Laila Novak, (born 29 January 1942 as Laila Linnéa Maria Nyborg in Nybro, Sweden, the daughter of Lisbet Peterson Nyborg and Arne Nyborg), is a Swedish model and actress.
Novak started her career in the modeling industry in Stockholm, Sweden with a diploma from Kim Söderlund's Model and Fashion School in 1960. She later moved to Paris, France to continue her work as a model, and also taking acting classes. When she moved to Mexico, her acting career started taking off, which led to the leading role in the movie Vanessa, among others.
Her modeling and movie career continued in Italy, and as of 2009, Novak continued to do model work.