- At age 17 she was violated.
- Began playing the violin at the age of seven.
- Is of Russian-Jewish ancestry.
- Her son, Alan Doucette, is a drummer with the rock band Otherwise.
- Daughter of 'Elias Breeskin'.
- She was considered for many years the number one female entertainer in Mexico. The Mexican press called her "The Number One" or "Super Olga".
- In the 1990s, Breeskin appeared in some television programs and Mexican telenovelas, before moving to Las Vegas.
- She became the headliner in the nightclub "Belvedere", located in the penthouse of the Hotel Continental. (It was previously known as the Hilton Hotel). Her Hotel Continental nightclub act was based on a Las Vegas-style show that had numerous back-up dancers and a full show band to accompany Breeskin. The opening song for her show was "Todos Queremos Ver A Olga (We all Want to See Olga)".
- The television network Televisa, developed a 30-second TV commercial, where Olga wore a French-cut leotard with dangly sequined ribbon strips that flew away from her body as she spun around, she stopped, put her hand on her hip and with the other hand motioned "to come here." It was a lusty commercial for conservative Mexico. But Mexico was hypnotized with Breeskin's charms.
- Ernesto Valz, the owner of a Mexico City night-club chain, discovered Breeskin playing her violin for tips during lunch. Recognizing her talent and her natural beauty, he hired her to perform in many of his nightclubs and created a nightclub act for her.
- In 2016, Breeskin, along with other vedettes like Lyn May, Rossy Mendoza, Wanda Seux and Princesa Yamal, stars in the documentary film Beauties of the Night, by the filmmaker María José Cuevas.
- Breeskin opened a clinic for research and care for asthmatic children in Las Vegas, Nevada.
- Breeskin rose to fame in the 1970s for her cabaret act, where she danced and shimmied in French-cut leotards while playing the violin.
- Since her conversion to Christianity, she has only presented herself as a violinist.
- Nightclubs led her to films. Her most recognizable movie was Nora la rebelde.
- She and her brother as children learned to play the violin from their father.
- For years, every night her performances were sold out.
- She was one of the most famous Mexican vedettes in 1970s and 1980s.
- When Breeskin was 13 years old; she and her brother were forced to support the family and began to play their violins for tips in restaurants. Breeskin later confessed that she kept some of the tip money for herself by hiding it in her shoe.
- in 2007, Breeskin attended a religious meeting and became a born again Christian. She has been sharing her testimony at Christian services ever since.
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