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Tchakova was born [[Siberia]] in what was then the [[U.S.S.R.]], and then lived in [[Ukhta]],<ref name=sentinel>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlinesentinel.com/archive/former-winthropexchange-studenttakes-on-hollywood.html| title=Former Winthrop exchange student takes on Hollywood| last=Adams|first = Betty | work=[[Morning Sentinel]]| location=[[Waterville, Maine|Waterville]], [[Maine]] | date= February 20, 2010| accessdate==October 6, 2011|| archiveurl=http://liveweb.archive.org/http://www.onlinesentinel.com/archive/former-winthropexchange-studenttakes-on-hollywood.html |archivedate=October 6, 2011|deadurl=no}}</ref> in the country's [[Komi Republic]]. She moved to [[Maine]] in the [[United States]] for a year at age 14, as an [[exchange student]] living with the Auclair family in [[Winthrop, Maine|East Winthrop, Maine]], while attending Winthrop High School from 1996 to 1997.<ref name=sentinel /> She returned to attend the [[University of Maine at Augusta]], majoring in financial management.<ref name=sentinel /> |
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Revision as of 00:56, 13 October 2011
Olga Fonda | |
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| Born | Olga Tchakova 1 October 1982 |
| Other names | Olga Fundaminsky |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, Model |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Olga Tchakova,[1][2] (born 1 October 1982) better known professionally as Olga Fonda, is a Russian-born film and television actress and model.
Early life
Tchakova was born Siberia in what was then the U.S.S.R., and then lived in Ukhta,[1] in the country's Komi Republic. She moved to Maine in the United States for a year at age 14, as an exchange student living with the Auclair family in East Winthrop, Maine, while attending Winthrop High School from 1996 to 1997.[1] She returned to attend the University of Maine at Augusta, majoring in financial management.[1]
Career
Modeling and acting
While vacationing in Los Angeles, California, she was scouted to pursue modeling,[3] her longtime ambition.[1] After acting in TV commercials, she played a Russian ballerina in the 2009 independent film Love Hurts.[3]
Fonda, who has modeled since at least 2007[4] in Japan, Italy and the United States,[1] went on to appear in television series including How I Met Your Mother, Nip/Tuck, Melrose Place, and Entourage,[1][4] and played Owen Wilson's girlfriend in a nonspeaking role in Little Fockers.[citation needed] 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.[3]
In 2011, Fonda appears in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn and in Real Steel.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Adams, Betty (February 20, 2010). "Former Winthrop exchange student takes on Hollywood". Morning Sentinel. Waterville, Maine. Retrieved =October 6, 2011.
{{cite web}}:|archive-url=is malformed: liveweb (help); Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ Lane, Laura (2011, month/date n.a.). "Esquire Presents Me in My Place with Olga Fonda". Esquire.com. p. 2. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c Hyland, Veronique (8 August 2011). "Olga Fonda Talks Real Steel and Her Russian Roots". Harper's Bazaar. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c Ditzian, Eric (28 October 2010). "'Breaking Dawn' Cast: Meet The New Faces". MTV. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ^ Moore, Jason (7 June 2010). "Real Steel: Hope Davis and Olga Fonda Join the Cast". SciFi Mafia.
External links
- Olga Fonda at IMDb
- "Real Steel: Interview - Olga Fonda". (Video) TrailerAddict.com. 2011; day/month n.a. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
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