Olga Kurylenko born as Olga Kostyantynivna Kurylenko on November 14th, 1979 in Berdyansk, Ukraine is a famous Ukrainian model and actress.
Olga Kurylenko was born to mother Marina Alyabysheva, an art teacher and father Konstantin Kurylenko. Soon after Olga was born, her parents got divorced; and she was raised by her mother and grandmother Raisa. Olga Kurylenko had her share of poverty in her childhood. Olga's mother could not afford to buy her new clothes and Olga always wore tattered and old worn-out clothes. She lived in a small compact flat that accommodated her and her mother, grandparents, aunt, uncle and cousin. Olga Kurylenko in her growing years studied languages and arts. She studied music learning piano and learnt ballet until she reached thirteen. But her holidaying in Moscow one day changed it all. Little did she know that she would become one of the famous models and internationally acclaimed actress.
Olga Kurylenko who was in her early teens was discovered by a model scout while holidaying in Moscow along with her mother. But Olga's mother who couldn't believe that models could be discovered just like that on the streets, questioned the model scout of 'whether she had some hidden agenda'. Nonetheless Olga having decided not to let go this opportunity took some modeling training in Moscow. At the age of seventeen, Kurylenko flew off to Paris for a lucrative modeling career.