Rain Elwood

Rain Elwood

Latvian actress Rain Elwood standing in front of a Miss Sixty backdrop, at Harrods in London.

Rain Elwood, for de:Miss Sixty Fashion Show at Harrods of London, Nov. 2011.
Born Egija Zviedre
Riga, Latvia
Occupation Actress
Years active 2011–present
Website www.rainelwood.com

Rain Elwood (born Egija Zviedre in Riga, Latvia) is a Latvian actress. She moved from Riga to London, to pursue a career in acting.[1] Elwood 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.[2][3] She was again on MTV in March 2012, playing the lead in "Drowning" an underwater music video by Context MC.[4][5] She also plays the principle female part, an oligarch's daughter in DJ Smash's theatrical music video "From Russia With Love".[6] 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.[7][8] Elwood has been the face of Puredistance,[9] an ultra luxury perfume brand that retails for up to €1,600 a bottle.[10] In Heineken's "The Express" commercial made for the James Bond film Skyfall, Elwood plays a featured part alongside Daniel Craig.[11][12]

In 2013, Rain made her prime time television debut in Cinemax's Strike Back acting alongside Sullivan Stapleton.

Filmography

Year Title Role Other notes
2011 Love After Sunrise Dinner Party Girl
2011 Beethoven Burst Miss Zaki
2012 Modified Gray
2012 Crux Joe
2012 Runners Self - Lead Actress
2013 Rush James Hunt's Girlfriend
2013 Strike Back (TV series) Katya
2013 Spill the Milky Way Cate

References

  1. ↑ McLennan, Nicole (19 January 2012). "Q&A: Egija Zviedre". Little Wing. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  2. ↑ Lauziniece, Laura (21 February 2012). "Latviešu Modele - MTV klipa zvaigzne (Latvian Model - star of MTV video) (page 15)". Privātā Dzīve (Santa). Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "MTV Hive Top 100 Chart". MTV. 12 January 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  4. ↑ Patterson, Joseph (16 March 2012). "The Wrap Up Home VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: CONTEXT – 'DROWNING'". MTV UK (Viacom). Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  5. ↑ Cynico, El (19 March 2012). "Context - Drowning (Prod. By Great Skies)". UK RAP MUSIC. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  6. ↑ "DJ Smash’s From Russia With Love by Bouha Kazmi". Promo News. 12 January 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  7. ↑ Belinda, Robey (13 February 2012). "With a License To Thrill Mark Wright on Secret Missions, Making it Big in Hollywood and becoming James Bond". "Hello! Magazine", Issue 1212, p.67.
  8. ↑ Mccormack, Kirsty (6 February 2012). "Watch out Daniel Craig! Mark Wright admits he would make a great James Bond and would love to tackle the role in the future". Daily Mail (Associated Newspapers Ltd). Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  9. ↑ "Puredistance In Florence". Puredistance. 15 September 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  10. ↑ Capua, Carlotta (4 August 2011). "L'atelier dei profumi (The Workshop of Perfume)". Vogue Italia. Condé Nast. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  11. ↑ "Vēl viena latviete mēģina iekarot Holivudu (Another Latvian trying to make it in Hollywood)". DELFI Izklaide. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  12. ↑ "Heineken The Express". Heineken. YouTube. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.

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