Gia Skova

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

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]

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Biography

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

Skova in 2022 Gia Skova a.jpg
Skova in 2022

Film

YearFilmRole
2010Finding Beauty in the BestLady Roxy (short film)
2012A Broken CodeTia
2013 Assault on Wall Street Charlotte
2015Better that You Find ThisThe woman (short film)
2015MuckVictoria Cougar
2016BreakoutSasha
2016 Bleed for This Duran Ring Girl [14] [15]
2017Project OlimpusGeneral- Goddness [16]
2017Stranger in the WorldwideVanna (short film)
2017Radical-
2017 Joao o Maestro Rita [17]
2018Bad CompanyGia [18]
2018 Mara Maria [19]
2020 The Serpent [20] Lucinda Kavsky
2022Summer Night, Winter MoonModel
2022Don't AskCharlotte [21]
TBAThe Recipe (TV series)Katiana[ citation needed ]
TBASkullenia (TV series)Obsidia [22]

TV series

YearNameRoleProduction
2014Starship OrionOrionEola Entertainment [23]
2007Primadonna-Fenik-films

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