Egija Zviedre

Egija Zviedre (born Riga, Latvia) is an actress, and was described as a "beautiful Latvian actress" by "City of God" director Fernando Meirelles. She started modeling at the age of 15, and has appeared in FHM Latvia. She moved from Riga to London, to pursue a career in acting. Zviedre received media attention in her home country for playing the lead female role in "Beethoven Burst" a MusicAL short film by Ankit Love, that became a No.1 hit on the MTV Hive top 100 chart. March, 2012 saw her again on MTV, playing the lead in "Drowning" an underwater music video by Context MC. She also plays the principle female part, an oligarch's daughter in DJ Smash's theatrical music video "From Russia With Love". She has completed two feature films which are to be released in 2012. Her modeling work includes playing the BOND girl in a Hello! Magazine photo shoot with British TV star Mark Wright as James Bond at the Ritz Hotel Casino in London. Zviedre has been the face of Puredistance, an ultra luxury perfume brand that retails for up to €1,600 a bottle. In Heineken's 'The Express' commercial made for the James Bond film Skyfall, Zviedre plays a featured part alongside Daniel Craig.

Filmography

Year

Title

Role

Other notes

2011

Love After Sunrise

Dinner Party Girl

2011

Beethoven Burst

Miss Zaki

Musical Short Film - No.1 hit on MTV Hive top 100

2012

Modified

Gray

2012

Crux

Joe

2012

Runners

Self - Lead Actress

2013

Rush

James Hunt's Girlfriend