Winter Ave Zoli

Winter Ave Zoli
Zoli at the Sons of Anarchy FX Premiere in September 2014
Born	(1980-03-30) March 30, 1980 New Hope, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1993-present

Winter Ave Zoli (born March 30, 1980) is an American actress and model, best known for her role as Lyla Winston in FX's TV series Sons of Anarchy.

Early life

Zoli was born in New Hope, Pennsylvania. At the age of 11, she moved with her family to Czechoslovakia, where she was able to fully plant her roots in Prague from her father's Slovak side of the family. She studied at middle school and high school at the International School of Prague. She studied ballet, but after developing a love for the stage and the craft of acting, she moved on to musical theater.

At age 13, she began working professionally and developed her résumé through acting opportunities on European and American productions that came through Prague. At 17, she attended the Carnegie-Mellon summer school theater program and, at 19, enrolled in the Atlantic Theater Company acting school in New York City, founded by playwright David Mamet and actor William H. Macy.

Career

After graduating from the professional program, Winter moved to Los Angeles. She appeared in the 2007 film Sex and Death 101 as Alexis the fast food beauty. She held the main role of legendary Libuše in the 2009 Czech film The Pagan Queen. Winter gained further international recognition with her main role as Lyla Winston on the hit American TV series Sons of Anarchy. She posed nude on Playboy magazine's March 2011 edition commenting that "nudity is not a problem for [her]".

Filmography

• Legends (2015) (TV) .... Gabrielle Miskova
• Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2015) .... Eva Belyakov
• Cat Run 2 (2014) .... Tatiana
• Stars in Shorts (2012) .... Angela O'Neill
• Bad Ass (2012) .... Tatiana
• Perception (2012) (TV) .... Paulina (1 episode, 2012)
• CHAOS (2011) (TV) .... Irina
• Sons of Anarchy (2009–2014) (TV) .... Lyla Winston
• Madness Is Catching (2009) .... Andrea
• The Pagan Queen (2009) .... Libuše
• Psych 9 (2009) .... Emma
• Fold (2008) .... Rachel
• Reservations (2008) .... Marketa
• Trust Me (2007) .... Lolly
• Sex and Death 101 (2007) .... Alexis the Fast Food Beauty
• The Oh in Ohio (2006) .... The Water's Fine Girl
• Tristan + Isolde (2006) .... Widseth's Sister
• Revelations (2005) .... Anna-Theresa (4 episodes, 2005)
• Cime tempestose (2004) (TV) .... Isabella
• Hellboy (2004) .... Girlfriend
• The Prince & Me (2004) .... Eddie's Girlfriend
• The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) .... Eva (cut from the final film)
• Bad Company (2002) .... Manicurist #1
• Flawless (1999) .... Tasha
• The Scarlet Pimpernel .... Cecile (1 episode, 1999)

External links

• Winter Zoli at the Internet Movie Database
• Winter Ave Zoli at Playboy Blog