Gia Skova is a Bulgar Tatar Russian actress and model. She started acting in 2010 and produced and directed her first film, The Serpent in 2020.[1]

Gia Skova
Gia Skova in 2011
NationalityRussian
Occupation(s)actress, model
Years active2010
Notable workThe Serpent

Biography

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Skova started working as an actress at age 12 and starred in several television series.[2][3]

At 15, Skova won the modeling contest Beauty of the Volga, which launched her professional modeling career. She was a model in Moscow by age 16, winning awards such as Ms. Saratov, Ms. FHM, Ms. Fashion Style and Ms. Great Volga. The Italian modeling agency Modus signed her and Skova worked in projects in Italy, France, Spain, and Asia.[4] Still in her teens, Skova starred in several plays in Moscow, winning acting awards such as Best Theatrical Actress of Saratov, and 2009's Best Actress of Moscow Theater.[citation needed]

In 2011, Skova presented the photo galleries of All-Time Bar located in the center of the Russian capital with her photo shoot by photographer Ash Gupta in Spain.[4] She has since been a cover girl or been featured in Vogue, InStyle, Vanity Fair, Esquire, GQ and Cosmopolitan, among others.

In 2012, Skova moved to the United States to continue her career as a model and actress.[2][5][6]

In 2012 and 2013, Skova played in a sci-fi TV pilot called Starship Orion, scheduled for a 2014 release and she portrayed Victoria Cougar in the slasher film Muck.[7][8]

In June 2021 she released the action film The Serpent, which she produced, directed and starred in.[9][10][11][12][13]

Filmography

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Skova in 2022

Film

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Year Film Role
2010 Finding Beauty in the Best Lady Roxy (short film)
2012 A Broken Code Tia
2013 Assault on Wall Street Charlotte
2015 Better that You Find This The woman (short film)
2015 Muck Victoria Cougar
2016 Breakout Sasha
2016 Bleed for This Duran Ring Girl[14][15]
2017 Project Olimpus General- Goddness[16]
2017 Stranger in the Worldwide Vanna (short film)
2017 Radical -
2017 Joao o Maestro Rita[17]
2018 Bad Company Gia[18]
2018 Mara Maria[19]
2020 The Serpent[20] Lucinda Kavsky
2022 Summer Night, Winter Moon Model
2022 Don't Ask Charlotte[21]
TBA The Recipe (TV series) Katiana[citation needed]
TBA Skullenia (TV series) Obsidia[22]

TV series

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Year Name Role Production
2014 Starship Orion Orion Eola Entertainment[23]
2007 Primadonna - Fenik-films

References

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  1. ^ Staff, F. I. N. (2022-01-02). "Gia Skova features as cover girl for this winter's Glamour Magazine". Film Industry Network. Archived from the original on 2024-02-05. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  2. ^ a b "Gia Skova on IMDB". IMDb. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013.
  3. ^ "Actress and Model Gia Skova to Co-Star in "Human Factor"".[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ a b "Российская супермодель Gia Skova открыла новую фотогалерею в Москве" (in Russian). Archived from the original on December 25, 2012.
  5. ^ "TAEM interview with model/actress Gia Skova « The Eerie Digest". eeriedigest.com. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  6. ^ "Актриса Джиа Скова о двойных стандартах и детских мечтах". vogue.ua (in Russian). 2024-01-21. Archived from the original on 2023-12-16. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  7. ^ "Muck" (in Russian). 5 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-03-06. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
  8. ^ Moonlight (2013-06-03). "'Fangs of War' Staring Christopher Walken and Tom Felton in the Works". Vampires. Archived from the original on 2023-08-27. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  9. ^ "Gia Skova Writes & Directs & Stars in Action Film 'The Serpent' Trailer | FirstShowing.net". www.firstshowing.net. June 2021. Archived from the original on 2023-08-27. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  10. ^ "Model Gia Skova writes, directs and stars in new film 'The Serpent'". Blasting News. 2021-09-13. Archived from the original on 2023-09-26. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  11. ^ Sneider, Jeff (2017-09-28). "Russian Model-Actress Gia Skova Making Directorial Debut With Action Movie "The Serpent"". The Tracking Board. Archived from the original on 2023-08-27. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  12. ^ "Model Gia Skova writes, directs and stars in new film 'The Serpent'". Blasting News. 2021-09-13. Archived from the original on 2023-09-26. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  13. ^ Prestridge, James (2018-08-24). "Close-up: An Interview with Gia Skova". Close-Up Culture. Archived from the original on 2023-08-30. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  14. ^ "Too Opinionated: Too Opinionated Interview: Gia Skova on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Archived from the original on 2022-09-21. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  15. ^ Writer, Guest (2016-10-28). "Pics & Clips For Bleed For This, Starring Miles Teller". blackfilm.com. Archived from the original on 2024-02-05. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  16. ^ "Gia Skova, Actor, United States". www.mandy.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-21. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  17. ^ "Model Gia Skova writes, directs and stars in new film 'The Serpent'". Blasting News. 2021-09-13. Archived from the original on 2023-09-26. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  18. ^ Bad Company (2018) (in Spanish), archived from the original on 2022-09-21, retrieved 2022-09-21
  19. ^ "Gia Skova - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-21. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  20. ^ "SERPENT Trailer: Gia Skova, Russian Actress And Model, Writes, Directs, Produces And Stars in Her Own Action Film". screenanarchy.com. Archived from the original on 2023-12-16. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  21. ^ "Trailer For an Assassin Action Thriller THE SERPENT; Russian Model Gia Skova Stars in and Directs". GeekTyrant. 2021-06-02. Archived from the original on 2024-02-05. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  22. ^ "Actress-filmmaker Gia Skova's Protagonist Defends Herself Against Government Agents in The Serpent Exclusive Clip". Shockya.com. 2021-06-23. Archived from the original on 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
  23. ^ "Starship Orion (2014)". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on 2022-09-21. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
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