Olga Fonda

Olga Tchakova (Russian: Ольга Чакова; known professionally as Olga Fonda, is a Russian-American[1] film and television actress and model.

Olga Fonda
Fonda in 2014
Born
Olga Tchakova

Ukhta, Komi ASSR, RSFSR, USSR
Citizenship
  • Russia
  • United States
Alma materUniversity of Maine at Augusta
OccupationActress, model
Years active2005–2019

Early life

Olga Tchakova[2][3] was born in the Siberian region of Russia and then lived in Ukhta, Komi ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union,[2] in the country's Komi Republic. Her father, she said, "had grocery stores in one of the Russian villages that I grew up in".[4] She has an older brother.[5]

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.[2] She returned to attend the University of Maine at Augusta, majoring in financial management.[2]

Career

While vacationing in Los Angeles, California, Fonda was scouted by agent Paul Fisher to pursue modeling,[6][7] her longtime ambition.[2] After acting in TV commercials, she played a Russian ballerina in the 2009 independent film Love Hurts.[6]

Fonda, who has modeled since at least 2007[8] in Japan, Italy and the United States,[2] went on to appear in television series including How I Met Your Mother, Nip/Tuck, Melrose Place, and Entourage,[2][8] 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.[6]

In 2010, Fonda was cast in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn. She had a supporting role in 2011's Real Steel.[8][9] She played Nadia in The Vampire Diaries. In 2018, she was cast in the role of Sarah in the Netflix series Altered Carbon.[10]

In 2012, Olga appeared in television commercials for the related companies TJ Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods TV.[11][12]

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."[4]

Personal life

Fonda became engaged to former actor Liam Waite on December 31, 2013.[13][14] They married in mid-2015.[4]

Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes
2009 The Breakdown Chloe TV-movie
2009 Love Hurts Valeriya
2010 Little Fockers Svetlana
2011 Love Russian girl Uncredited
2011 Captain Fork Samantha Short film
2011 Crazy, Stupid, Love. Danielle Uncredited
2011 Real Steel Farra Lemkova
2011 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Valentina (Volturi Assistant) Deleted scene
2013 Olvidados Lisa
2017 Xibalba Eli
2017 9/11 Tina
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Nip/Tuck Elena 1 episode ("Liz Cruz")
2007 Ugly Betty Model #3 1 episode ("I'm Coming Out, uncredited
2009 Entourage Sales girl 1 episode ("Give a Little Bit")
2009 How I Met Your Mother Candy 1 episode ("Robin 101")
2009 Melrose Place Party girl 1 episode ("Gower"), uncredited
2010 Svetlana Olga 1 episode ("Yellowcake")
2013–2014 The Vampire Diaries Nadia Petrova Recurring Season 5
2013 Nikita Larissa 1 episode ("The Life We've Chosen")
2015 Agent X Olga Petrovka Recurring Role
2016 Hawaii Five-0 Anna Novick 1 episode ("Waiwai")
2018 Altered Carbon Sarah 1 episode ("Out of the Past")
2018 My Dead Ex Madame Fortuna
Video games
Year Title Role
2005 True Crime: New York City Unknown

References
  1. "'Agent X' beauty Fonda learned ballet, martial arts for acting career". The Washington Times. November 19, 2015. Archived from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  2. Adams, Betty (February 20, 2010). "Former Winthrop exchange student takes on Hollywood". Morning Sentinel. Waterville, Maine. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
  3. Lane, Laura (2011). "Esquire Presents Me in My Place with Olga Fonda". Esquire. p. 2. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
  4. Fonda in "Olga Fonda [interview]". Rogue. December 29, 2015. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2019. I got married this summer.
  5. "The Overhead Compartment with Olga Fonda [interview]". Pursuitist. November 2015. Archived from the original on January 12, 2016.
  6. Hyland, Veronique (August 8, 2011). "Olga Fonda Talks Real Steel and Her Russian Roots". Harper's Bazaar. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved October 6, 2011. Then I came to LA for vacation and I was scouted to pursue modeling. Eventually, I started doing commercial work, and here and there, appearances for TV shows, and then I got approached to do an independent film, Love Hurts, where I played a Russian ballerina.
  7. Gottschalk, Shelby (November 23, 2015). "10 Things — Olga Fonda [interview]". Regard. Archived from the original on February 22, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  8. Ditzian, Eric (October 28, 2010). "'Breaking Dawn' Cast: Meet The New Faces". MTV. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
  9. McClintock, Pamela (June 1, 2010). "Hope Davis joins Real Steel'". Variety. Archived from the original on June 28, 2017. Two other additions to the lineup are James Rebhorn and Olga Fonda.
  10. Ahern, Sarah (March 3, 2017). "TV News Roundup: Allison Miller Joins ABC Pilot 'Salamander,' Olga Fonda to Appear on to Netflix's 'Altered Carbon'". Variety. Archived from the original on February 17, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  11. "TJ Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods TV Commercial, 'Gifting' Featuring Olga Fonda". iSpot. 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  12. "TJ Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods TV Commercial, 'The Gifter' Featuring Olga Fonda". iSpot. 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  13. Malkin, Marc; Finn, Natalie (January 8, 2014). "Vampire Diaries Actress Olga Fonda Is Engaged—See Her Diamond Ring!". E! News. Archived from the original on March 29, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  14. Webber, Stephanie (January 8, 2014). "Olga Fonda, Vampire Diaries Star, Engaged to Boyfriend Liam Waite — See Her Ring". Archived from the original on April 15, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2019.

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