Anya Monzikova
Encyclopedia
Anna Monzikova is a Russian
/American
model
and actress.
, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
. She lived in Russia up to the age of eight, when she moved to Florida
. After she graduated from high school, she moved again to Los Angeles
, California
to pursue a career in acting. She currently is studying Wushu
and taking stunt
classes, so she can do her own stunts when she stars in an action movie.
's hit game show, Deal or No Deal
holding case #10.
Anya currently appears on the HDNet
television channel as a co-host for the original program Get Out!. The show involves girls travelling the world and experiencing all that a city might have to offer. Anya is a co-host on the Belize episodes (Belize City, Cay Caulker, Goff's Cay, Seargant's Cay, Maruba Spa, and Maskall Village) and one Mexico episode (Xel-Ha). Get Out! is also hosted by Anya's fellow Deal or No Deal
model Lindsay Clubine.
In 2006 was listed as 100 Most Beautiful people in People magazine.
In 2007, Anya played the angel character from the painting "The Wounded Angel
" in the music video Amaranth
, the second single from Dark Passion Play
, the album from the Finnish
metal band Nightwish
. She is also the model for the Character: "Joanna Dark" of the video game: Perfect Dark Zero
.
Anya is featured in a photo shoot in the August 2007 issue of Stuff
magazine. She is also on the cover of Runway Magazine along with seven other Deal-No Deal models with a feature inside.
She was also featured for the product "Skinit", a line of customizable phone covers, in skinit.com's television commercials.
She appeared in the 2009 movie Surrogates.
She had a guest starring role, Ivana Alexandrovna, in Knight Rider.
Anya played Rebekah in the 2010 film Iron Man 2
.
Shooting a comedic pilot called Nat & Olga, she plays the series lead of Nat.
In April, Anya will be appearing as a Guest Star, Darla Mckendrick, in a new series produced by HBO for Cinemax called Femme Fatales.
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
/American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
and actress.
Personal life
Monzikova was born in VologdaVologda
Vologda is a city and the administrative, cultural, and scientific center of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the Vologda River. The city is a major transport knot of the Northwest of Russia. Vologda is among the Russian cities possessing an especially valuable historical heritage...
, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. She lived in Russia up to the age of eight, when she moved to Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. After she graduated from high school, she moved again to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
to pursue a career in acting. She currently is studying Wushu
Chinese martial arts
Chinese martial arts, also referred to by the Mandarin Chinese term wushu and popularly as kung fu , are a number of fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in China. These fighting styles are often classified according to common traits, identified as "families" , "sects" or...
and taking stunt
Stunt
A stunt is an unusual and difficult physical feat, or any act requiring a special skill, performed for artistic purposes in TV, theatre, or cinema...
classes, so she can do her own stunts when she stars in an action movie.
Career
In 2006, she became a model on NBCNBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's hit game show, Deal or No Deal
Deal or No Deal (US game show)
Deal or No Deal is the American version of the international game show of Dutch origin of the same name. The show was hosted by Howie Mandel, and premiered on December 19, 2005, on National Broadcasting Company . The hour-long show typically aired at least twice a week during its run, and included...
holding case #10.
Anya currently appears on the HDNet
HDNet
HDNet is a men's interest television channel in the United States, broadcasting exclusively in high-definition format and available via cable and satellite television...
television channel as a co-host for the original program Get Out!. The show involves girls travelling the world and experiencing all that a city might have to offer. Anya is a co-host on the Belize episodes (Belize City, Cay Caulker, Goff's Cay, Seargant's Cay, Maruba Spa, and Maskall Village) and one Mexico episode (Xel-Ha). Get Out! is also hosted by Anya's fellow Deal or No Deal
Deal or No Deal (US game show)
Deal or No Deal is the American version of the international game show of Dutch origin of the same name. The show was hosted by Howie Mandel, and premiered on December 19, 2005, on National Broadcasting Company . The hour-long show typically aired at least twice a week during its run, and included...
model Lindsay Clubine.
In 2006 was listed as 100 Most Beautiful people in People magazine.
In 2007, Anya played the angel character from the painting "The Wounded Angel
The Wounded Angel
The Wounded Angel is a painting by Finnish symbolist painter Hugo Simberg. It is one of the most recognizable of Simberg's works, and was voted Finland's "national painting" in a vote held by the Ateneum art museum in 2006....
" in the music video Amaranth
Amaranth (song)
-Charts performance:"Amaranth" is Nightwish's most successful single reaching number 1 in Spain, Hungary, Norway and Finland. It went straight to number one in Finland and stayed at number 1 for 3 weeks, dropping to number 2 in its fourth week on the chart. "Amaranth" then returned to the top spot...
, the second single from Dark Passion Play
Dark Passion Play
Dark Passion Play is the sixth studio album by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, released on 26 September, 2007 in Finland, 28 September in Europe and 2 October 2007 in the United States. It was the first Nightwish album with the band's current lead singer, Anette Olzon, and the first album...
, the album from the Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
metal band Nightwish
Nightwish
Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee, Finland. Formed in 1996 by songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former vocalist Tarja Turunen, Nightwish's current line-up has five members, although Tarja has been replaced by Anette Olzon and the...
. She is also the model for the Character: "Joanna Dark" of the video game: Perfect Dark Zero
Perfect Dark Zero
Perfect Dark Zero is a first-person shooter video game developed by Rare and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The game had a difficult development cycle, during which a substantial part of it was initially designed for the Nintendo GameCube...
.
Anya is featured in a photo shoot in the August 2007 issue of Stuff
Stuff (magazine)
Stuff is a men's magazine featuring reviews of consumer electronics, and other articles of interest to a predominantly male audience.- UK edition :...
magazine. She is also on the cover of Runway Magazine along with seven other Deal-No Deal models with a feature inside.
She was also featured for the product "Skinit", a line of customizable phone covers, in skinit.com's television commercials.
She appeared in the 2009 movie Surrogates.
She had a guest starring role, Ivana Alexandrovna, in Knight Rider.
Anya played Rebekah in the 2010 film Iron Man 2
Iron Man 2
Iron Man 2 is a 2010 American superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Iron Man, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is the sequel to 2008's Iron Man, the second film in a planned trilogy and is a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Directed by Jon...
.
Shooting a comedic pilot called Nat & Olga, she plays the series lead of Nat.
In April, Anya will be appearing as a Guest Star, Darla Mckendrick, in a new series produced by HBO for Cinemax called Femme Fatales.
External links
- Anya at Deal or No Deal
- HDNet Get Out! hosts