Olya Zueva

Olya Zueva (Ольга Юрьевна Зуева) is a Russian director and actress born on October 26, 1987, in Vladivostok, USSR. Her father, Yuri Zuev, was a champion motocross racer in the Russian Federation. Zueva started her career as a model at the age of 15, working in Tokyo and later in Paris, London, and Milan. In 2006, she moved to New York City and studied acting at Susan Batson's Studio. Zueva made her acting debut with a small role in the 2010 action thriller film Salt. She graduated from the Schools of Public Engagement in 2013 with a Liberal Arts degree. Zueva ventured into directing with her first feature film, In the Hood, in 2016, which was released in 2018.