021), Creature of Habit (2013) and King and Pawns (2017).
- Nela Pocisková was born on 4 October 1990 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. She is an actress, known for Ordinácia v ruzovej záhrade (2007), Burlive Vino (2013) and Pán profesor (2020).
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Agnes Albright was born in Bielsko-Biala, Slaskie, Poland. She is an actress and producer, known for Black Mold (2023), True Detective (2014) and Alien: Harvest (2019).- Anna Prus is an award winning Television/Film and Theater actress from Warsaw, Poland. She is widely known to audiences across Europe for her performance in Xawery Zulawski's SNOW WHITE AND RUSSIAN RED.The film was hailed by critics as a blustery romp through the disaffected world of post-Communist Polish youth. Anna was nominated for The Golden Duck award in the category of the Best Performance by a Lead Actress in motion picture.
Anna recently wrapped production on Dennis Delic's World War II drama, SQUADRON 303 a true story about the Polish Air Force fighter pilots who flew with Great Britain's Royal Air Force (R.A.F.) during the Battle of Britain and based on the best selling novel by Arkady Fidler. The film is making it's world wide release in the fall of 2018.
In 2015, Anna collaborated with Max Sturgeon on his feature debut, THANATOS. A film about the lives of three strangers, each holding a dark secret where their lives all intersect. Also that year Anna starred in Kirill Belevich's EDINICHKA. A film about a small Russian unit left to guard a bridge, in 1944, in Occupied Poland. The unit becomes preoccupied with the fate of a group of children who are being hidden from the Germans by a compelled nun - played by Anna. For this role Anna has won two Awards on the festivals in Russia for best actress.
In 2007, Anna gave yet another memorable performance in Maciej Odolinski's 7 MINUT. The film details how one man's life comes apart after he spends 7 minutes doing something he shouldn't have.
In 2002, Anna graduated from the Theater School of Ludwina Nowicka in her hometown, two years later the Acting Studio LART in Krakow, and in 2005 the European Film Academy in Berlin.
Anna is an active volunteer of the non-political/profit/religious association Service Civil International (SCI) as she is passionately dedicated to promoting a culture of peace around the world and passionately donates her time to volunteer work supporting human rights, non-violence, solidarity and respect for the environment through empowerment and cooperation.
Anna currently divides her time between Warsaw and Los Angeles and speaks four languages (English, German, Polish, Russian) with proficiency. - Actress
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Dorota Rabczewska is a Polish musical artist, among the most successful Polish artists ever in terms of number of prizes won. Dorota was featured on CNN, as the tenth most famous Pole. In 2011 polish magazine Viva! put her among ten most influantial women in Poland. She was athletics for four years and won the Championships at Voivodeship and bronze in the Polish Championships. Doda started this career as a teenager, at the Buffo Theatre in Warsaw.- Joanna Moskwa was born on 26 September 1985 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. She is an actress, known for Blue Collar Boys (2013), La notte del mio primo amore (2006) and Perfect Life (2010).
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Kasia Smutniak was born on 13 August 1979 in Pila, Wielkopolskie, Poland. She is an actress and director, known for Perfect Strangers (2016), From Paris with Love (2010) and Tutta colpa di Giuda (2009). She has been married to Domenico Procacci since 15 September 2019. They have one child.- Magdalena Wróbel was born on 3 August 1987 in Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland. She is an actress, known for I Am Lying Now (2019), Autumn Girl (2021) and Tajemnice polskich fortun (2023).
- Malgorzata Socha is a Polish actress. She completed her education at The Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw in 2003. She made her debut on the screen as Kate in the TV series Zlotopolscy (1997). Her breakthrough came with the role of Viola Kubasinska in the TV series BrzydUla (2008), which brought her significant popularity. She also played Zuzanna Hoffer in the TV series Na Wspólnej (2003), and Inga in Przyjaciólki (2012).
- Monika Pietrasinska is known for Fighter (2019) and Milosc na bogato (2013).
- Natalia Siwiec was born on 1 August 1983 in Walbrzych, Dolnoslaskie, Poland. She is an actress, known for 365 Days: This Day (2022), How I Became a Gangster (2019) and The Next 365 Days (2022).
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Weronika Rosati is an international actress. Born in 1984 in Warsaw, her Polish-American-Hungarian mother is a famous fashion designer and her Italian father is a respected politician/economist now a deputy at the European Parliament. She has been working in films since she was a teenager. She became a Polish sensation after appearing in numerous popular TV series and achieved both stardom and recognition at the age of 19 with her first silver screen appearance in the lead female role of Gemma in 'Pitbull' - a cop thriller classic.
She attended the prestigious Lodz Film School, and then moved to New York where for two years she studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute. In the meantime, she continued her career in Polish film working with such renowned filmmakers as Krzysztof Zanussi in 'Foreign Body' (which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival), Agnieszka Holland in 'In Darkness' (nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Film), and in many other feature films and TV shows. In 2013, Weronika played Pestka, a young Jewish woman trying to save her sister from death, in the World War II-drama 'Manhunt', which received international critical acclaim. The role earned Weronika her first Polish Film Academy Award nomination for Best Actress and won her the Pola Negri Award. Rosati works often in France, where she lived as a child, and also speaks fluent French. She played a lead in a TV film for France 2 television in 'La Dame de Pique' and in Jerome Salle's 'Burma Conspiracy' opposite Tomer Sisley and Sharon Stone.
Her first big break-through in the US came in 2011 when she was cast by Michael Mann in 'Luck', the HBO original TV series starring Dustin Hoffman. She played a poker dealer Naomi , the love interest of Jason Gedrick's character and appeared in four episodes. From then she worked constantly on other TV shows and films including season 2 of 'True Detective', 'NCIS', 'The Iceman' with Michael Shannon, 'Bullet to the Head' opposite Sylvester Stallone, directed by Walter Hill, 'Last Vegas' with Michael Douglas and 'Rosemary's Baby' for NBC.
In 2015, Weronika completed 'USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage', a highly anticipated World War II-drama directed by Mario Van Peebles, where she played the wife of Nicolas Cage's character. She also appeared as a guest star on TBS comedy show 'The Detour', as a French agent in a lead guest role on the popular show 'Supernatural' directed by John Badham, and in a historical epic international co-production 'I'll Find You' directed by Martha Coolidge where she stars opposite Stellan Skarsgaard. In 2020, she co-starred in the critically acclaimed drama 'Never Gonna Snow Again' directed by Malgoska Szumowska and Michal Englert, which premiered in Main competition of the Venice Film Festival.
Rosati is a household name in Europe where she was also a spokesperson for Avon Cosmetics and Pantene, among others. She splits time between Warsaw and Los Angeles.- Zofia Wichlacz was born on 5 April 1995 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. She is an actress, known for Warsaw 44 (2014), The Mire (2018) and Winter of the Crow.
- Jacquelyn Jablonski is a fashion model best known for her work as a Victoria's Secrets lingerie model, as a popular runway fashion show model and her Tommy Hilfilger advertisements. She appeared in six Victoria's Secret Fashion shows from 2010 through 2015. Jablonski has been in advertising campaigns for LOFT, Tommy Hilfilger, Emporio Armani, Carolina Herrera, Karl Lagerfeld, Yves Saint Laurent, Bruberry, Givenchy, Gap, H&M, Calvin Kein, Dolce & Gabbana among others. She appeared on the cover or been featured in many international fashion magazines including Vogue, Elle, Numero, Marie Claire, Russh, Harper's Bazaar, Glass among others. She was born on April 4, 1992 in New Jersey, USA. She was discovered at age fifteen working in a café in her hometown of Fair Haven, New Jersey.
- Karolina Wydra was born in Opole, Opolskie, Poland.
Her mother and father were teachers of mathematics and art, respectively. In 1992, she and her family emigrated to Orange County, California, where her parents set up a cleaning business. Her parents separated in 2012, and her mother subsequently moved back to Poland.
In October 1997, Wydra won the Elite Lee Jeans Model Look Contest, which was hosted by Roshumba Williams and Dorian Gregory. She has since appeared in print advertisements for brands such as Armani Exchange, Levi's Red, Calvin Klein, Smashbox Cosmetics, Dooney & Bourke, Charles David, Urban Decay, John Frieda, and Kenneth Cole. Wydra has also appeared as a model on the cover of the German Elle magazine and Oyster magazine.
In 2006, Wydra starred in a Nespresso commercial with George Clooney. In 2008, she co-starred in the comedy-drama film Be Kind Rewind (2008), directed by Michel Gondry, and the sports drama film Sugar (2008), directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck. She then co-starred in the 2011 romantic comedy film Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011) as Jordyn. From 2011 to 2012, she appeared on the seventh and eighth seasons of the Fox medical drama series House (2004), playing the role of Dominika Petrova, an immigrant who marries House in order to obtain a green card. Wydra then had a starring role in the 2012 fantasy thriller After (2012), alongside Steven Strait. The following year, she had a lead role as Katya Petrovna in the science fiction film Europa Report (2013). In March 2013, she was cast in the pilot of NBC's remake of the British drama series Bad Girls (2012).
In 2013, Wydra joined the cast of HBO's fantasy drama series True Blood (2008) as Violet Mazurski, a vampire who becomes Jason Stackhouse's girlfriend. In the sixth season, Wydra was a recurring cast member, but was upgraded to the main cast for its seventh and final season. In 2014, Wydra recurred as the character Mara Paxton on the fifth season of FX's drama series Justified (2010). Wydra then co-starred alongside Aaron Eckhart in the Blumhouse Productions horror film Incarnate (2016) (2015). In 2015, she joined the cast of ABC's crime drama series Wicked City (2015) as Dianne Kubek, a beautiful detective working undercover as a barmaid and drug dealer on the Sunset Strip.
In April 2016, it was announced that Wydra had been cast in the Showtime series revival of Twin Peaks (2017) In August 2016, she joined the Amazon Studios drama series Sneaky Pete (2015) in a recurring role.
In 2019 she appears in the series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013) and American action thriller film A Score to Settle (2019) alongside Nicolas Cage and directed by Shawn Ku. - Magdalena Mielcarz was born on March 3, 1978 in Warsaw, Poland. In 1997 she graduated from the Jaroslaw Dabrowski High School in Warsaw and a year later she started studies at the Department of Journalism and Political Science at the University of Warsaw. She debuted as an actress in 1989, playing queen Jadwiga in "Paziowie", a TV mini-series for children directed by Grzegorz Warchol. Later for several years she belonged to the popular youth stage ensemble Gaweda (in English: the Tale). She has worked for several years as a model, originally for the Model Plus agency, and more recently for the Eastern Models agency (in Warsaw) and Wilhelmina Models (in the New York city). She has taken part in photo shoots for leading Polish magazines ("Twój Styl", "Elle", "Cosmopolitan", "Pani", "Uroda", "Max"). She has worked for Valentino and Cerruti, and since February 2001 is the face of L'Oréal cosmetics (as the first Polish woman). Now she is a member of jury in the TVN reality television show "Poland's Next Top Model".
- Katarina Cas was born in Slovenia. She is an actress, known for The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), The Guard (2011) and Danny Collins (2015).
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Tanja Ribic was born on 28 June 1968 in Zagorje ob Savi, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for Traktor, ljubezen in Rock'n'Roll (2008), No Man's Land (2001) and Kajmak i marmelada (2003). She has been married to Branko Djuric since 2000. They have two children.- Tina Potocnik was born on 26th of December in 1988. She graduated from acting at Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television in Ljubljana in 2012. She started performing on professional stage in Ljubljana City Theatre in 2012. She is an actress, known for Jasek (2015), Trst je nas! (2009) and Skriti spomin Angele Vode (2009). For her final roles at the Academy of Mr.Martin (Ionesco, The Bald Soprano) and The Old Lady (Ionesco, The Killing game) she won Student Preseren award. She also performed in TV documentary series The Slovenian Water Cycle from 2013 till now with different roles - as an actress and as a reader of the text.
- Sanja Grohar is known for Lepo je biti sosed (2008) and Miss World 2005 (2005).
- Tina Maze was born on 2 May 1983 in Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia, Yugoslavia.
- Ana Majhenic was born on 16 June 1981 in Zagreb, Croatia. She is an actress, known for 7 seX 7 (2011), Some Other Stories (2010) and Kanjon opasnih igara (1998). She has been married to Antun Herceg since 2018.
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Iva Hasperger is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and has performed in theater productions from Shakespeare to Tennessee Williams. Strong roots in a classical and European background often inform Iva's work-perhaps most notably in her performance as "Ilona" in the feature "Vlad" starring Billy Zane and Francesco Quinn. Hasperger plays a 15th century girl who only speaks middle English. In preparation for the shoot, the actress consulted Professor Edward Condron of UCLA to ensure accuracy with the complex ancient tongue.
Hasperger fulfilled a childhood dream when she came to the US to train as an actress. An avid student of the American cinematic tradition and its history she has repeatedly delivered nuanced and eye catching performances in film, television and theater. Hasperger readily admits that her favorite actress of all time is Meryl Streep, and makes no bones about a desire to emulate her heroine. From a Southern belle in "Cloud Seven" to a Czech communist in "Cold Case" she has consistently delivered depth and range.
As the projects get larger the approach remains the same-remain true to the character and serve the writing. So-no distraction by the bright lights for this terrific talent!- Ivana Milicevic (pronounced Ee-vah-nah Mee-lee-cheh-veech) was born on April 26, 1974, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (part of Yugoslavia at the time), into a Croat family. She is the daughter of Tonka and Damir Milicevic, and has a younger brother, Tomo. The family emigrated to the United States, and young Ivana was raised in Michigan. She attended Athens High school in Troy, Michigan, and worked as a model during her school years. She became a naturalized citizen of the United States.
In 1992, Milicevic graduated from high school and moved to Los Angeles in pursuit of an acting career. She was a struggling stand-up comedienne, trying to win over crowds with her stories of the modeling business. In 1996, she made her film debut under the name Ivana Marina with a one-line role as a former girlfriend of Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire (1996). In 1997, she followed up with a guest role on NBC's Seinfeld (1989) and made guest appearances on several other television shows, including Royal Pains (2009) and playing the love interest of John Casey on Chuck (2007). She played bit parts in Vanilla Sky (2001) and Love Actually (2003), among her many other cameo appearances. Milicevic capitalized on her experience as a comedienne in a supporting role as Russian model Roxana Milla Slasnikova in the romantic comedy Head Over Heels (2001). She appeared as a lookalike of Uma Thurman's character opposite Ben Affleck, trying to fool him into thinking she is Uma's character, in Paycheck (2003). In a departure from her one-dimensional roles, Milicevic showed her dramatic talent in a supporting role as Milla Yugorsky in a dark and gritty drama Running Scared (2006). In 2006, she started a recurring role on the CBS TV series Love Monkey (2006).
In 2006, Milicevic made a big step forward in her career appearing as Valenka, one of three Bond girls in Casino Royale (2006), for which she did most of her scenes on locations in Prague and in London. She resides in Los Angeles, California. - Actress
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Leona Paraminski is a European movie, theatre and TV actress born in Croatia. She has appeared in over 30 films and TV shows mostly as a leading actress. She is best known for "Winter in Rio", "The Society of Jesus", "The Party" and "Budva na pjenu od mora".
She enrolled in the Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb. While she was still at university she won an award for best actress in the film Vinko na krovu. She graduated in 2001. A year later she was honored with the most significant film award in Croatia - the 'Golden Arena' - for best actress in the film Prezimiti u Riu.
Her movies have been shown on more than 200 international film festivals and were awarded more than 30 times. For her appearances Leona has been awarded the best female actress award five times. She was awarded Golden Arena for best actress, the most significant film award in Croatia, for her appearance in the film "Winter in Rio". She has also been awarded for her performances in "Vinko na krovu" at FRKA film festival, and has won three international awards for her performance in "The Party" at Capalbio Cinema ISF 2010, La Normande et le monde and Nice Short Film Festival C'est trop court 2010.
She performs frequently in the theater in leading roles that portray strong and powerful women where she collaborated, among others, with Oscar winner Jiri Menzel. She has appeared in number of TV commercials, has worked as a TV host, did voiceovers both for commercials and films and has been very active in charity. She was also a member of jury in number of occasions including the Sarajevo Film Festival 2013. Leona is a member of the Croatian National Theater.
Recently she moved to California, USA.- Sementa Rajhard was born on 4 January 1991 in Rijeka, Croatia. She is an actress, known for Cista ljubav (2017), Zona Zamfirova 2 (2017) and Nestali (2020). She has been married to Vanja Brundula since 2020. They have one child.
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Zrinka Cvitesic is a Croatian film, television and theater actress. She started acting at elementary school and her first role was Cinderella. As a theater actress, she has been a member of the Croatian National Theater since 2005. In April 2013, she made her West End debut at the Phoenix Theater in London as "Girl" in the musical Once. Her performance received rave reviews, and she won Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical.
For her performance in the 2005 film What Is a Man Without a Moustache? (2005), Cvitesic won awards for best actress in a leading role both at the 53rd Pula Film Festival and the 11th Sarajevo Film Festival. She received the Shooting Stars Award, the annual acting award for up-and-coming actors by European Film Promotion, at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival in 2010. She has been a recipient of Golden Arena, the top prize at Pula Film Festival for her work in the film Na putu (2010).
Other than her eminent role in Croatian theater, film and television, she is active as a voice actress. Her prolific voice acting range includes over twenty credits in Croatian dubs for animated films, including Princess Jasmine in the Aladdin (1992) franchise, Gloria in the Madagascar (2005) franchise, Ciara in The Lion King (1994) franchise and Beans in Rango (2011).- Teresa Scanlan was born on 6 February 1993 in the USA.
- Amra Silajdzic was born on 1 October 1984 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. She is an actress, known for Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 (2012), Gothic Assassins (2012) and CSI: NY (2004). She has been married to Edin Dzeko since 2014. They have two children. She was previously married to Vladimir Vicentijevic.
- Andreja Pejic was born on 28 August 1991 in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. She is an actress, known for The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018), Habit (2021) and The Other Me (2022).
- Danina Jeftic was born on 9 November 1986 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for Montevideo: Taste of a Dream (2010), Montevideo, Bog te video! (2012) and Klan (2020).
- Emma Golijanin (born 15 April 1992 in Sarajevo ) is a Bosnian Beauty queen, model and actress. She represented Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Miss Earth 2010 World Final held in Vietnam. She has worked for brands such as Guess , Liliana Montoya Swim , Dior and has appeared in various fashion magazines. She is known for Kriza (2013) and Crazy, Confused, Normal (2007).
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Marija Pikic was born on 17 December 1989 in Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for Flesh (2018), Balada (2022) and Djeca (2012).