Lola Melnick


Olga Ivanova Melnick is a Russian dancer, TV presenter and actress who made most of her career in Brazil, Chile and Argentina.

Biography

Melnick was born to a Russian family in Odessa, Soviet Ukraine. Her father was a diplomat. When she was 14, the family moved to France, where she learned French and English. She eventually learned to speak Spanish and Portuguese as well.

Career

Early in her career, Melnick was a dancer in Argentina and Chile. In the late 2000s, she met Brazilian talk show host Jô Soares in Chile, who invited her for an interview, making her famous in Brazil. She was then hired by Rede Bandeirantes and worked as a reporter in the carnival program Band Folia. From 2011 on, she has worked for SBT as a talent judge, reporter, and interviewer. She was the cover of Issue 475 of Playboy Brazil, from December 2014.