Winter Ave Zoli is an American actress and model. She is best known for her role as Lyla Winston in FX's TV series Sons of Anarchy, Amy Snyder in Bosch (2017–2018), and for Deserted (2016). Zoli also appears in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2015) and Code Black (2017).
Early life Zoli grew up in New Hope, Pennsylvania, where her parents worked in fashion. At age 11, she moved with her family to Czechoslovakia, where she attended middle and high school.
Zoli studied acting at 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, where she co-starred with her future husband, Hungarian actor Csaba Lucas. Winter gained further international recognition with her main role as Lyla Winston on the hit American TV series Sons of Anarchy. She posed nude in Playboy magazine's March 2011 edition, commenting that "nudity is not a problem for [her].""Sons of Anarchy" Star Winter Ave Zoli Covers Playboy, Says Nudity "Not a Problem", Hollie McKay, Fox news, February 16, 2011
In 2016, Winter starred in the feature film Deserted opposite Mischa Barton, Jackson Davis, Trent Ford, Dana Rosendorff, Lance Henriksen, Jake Busey and Gerry Bednob. The film is a psychological thriller about a group of friends on a road trip to a music festival in "Death Valley – which results in getting them hopelessly lost in the most stunning, but unforgiving, topographical terrain on the planet".
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes1999FlawlessTasha2003Eva2007Trust MeLolly2007Sex and Death 101Alexis De Large (#37)2008FoldRachelShort2008MaestroArianeShort2008ReservationsMarketa2009Libuse2010Psych:9Emma2011ProdigalAngela O'NeilShort2012Bad AssTatiana2014Cat Run 2TatianaVideo2016DesertedRosemary2016SpacemanMrs. Lee2020Superman: Red SonSvetlana (voice)Video2022Father StuAllison2022Savage SalvationDarlene
Television Year Title Role Notes1999Cecile"A King's Ransom"2004Wuthering HeightsIsabella LintonTV film2005RevelationsAnna-TheresaTV miniseries2009Ivana Kleiner"Paris"2009–2014Sons of AnarchyLyla Dvorak-WinstonRecurring role (seasons 2–7)2011ChaosIrina"Eaten by Wolves"2012PerceptionPaulina"Faces"2015Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Eva Belyakov"Melinda"2015LegendsDet. Gabriella LaskaMain role season 22017Code BlackMonica"One in a Million"2017–18BoschAmy SnyderRecurring role (seasons 3–4)
References
External links
Winter Ave Zoli at Playboy Blog