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{{Short description|American actress (born 1981)}}
[[Image:Larisa Oleynik, 10 Things I Hate About You.jpg|thumb|Larisa Oleynik]]
{{Family name hatnote|Romanovna|Oleynik|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
'''Larisa Romanovna Oleynik''' (born [[June 7]], [[1981]]) is a [[United States|American]] [[actor|actress]].
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{{Infobox person
|name = Larisa Oleynik
|image = Larisa Oleynik (2015) crop.jpg
|caption = Oleynik in 2015
|birth_name = Larisa Romanovna Oleynik
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|6|7}}
|birth_place = [[Santa Clara, California]], U.S.
|alma_mater = [[Sarah Lawrence College]]
|occupation = Actress
|years_active = 1989–present
}}


'''Larisa Romanovna Oleynik''' ({{IPAc-en|l|ə|ˈ|r|ɪ|s|ə|_|oʊ-|ˈ|l|eɪ|n|ᵻ|k}}; born June 7, 1981)<ref name=harris/><ref>{{cite web|work=[[TV Guide]]|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/larisa-oleynik/161239/|title=Larisa Oleynik|archive-date=July 31, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200731075348/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/larisa-oleynik/161239/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!-- Not stated --> |agency=[[The Associated Press]] |date=2017-06-07 |title=Daybreak: Today in History |work=The Index-Journal |location=Greenwood, South Carolina |page=6A |quote=Actress Larisa Oleynik is 36.}}</ref> is an American actress. Oleynik began her career as a [[child actor]], first appearing onstage as young [[Cosette]] in a national touring production of ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]'' (1989–1991). She was subsequently cast as the titular character in the [[Nickelodeon]] series ''[[The Secret World of Alex Mack]]'', which aired from 1994 to 1998. She also began a film career, starring in an ensemble cast as [[Dawn Schafer]] in the film adaptation ''[[The Baby-Sitters Club (film)|The Baby-Sitters Club]]'' (1995), and in a lead role in the teen comedy ''[[10 Things I Hate About You]]'' (1999).
Oleynik has appeared in such [[television]] shows as ''[[The Secret World of Alex Mack]]'', ''[[Boy Meets World]]'' and ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]'', as well as such [[film]]s as ''[[10 Things I Hate About You]]'', ''[[100 Girls]]'' and ''[[The Baby-Sitters Club (film)|The Baby-Sitters Club]]''.


Oleynik subsequently had a supporting role in the comedy ''[[100 Girls]]'' (2000), after which she starred opposite [[Nastassja Kinski]] and [[Scarlett Johansson]] in the period film ''[[An American Rhapsody]]'' (2001), and the independent drama ''[[Bringing Rain]]'' (2003). She later had supporting roles in ''[[Atlas Shrugged: Part II]]'' (2011) and the horror film ''[[Jessabelle]]'' (2014). From 2010 to 2015, she had a recurring role as [[List of Mad Men characters#Cynthia Cosgrove|Cynthia Cosgrove]] on the AMC series ''[[Mad Men]]'', and a voice role as Icy on the Nickelodeon revival of ''[[Winx Club]]'' (2011–2014).
In [[1997]], she was named by ''[[People (magazine)|People magazine]]'' as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. She is widely regarded as one of the world's most beautiful women.


==Early life and education==
Her father is from the [[Ukraine]] and is of [[Russian]] heritage.
Larisa Romanovna Oleynik was born in [[Santa Clara, California]].{{efn|Some sources erroneously state that Oleynik was born in [[San Francisco]], including the ''Biography Today 1996 Annual Cumulation: Profiles of People of Interest to Young Readers'' (1996).<ref name=harris/> [[CBS]] San Francisco stated in a 2011 article that Oleynik was born in the city of Santa Clara.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2011/03/03/larisa-oleynik-joins-cast-of-hawaii-five-o/|work=[[CBS]] San Francisco|title=Larisa Oleynik Joins Cast Of 'Hawaii Five-O'|date=March 3, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601031342/https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2011/03/03/larisa-oleynik-joins-cast-of-hawaii-five-o/|archive-date=June 1, 2012}}</ref>}} Her father was of Ukrainian and Russian ancestry,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://russianlife.com/the-russia-file/famous-americans-with-russian-roots/|work=[[Russian Life]]|title=Famous Americans with Russian Roots|series=The Russia File|issn= 1066-999X|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240706061645/https://russianlife.com/the-russia-file/famous-americans-with-russian-roots/|archive-date=July 6, 2024}}</ref> and she was raised in the [[Eastern Orthodoxy|Orthodox]] tradition.<ref name="religion">{{cite web|title=Larisa Online|website=Larisa.com|date=13 November 1998|url=http://www.larisa.com/attic/cs/lochat19981113.htm|access-date=April 14, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060518103246/http://www.larisa.com/attic/cs/lochat19981113.htm|archive-date=18 May 2006}}</ref> Oleynik was raised in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]].<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-10-02-tv-45351-story.html|title=Shows for Youngsters and Their Parents Too: Larisa Oleynik finds the secret is to have fun as 'Alex Mack'|last=Mendoza|first=N. F.|date=October 2, 1994|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140828210855/http://articles.latimes.com/1994-10-02/news/tv-45351_1_alex-mack|archive-date=August 28, 2014}}</ref> She graduated from the [[Pinewood School, Los Altos|Pinewood School]] in [[Los Altos, California]], in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pinewood.edu/cf_news/view.cfm?newsid=334|work=[[Pinewood School, Los Altos|Pinewood School]]|title=Pinewood Alumni Larisa Oleynik Continues Her Success in Hollywood|date=May 27, 2013|author=Lawson, Sarah|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190130005518/https://www.pinewood.edu/cf_news/view.cfm?newsid=334|archive-date=January 30, 2019|access-date=January 30, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> As her acting career flourished, she would "divide her time between normal childhood experiences in Northern California and auditions in Los Angeles."<ref name=PixL />

After the success in her role as Alex Mack, Oleynik decided to attend college,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070323021000/http://www.themovieinsider.com/celebrities/cid/140/Larisa_Oleynik Larisa Oleynik Celebrity Interview for Bringing Rain (2003)] at The Movie Insider</ref> enrolling at [[Sarah Lawrence College]] in [[Yonkers, New York]], which she later described as "the best decision I’ve made".<ref name="college">{{cite web|title=Celebrity Spotlight: Larisa Oleynik|work= Girls' Life Magazine| last= Davis| first= Jasmen| url=http://www.girlslife.com/aug04/celebspotlightlarisa.php| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060424073007/http://www.girlslife.com/aug04/celebspotlightlarisa.php|archive-date=April 24, 2006}}</ref>

==Career==
===1989–2002===
Oleynik began acting in a [[San Francisco]] production of ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]'' in 1989 after seeing an audition ad in a newspaper when she was eight years old.<ref name=buzz/> She obtained two parts in the production (young [[Cosette]] and young Eponine), both with singing roles.<ref name=lesmis>{{cite web|work=Internet Broadway Database|title=Larisa Oleynik|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/larisa-oleynik-510853|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711051038/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/larisa-oleynik-510853|archive-date=July 11, 2017}}</ref> After appearing in the musical, she was referred to an agent by her ''Les Misérables'' co-star, [[Rider Strong]], and began to take formal acting lessons.<ref name=buzz/> "I remember being 10 years old and thinking, 'I want to be good at this'... It wasn't about, 'I want to be on TV'. It was more looking around at the other kids and being like, 'I'm not good at sports, I'm not really smart. I think I could be good at this, though'."<ref name=buzz/>

Her onscreen acting career began at age 12, in a 1993 episode of the television series ''[[Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman]]'';<ref name=buzz/> the same year, she also appeared in the made-for-television film ''River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene''.

Later, in 1993, she was cast in the lead role of the series ''[[The Secret World of Alex Mack]]'', where she portrayed a teenage girl who gains superpowers in a chemical accident. She won the role of Alex Mack over 400 other aspirants. The series ran on [[Nickelodeon]] from 1994 to 1998 and was one of the network's top three most watched shows,<ref name="aura">{{cite web|title= Her Typical Teen Aura |work= [[USA Today]] |date= August 4, 1995| first= Jefferson |last= Graham| publisher= originally reprinted online at virgin.net| url= http://freespace.virgin.net/martin.rolph/articles/Article2.htm| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050311220733/http://freespace.virgin.net/martin.rolph/articles/Article2.htm| archive-date= March 11, 2005}}</ref> becoming quite a favorite among the child and teen audiences and turning Oleynik into a [[teen idol]]. During the show's heyday, children who met Oleynik (and were too young to understand special effects) would often ask her to "morph" for them. Rather than try to explain things, she would quickly glance around, then tell them, "Not here – everybody would see!". Oleynik reprised the role in an ''[[All That]]'' sketch, although the name was changed to "Alex Sax".{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} She later made an appearance in the 100th episode of the show.

In 1996, she made a cameo on the series ''[[The Adventures of Pete & Pete]]'' as a nurse at the beginning of the episode "Dance Fever".<ref>{{cite web|title= Big Mack Attack| first= Judith |last= Maitland| url= http://freespace.virgin.net/martin.rolph/articles/Article5.htm|publisher= Originally reprinted online at virgin.net| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050311222117/http://freespace.virgin.net/martin.rolph/articles/Article5.htm| archive-date=March 11, 2005}}</ref> Also during her time on ''The Secret World of Alex Mack'', she played Dawn Schafer, one of the lead characters in the 1995 feature film ''[[The Baby-Sitters Club (film)|The Baby-Sitters Club]]'' (1995), opposite [[Rachael Leigh Cook]] and [[Schuyler Fisk]],<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-08-18-ca-36634-story.html|title=MOVIE REVIEW : 'Baby-Sitters': 7 Lovely Girls Show Grace Under Pressure|date=August 18, 1995|author=Thomas, Kevin|author-link=Kevin Thomas (film critic)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160928130454/http://articles.latimes.com/1995-08-18/entertainment/ca-36634_1_baby-sitters-club|archive-date=September 28, 2016}}</ref> appeared in several episodes of ''[[Boy Meets World]]'', wrote an advice column for ''[[Tiger Beat]]'' magazine,<ref name="Russian">{{cite web|title=Larisa Online|work=PEOPLE Online Hosts Larisa Oleynik--May 29, 1997|url=http://freespace.virgin.net/martin.rolph/articles/Chat1.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020323013256/http://freespace.virgin.net/martin.rolph/articles/Chat1.htm|archivedate=2002-03-23|accessdate=June 30, 2022}}</ref> and was involved in Nickelodeon's ''[[The Big Help]]'' charity, ''Hands Across Communication'', ''[[Surfrider Foundation]]'' and the ''[[Starlight Children's Foundation]]''.<ref name="Russian"/> She has also hosted the [[CableACE Awards]], [[Daytime Emmy Awards]], [[YTV Achievement Awards]], The [[Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards]] as well as ''The Big Help''. She has commented that she stayed "grounded" during her period as a teen star, mainly through the help of a "strong network of people" that she was close to.<ref>{{cite web|title=A World Of Her Own |work= TV Guide |date= October 1996 |first= Vicki Jo |last= Radovsky| url=http://freespace.virgin.net/martin.rolph/articles/Article3.htm| publisher= originally reprinted online at virgin.net | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050311221340/http://freespace.virgin.net/martin.rolph/articles/Article3.htm|archive-date=2005-03-11|access-date=April 14, 2006}}</ref>

After ''The Secret World of Alex Mack'' ended its run, Oleynik had a starring role in the film ''[[10 Things I Hate About You]]'' as Bianca. The film was released in April 1999, and did fairly well at the box office, grossing a total of $38 million domestically.<ref name="gross">{{cite web|work=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]|title=10 Things I Hate about You|url=http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1999/10HAT.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060508171333/http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1999/10HAT.html|archive-date=May 8, 2006}}</ref> From 1998 to 2000, Oleynik appeared in twenty-one episodes of the [[NBC]] series ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]'' as Alissa Strudwick. During 2000, she also appeared in two [[independent film]]s: ''[[100 Girls]]'' (opposite [[Emmanuelle Chriqui]], [[Katherine Heigl]] and [[Jonathan Tucker]]) and ''[[A Time for Dancing]]'' (opposite [[Shiri Appleby]]); neither film received a theatrical release in the United States.

Oleynik had a supporting role in the independent drama film ''[[An American Rhapsody]]'' (2001), opposite [[Nastassja Kinski]] and [[Scarlett Johansson]], which follows a young woman whose parents are forced to leave her behind in Communist [[Hungary]] while they flee to the United States.<ref name=ar>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/10/movies/film-review-the-funny-foreignness-of-hamburgers-and-coke.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527160135/http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/10/movies/film-review-the-funny-foreignness-of-hamburgers-and-coke.html|archive-date=May 27, 2015|last=Kehr|first=David|date=August 10, 2001|title=FILM REVIEW; The Funny Foreignness Of Hamburgers and Coke}}</ref>

===2003–present===
Oleynik had a supporting part in ''[[Bringing Rain]]'' (2003), a low-budget teen drama starring [[Adrian Grenier]] and [[Paz de la Huerta]], which premiered at the [[Tribeca Film Festival]].<ref name=rain>{{cite web|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/2003/film/reviews/bringing-rain-1200541295/|title=''Bringing Rain''|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190130001020/https://variety.com/2003/film/reviews/bringing-rain-1200541295/|archive-date=January 30, 2019|last=Scheib|first=Ronnie|date=June 3, 2003|access-date=January 30, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2005, she appeared as a guest star on the series ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]'' as [[Reese Wilkerson|Reese]]'s lesbian army buddy who develops a crush on [[Lois Wilkerson|his mother]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a795285/the-secret-life-of-alex-mack-ended-18-years-ago-what-do-the-cast-look-like-now/|work=[[Digital Spy]]|title=The Secret Life of Alex Mack ended 18 years ago: what do the cast look like now?|last=Eames|first=Tom|date=May 24, 2016|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190130000612/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a795285/the-secret-life-of-alex-mack-ended-18-years-ago-what-do-the-cast-look-like-now/|archive-date=January 30, 2019|access-date=January 30, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Oleynik was cast in a supporting role in the series ''[[Pepper Dennis]]'', which began airing on [[The WB Television Network|The WB]] in April 2006, but was not picked up by The WB's successor [[The CW]]. The same year, she starred in the independent drama ''[[Pope Dreams]]''.<ref>{{cite web|work=[[AllMovie]]|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/pope-dreams-v315165/cast-crew|title=''Pope Dreams'' Cast and Crew|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190130001458/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/pope-dreams-v315165/cast-crew|archive-date=January 30, 2019|access-date=January 30, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

In March 2008, Oleynik guest-starred in episode 13 of ''[[Aliens in America]]''. In 2009, she provided audio commentary for the ''10 Things I Hate About You'' 10th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray. In March 2011, Oleynik started appearing in a recurring role on ''[[Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series)|Hawaii Five-0]]'' as [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] analyst Jenna Kaye, until her character was later killed off.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=CBS.com|title=Hawaii Five-0 Adds Cast Member|url=http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/list/143747.page|access-date=January 20, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110120033405/http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/list/143747.page|archive-date=January 20, 2011}}</ref> She was subsequently cast in the [[Ayn Rand]] adaptation ''[[Atlas Shrugged: Part II]]'' (2012), as Cherryl Brooks, a store clerk who becomes acquainted with the protagonist, Dagny Taggart (portrayed by [[Samantha Mathis]]).<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|title=''Atlas Shrugged: Part II – The Strike''|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/reviews/atlas-shrugged-part-ii-the-strike-1117948555/|date=October 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190116200729/https://variety.com/2012/film/reviews/atlas-shrugged-part-ii-the-strike-1117948555/|archive-date=January 16, 2019|author=Harvey, Dennis}}</ref> Oleynik also guest-starred as [[List of Mad Men characters#Ken Cosgrove|Ken Cosgrove]]'s girlfriend (and later wife) [[List of Mad Men characters#Cynthia Cosgrove|Cynthia Baxter]] in several episodes on the [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] television series ''[[Mad Men]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amc.com/shows/mad-men/talk/2013/03/larisa-oleynik-interview|work=Mad Men|publisher=[[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]]|title=Q&A – Larisa Oleynik (Cynthia Cosgrove)|year=2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503055623/http://www.amc.com/shows/mad-men/talk/2013/03/larisa-oleynik-interview|archive-date=May 3, 2018}}</ref>

In 2016, Oleynik starred in the one-woman show ''I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti'' at the [[Hangar Theatre]] in [[Ithaca, New York]].<ref name=hangar>{{cite web|url=https://www.ithacajournal.com/story/entertainment/2016/06/14/hangar-theatre-makes-spaghetti-launch-season/85895412/|work=[[The Ithaca Journal]]|location=Ithaca, New York|title=Hangar Theatre makes 'Spaghetti' to launch season|date=June 14, 2016|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190130012321/https://eu.ithacajournal.com/story/entertainment/2016/06/14/hangar-theatre-makes-spaghetti-launch-season/85895412/|archive-date=January 30, 2019|access-date=January 30, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Beginning in 2017, Oleynik starred in the [[Off-Broadway theatre|Off-Broadway]] musical comedy ''[[Baghdaddy]]''.<ref name=buzz>{{cite web|work=[[BuzzFeed]]|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/louispeitzman/larisa-oleynik-is-here-to-prove-shes-more-than-alex-mack|title=Larisa Oleynik Is Here To Prove She's More Than Alex Mack|last=Peitzman|first=Louis|date=June 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007164129/https://www.buzzfeed.com/louispeitzman/larisa-oleynik-is-here-to-prove-shes-more-than-alex-mack?utm_term=.xr47p9Bxzw|archive-date=October 7, 2017}}</ref> In 2020, Oleynik starred in the Netflix family comedy series, ''[[The Healing Powers of Dude]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title=Netflix Orders 'The Healing Powers Of Dude' Family Live Action Comedy Series |url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/netflix-orders-the-healing-powers-of-dude-family-live-action-comedy-series-dude-the-dog-social-anxiety-disorder-1202635351/ |website=Deadline |language=en |date=20 June 2019}}</ref> In 2023, it was announced that Oleynik was cast as Sylvia in the Nickelodeon comedy ''[[Erin & Aaron]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cordero |first1=Rosy |title='Erin & Aaron': Ava Ro & Jensen Gering To Lead Nickelodeon Series; Premiere Date & Teaser Trailer Revealed |url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/erin-and-aaron-ava-ro-nickelodeon-series-cast-premiere-date-teaser-trailer-1235278607/ |website=Deadline |access-date=15 March 2023 |date=4 March 2023}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Oleynik resides in [[Venice, California]].<ref name=PixL >{{cite web
| url= http://pixltv.com/the-michaels-premiere-saturday-march-8/ | title= The Michaels
| work= PixL TV | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824073635/http://pixltv.com/the-michaels-premiere-saturday-march-8/|archive-date=August 24, 2017}}</ref> She said that her first kiss was with [[Rider Strong]] when she was an actress on ''Boy Meets World''. She also says that he was her "first major crush."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pettibone |first=Kat |date=2024-01-30 |title=Larisa Oleynik's 'Boy Meets World' Kiss With Rider Strong Was Her 1st |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/larisa-oleyniks-boy-meets-world-kiss-with-rider-strong-was-her-1st/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228144753/https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/larisa-oleyniks-boy-meets-world-kiss-with-rider-strong-was-her-1st/ |archive-date=February 28, 2024 |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=Us Weekly |language=en-US}}</ref>

In January 2013, she was granted a [[restraining order]] against a stalker who was so obsessed with her that he changed his last name to "Oleynik".<ref>[https://www.nickiswift.com/42261/hollywood-wont-cast-larisa-oleynik-anymore/ nickiswift.com] Kate Oczypok and Mariel Loveland, December 20, 2020</ref><ref>{{cite news| title= ''Alex Mack'' Star Larisa Oleynik Gets Restraining Order Against Stalker | work= [[TV Guide]] | first= Liz |last= Raftery | date= 4 February 2013 |url= http://www.tvguide.com/news/alex-mack-larisa-oleynik-restraining-order-stalker-1060320/ |access-date= 12 February 2015}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
===Film===
{| {{prettytable}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
|-
|-
! Year
| [[2005 in film|2005]] || [[Pope Dreams]] || Maggie Venable || Post-production
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|-
|1994
| [[2003 in film|2003]] || [[Bringing Rain]] || Ori Swords ||
|''[[The Swan Princess]]''
|Pre-teen Odette
|Voice role
|align=center|<ref name=harris>{{cite book|title=Biography Today 1996 Annual Cumulation: Profiles of People of Interest to Young Readers|year=1996|page=[https://archive.org/details/biographytoday1900harr/page/263 263]|last=Harris|first=Laurie Lanzen|publisher=Omnigraphics Incorporated|isbn=978-0-780-80070-0|location=Detroit, Michigan|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/biographytoday1900harr/page/263}}</ref>
|-
|-
|1995
| [[2001 in film|2001]] || [[An American Rhapsody]] || Maria Sandor (age 18) ||
|''{{sortname|The|Baby-Sitters Club|The Baby-Sitters Club (film)}}''
|[[The Baby-Sitters Club#Dawn Read Schafer|Dawn Read Schafer]]
|
| align="center"| <ref name=tvg>{{cite web|work=[[TV Guide]]|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/larisa-oleynik/credits/161239/|title=Larisa Oleynik Credits|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707192722/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/larisa-oleynik/credits/161239/|archive-date=July 7, 2017}}</ref>
|-
|-
|1998
| [[2000 in film|2000]] || [[A Time for Dancing]] || Juliana "Jules" ||
|''The Swan Princess: Sing Along''
|Pre-teen Odette
|Voice role; short film
| align=center|<ref>{{cite AV media|title=The Swan Princess: Sing-Along|year=1998|medium=[[VHS]]|publisher=Nest Entertainment, Inc.|asin=B00063FXK8}}</ref>
|-
|-
|1999
| [[2000 in film|2000]] || [[100 Girls]] || Wendy ||
|''[[10 Things I Hate About You]]''
|Bianca Stratford
|
| align="center"| <ref name=tvg/>
|-
|-
|2000
| [[1999 in film|1999]] || [[10 Things I Hate About You]] || Bianca Stratford ||
|''[[100 Girls]]''
|Wendy
|
| align="center"| <ref name=tvg/>
|-
|2001
|''{{sortname|An|American Rhapsody}}''
|Maria Sandor (age 18)
|
| align="center"| <ref name=tvg/>
|-
|2002
|''{{sortname|A|Time for Dancing}}''
|Jules Michaels
|
| align="center"|<ref name=amg>{{cite web|work=[[AllMovie]]|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/larisa-oleynik-p199203/filmography|title=Larisa Oleynik Filmography|access-date=January 30, 2019}}</ref>
|-
|2002
|''Speciale Casting''
|Jules Michaels
|Archived; uncredited
| align="center"|
|-
|2003
|''[[Bringing Rain]]''
|Ori Swords
|
| align="center"|<ref name=rain/>
|-
|2006
|''[[Pope Dreams]]''
|Maggie Venable
|
| align="center"|<ref name=amg/>
|-
|2007
|''Relative Obscurity''
|Claire
|
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/outlook/05-06/May/474f-056.cfm|work=[[Ohio University|Ohio University Outlook]]|publisher=Ohio University|title=Out of "Relative Obscurity"|url-status=dead|date=May 10, 2006|last=Martin|first=Anita|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100614193126/http://www.ohio.edu/outlook/05-06/May/474f-056.cfm|archive-date=June 14, 2010}}</ref>
|-
|2008
|''Broken Windows''
|Sara
|
| align="center"|<ref name=amg/>
|-
|2009
|''Together Again for the First Time''
|Brenda
|Direct-to-video
| align="center"|<ref name=amg/>
|-
|2009
|''I Have It''
|Emily
|Short film
| align="center"|
|-
|2012
|''Born Yesterday''
|Elyse
|Short film
| align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|work=ITSA Film Festival|url=http://itsafilmfestival.com/the-secret-world-of-actress-larisa-oleynik/|title=The Secret World of Actress Larisa Oleynik|date=April 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007203612/http://itsafilmfestival.com/the-secret-world-of-actress-larisa-oleynik/|archive-date=October 7, 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 2012
|''[[Atlas Shrugged: Part II]]''
|Cherryl Brooks
|
| align="center"|<ref name=amg/>
|-
| 2012
|''[[Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom]]''
|Icy
|Voice; Nickelodeon English version
| align="center"|
|-
|2013
|''[[Winx Club 3D: Magical Adventure]]''
|Icy
|Voice; Nickelodeon English version
| align="center"|
|-
|2013
|''OJ: The Musical''
|Regina
|
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/going-out-guide/wp/2014/06/20/watch-online-oj-the-musical-as-i-lay-dying-and-burning-bush/|title=Watch online: 'OJ: The Musical,' 'As I Lay Dying' and 'Burning Bush'|date=June 20, 2014|author1=Merry, Stephanie|author2=O'Sullivan, Michael|author3=Hornaday, Ann|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190130004534/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/going-out-guide/wp/2014/06/20/watch-online-oj-the-musical-as-i-lay-dying-and-burning-bush/?noredirect=on|archive-date=January 30, 2019|access-date=January 30, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2013
|''[[Remember Sunday]]''
|Lauren
|
| align="center"|{{Citation needed |date=May 2021}}
|-
|2014
|''[[BFFs]]''
|Chloe
|
| align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Riverfront Times]]|url=https://www.riverfronttimes.com/stlouis/bffs/Film?oid=2751173|title=BFFs|location=St. Louis, Missouri|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190130004713/https://www.riverfronttimes.com/stlouis/bffs/Film?oid=2751173|archive-date=January 30, 2019|access-date=January 30, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2013
|''{{sortname|The|Mamet Women|nolink=1}}''
|Polly
|Short film
| align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Cleveland International Film Festival]]|url=https://www.clevelandfilm.org/films/2015/the-mamet-women|title=''The Mamet Women''|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906080155/http://www.clevelandfilm.org/films/2015/the-mamet-women|archive-date=September 6, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 2014
|''[[Jessabelle]]''
|Sam
|
| align="center"|<ref name=amg/>
|-
| 2014
|''Horrible Parents''
|Jill
|Short film
| align="center"|
|-
|2017
|''Wandering Off''
|Amanda
|
| align="center"|<ref name=amg/>
|-
|2018
|''Accommodations''
|Natalie
|
| align="center"| <ref name=allocine>{{cite web|work=[[AlloCiné]]|url=http://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-33220/filmographie/|title=Larisa Oleynik Filmographie|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227011704/http://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-33220/filmographie/|archive-date=December 27, 2017|language=fr}}</ref>
|-
| 2019
|''Animal Among Us''
|Anita Bishop
|
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|work=[[AOL]]|url=https://www.aol.com/article/2016/02/24/alex-from-the-secret-world-of-alex-mack-is-all-grown-up-and-sh/21318042/|title=Alex from 'The Secret World of Alex Mack' is all grown up and she's absolutely gorgeous|last=Waslasky|first=Casey|date=February 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125225641/https://www.aol.com/article/2016/02/24/alex-from-the-secret-world-of-alex-mack-is-all-grown-up-and-sh/21318042/|archive-date=January 25, 2018}}</ref>
|-
|2019
|''Auggie''
|Hillary
|
| align="center"|
|-
|2021
|''[[We Broke Up (film)|We Broke Up]]''
|Tia
|
| align="center"|
|}
|}


===Television===
== External links ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
* {{imdb name|id=0646351|name=Larisa Oleynik}}
|-
* {{tvtome person|id=37254|name=Larisa Oleynik}}
! Year
*http://larisa.com
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|rowspan=2| 1993
| ''[[Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman]]''
| Susie
| Episode: "Heroes"
|-
| ''River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene''
| Gail Keene
| TV movie
|-
| 1994–98
| ''[[The Secret World of Alex Mack]]''
| Alex Mack
| Lead role (78 episodes)
|-
| 1995
| ''[[All That]]''
| Alex Sax
| Episode: "Larisa Oleynik/Da Brat"; sketch: "The Secret World of Alex Sax"
|-
| 1996
| ''[[The Adventures of Pete & Pete]]''
| Nurse
| Episode: "Dance Fever"
|-
| 1996–98
| ''[[Boy Meets World]]''
| Dana Pruitt
| 3 episodes
|-
| 1997
| ''[[The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo]]''
| Gator World Employee
| Episode: "The Alligator Mystery"; uncredited
|-
| 1998–2000
| ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]''
| [[List of 3rd Rock from the Sun characters#Alissa Strudwick|Alissa Strudwick]]
| Recurring role (21 episodes)
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]''
| Abby Tucker
| Episode: "Army Buddy"
|-
|rowspan=2| 2006
| ''Katie Sullivan''
| Katie Sullivan
| Unsold TV pilot; lead role
|-
| ''[[Pepper Dennis]]''
| Brianna
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Aliens in America]]''
| Zoe
| Episode: "Community Theater"
|-
|rowspan=2| 2009
| ''[[Without a Trace]]''
| Liza Miller
| Episode: "Voir Dire"
|-
| ''[[Psych]]''
| Willow Gimbley/ Shawn Spencers Gal
| Episode: "Let's Get Hairy"
|-
| 2010
| ''Backyard Wedding''
| Renee
| TV movie
|-
| 2010–15
| ''[[Mad Men]]''
| [[List of Mad Men characters#Cynthia Cosgrove|Cynthia Cosgrove]]
| Recurring role (5 episodes)
|-
| 2011–12
| ''Winx Club: Enchantix''
| Icy / Various
| Voice role (28 episodes)
|-
| 2011–14
| ''[[Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series)|Hawaii Five-0]]''
| Jenna Kaye
| Recurring role (7 episodes)
|-
|rowspan=2| 2012
| ''[[Mike & Molly]]''
| Allison
| Episode: "The Dress"
|-
| ''[[Fairly Legal]]''
| Officer Glacki
| Episode: "What They Seem"
|-
| 2012–13
| ''Winx Club: Beyond Believix''
| Icy / Various
| Voice role (24 episodes)
|-
|rowspan=2| 2012–14
| ''[[Pretty Little Liars]]''
| Maggie Cutler
| Recurring role (7 episodes)
|-
| ''[[Winx Club]]''
| Icy / Various
| Voice role (52 episodes)
|-
|rowspan=3| 2013
| ''[[Remember Sunday]]''
| Lauren
| TV movie
|-
| ''[[Ghost Ghirls]]''
| Megan
| Episode: "Will You Scary Me?"
|-
| ''[[American Dad!]]''
| Super hot girl
| Voice role; episode: "Steve and Snot's Test-Tubular Adventure"
|-
|rowspan=4| 2014
| ''[[Robot Chicken]]''
| Alex Mack / Cheetara / Classmate
| Voice role; episode: "Rebel Appliance"
|-
| ''Stolen from the Womb''
| Diane King
| TV movie
|-
| ''[[Extant (TV series)|Extant]]''
| Phillips
| Episode: "Ascension"
|-
| ''The Michaels''
| Katherine Bixby
| TV movie
|-
| 2015
| ''Wish Upon a Christmas''
| Amelia
| TV movie
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
| Lizzie Bauer
| Episode: "Assaulting Reality"
|-
| 2018–19
| ''Half Life''
| Patty
| Lead role (4 episodes)
|-
| 2019
| ''Janice Gunter, Ghost Hunter''
| Leesa
| Episode: "Psychic Development Class"
|-
| 2019–20
| ''[[Trinkets (TV series)|Trinkets]]''
| Shawn
| Recurring role (6 episodes)
|-
| 2020
| ''[[The Healing Powers of Dude]]''
| Karen Ferris
| Main role (8 episodes)
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Erin & Aaron]]''
| Sylvia
| Main role (13 episodes)
|}

==Stage credits==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
! class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 1989–91 || ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]'' || [[Cosette|Young Cosette]] / Young Eponine || [[Les Misérables (musical)#US national tours|Second national touring production]] || align="center"|<ref name=lesmis/>
|-
| 2014
| ''Be a Good Little Widow''
| Melody
| NoHo Arts Center
|
|-
| 2016 || ''I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti'' || Giulia || [[Hangar Theatre]] || align=center|<ref name=hangar/>
|-
| 2017–18 || ''[[Baghdaddy]]'' || Berry || [[St. Luke's Theatre]] || align=center|<ref>{{cite web|author=Culwell-Block, Logan|title=Off-Broadway ''Baghdaddy'' Musical Will Release Cast Album Featuring ''SpongeBob SquarePants{{'}}'' Ethan Slater|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/off-broadway-baghdaddy-musical-will-release-cast-album-featuring-spongebob-squarepants-ethan-slater|work=[[Playbill]]|date=August 28, 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190130010311/http://www.playbill.com/article/off-broadway-baghdaddy-musical-will-release-cast-album-featuring-spongebob-squarepants-ethan-slater|archive-date=January 30, 2019|access-date=January 30, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2019
| ''Miss Lilly Gets Boned''
| Miss Lilly
| Rogue Machine Theatre
|
|-
|}

== Explanatory notes ==
{{Noteslist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Larisa Oleynik}}
{{Wikiquote}}
* {{Twitter}}
* {{IMDb name|646351}}
* {{Tcmdb name|144487{{!}}0}}


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[[Category:21st-century American actresses]]

Latest revision as of 02:41, 4 December 2024

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Romanovna and the family name is Oleynik.

Larisa Oleynik
Oleynik in 2015
Born
Larisa Romanovna Oleynik

(1981-06-07) June 7, 1981 (age 43)
Santa Clara, California, U.S.
Alma materSarah Lawrence College
OccupationActress
Years active1989–present

Larisa Romanovna Oleynik (/ləˈrɪsə oʊˈleɪnɪk/; born June 7, 1981)[1][2][3] is an American actress. Oleynik began her career as a child actor, first appearing onstage as young Cosette in a national touring production of Les Misérables (1989–1991). She was subsequently cast as the titular character in the Nickelodeon series The Secret World of Alex Mack, which aired from 1994 to 1998. She also began a film career, starring in an ensemble cast as Dawn Schafer in the film adaptation The Baby-Sitters Club (1995), and in a lead role in the teen comedy 10 Things I Hate About You (1999).

Oleynik subsequently had a supporting role in the comedy 100 Girls (2000), after which she starred opposite Nastassja Kinski and Scarlett Johansson in the period film An American Rhapsody (2001), and the independent drama Bringing Rain (2003). She later had supporting roles in Atlas Shrugged: Part II (2011) and the horror film Jessabelle (2014). From 2010 to 2015, she had a recurring role as Cynthia Cosgrove on the AMC series Mad Men, and a voice role as Icy on the Nickelodeon revival of Winx Club (2011–2014).

Early life and education

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Larisa Romanovna Oleynik was born in Santa Clara, California.[a] Her father was of Ukrainian and Russian ancestry,[5] and she was raised in the Orthodox tradition.[6] Oleynik was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area.[7] She graduated from the Pinewood School in Los Altos, California, in 1999.[8] As her acting career flourished, she would "divide her time between normal childhood experiences in Northern California and auditions in Los Angeles."[9]

After the success in her role as Alex Mack, Oleynik decided to attend college,[10] enrolling at Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, New York, which she later described as "the best decision I’ve made".[11]

Career

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1989–2002

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Oleynik began acting in a San Francisco production of Les Misérables in 1989 after seeing an audition ad in a newspaper when she was eight years old.[12] She obtained two parts in the production (young Cosette and young Eponine), both with singing roles.[13] After appearing in the musical, she was referred to an agent by her Les Misérables co-star, Rider Strong, and began to take formal acting lessons.[12] "I remember being 10 years old and thinking, 'I want to be good at this'... It wasn't about, 'I want to be on TV'. It was more looking around at the other kids and being like, 'I'm not good at sports, I'm not really smart. I think I could be good at this, though'."[12]

Her onscreen acting career began at age 12, in a 1993 episode of the television series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman;[12] the same year, she also appeared in the made-for-television film River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene.

Later, in 1993, she was cast in the lead role of the series The Secret World of Alex Mack, where she portrayed a teenage girl who gains superpowers in a chemical accident. She won the role of Alex Mack over 400 other aspirants. The series ran on Nickelodeon from 1994 to 1998 and was one of the network's top three most watched shows,[14] becoming quite a favorite among the child and teen audiences and turning Oleynik into a teen idol. During the show's heyday, children who met Oleynik (and were too young to understand special effects) would often ask her to "morph" for them. Rather than try to explain things, she would quickly glance around, then tell them, "Not here – everybody would see!". Oleynik reprised the role in an All That sketch, although the name was changed to "Alex Sax".[citation needed] She later made an appearance in the 100th episode of the show.

In 1996, she made a cameo on the series The Adventures of Pete & Pete as a nurse at the beginning of the episode "Dance Fever".[15] Also during her time on The Secret World of Alex Mack, she played Dawn Schafer, one of the lead characters in the 1995 feature film The Baby-Sitters Club (1995), opposite Rachael Leigh Cook and Schuyler Fisk,[16] appeared in several episodes of Boy Meets World, wrote an advice column for Tiger Beat magazine,[17] and was involved in Nickelodeon's The Big Help charity, Hands Across Communication, Surfrider Foundation and the Starlight Children's Foundation.[17] She has also hosted the CableACE Awards, Daytime Emmy Awards, YTV Achievement Awards, The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards as well as The Big Help. She has commented that she stayed "grounded" during her period as a teen star, mainly through the help of a "strong network of people" that she was close to.[18]

After The Secret World of Alex Mack ended its run, Oleynik had a starring role in the film 10 Things I Hate About You as Bianca. The film was released in April 1999, and did fairly well at the box office, grossing a total of $38 million domestically.[19] From 1998 to 2000, Oleynik appeared in twenty-one episodes of the NBC series 3rd Rock from the Sun as Alissa Strudwick. During 2000, she also appeared in two independent films: 100 Girls (opposite Emmanuelle Chriqui, Katherine Heigl and Jonathan Tucker) and A Time for Dancing (opposite Shiri Appleby); neither film received a theatrical release in the United States.

Oleynik had a supporting role in the independent drama film An American Rhapsody (2001), opposite Nastassja Kinski and Scarlett Johansson, which follows a young woman whose parents are forced to leave her behind in Communist Hungary while they flee to the United States.[20]

2003–present

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Oleynik had a supporting part in Bringing Rain (2003), a low-budget teen drama starring Adrian Grenier and Paz de la Huerta, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.[21] In 2005, she appeared as a guest star on the series Malcolm in the Middle as Reese's lesbian army buddy who develops a crush on his mother.[22] Oleynik was cast in a supporting role in the series Pepper Dennis, which began airing on The WB in April 2006, but was not picked up by The WB's successor The CW. The same year, she starred in the independent drama Pope Dreams.[23]

In March 2008, Oleynik guest-starred in episode 13 of Aliens in America. In 2009, she provided audio commentary for the 10 Things I Hate About You 10th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray. In March 2011, Oleynik started appearing in a recurring role on Hawaii Five-0 as CIA analyst Jenna Kaye, until her character was later killed off.[24] She was subsequently cast in the Ayn Rand adaptation Atlas Shrugged: Part II (2012), as Cherryl Brooks, a store clerk who becomes acquainted with the protagonist, Dagny Taggart (portrayed by Samantha Mathis).[25] Oleynik also guest-starred as Ken Cosgrove's girlfriend (and later wife) Cynthia Baxter in several episodes on the AMC television series Mad Men.[26]

In 2016, Oleynik starred in the one-woman show I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti at the Hangar Theatre in Ithaca, New York.[27] Beginning in 2017, Oleynik starred in the Off-Broadway musical comedy Baghdaddy.[12] In 2020, Oleynik starred in the Netflix family comedy series, The Healing Powers of Dude.[28] In 2023, it was announced that Oleynik was cast as Sylvia in the Nickelodeon comedy Erin & Aaron.[29]

Personal life

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Oleynik resides in Venice, California.[9] She said that her first kiss was with Rider Strong when she was an actress on Boy Meets World. She also says that he was her "first major crush."[30]

In January 2013, she was granted a restraining order against a stalker who was so obsessed with her that he changed his last name to "Oleynik".[31][32]

Filmography

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Film

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1994 The Swan Princess Pre-teen Odette Voice role [1]
1995 The Baby-Sitters Club Dawn Read Schafer [33]
1998 The Swan Princess: Sing Along Pre-teen Odette Voice role; short film [34]
1999 10 Things I Hate About You Bianca Stratford [33]
2000 100 Girls Wendy [33]
2001 An American Rhapsody Maria Sandor (age 18) [33]
2002 A Time for Dancing Jules Michaels [35]
2002 Speciale Casting Jules Michaels Archived; uncredited
2003 Bringing Rain Ori Swords [21]
2006 Pope Dreams Maggie Venable [35]
2007 Relative Obscurity Claire [36]
2008 Broken Windows Sara [35]
2009 Together Again for the First Time Brenda Direct-to-video [35]
2009 I Have It Emily Short film
2012 Born Yesterday Elyse Short film [37]
2012 Atlas Shrugged: Part II Cherryl Brooks [35]
2012 Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom Icy Voice; Nickelodeon English version
2013 Winx Club 3D: Magical Adventure Icy Voice; Nickelodeon English version
2013 OJ: The Musical Regina [38]
2013 Remember Sunday Lauren [citation needed]
2014 BFFs Chloe [39]
2013 The Mamet Women Polly Short film [40]
2014 Jessabelle Sam [35]
2014 Horrible Parents Jill Short film
2017 Wandering Off Amanda [35]
2018 Accommodations Natalie [41]
2019 Animal Among Us Anita Bishop [42]
2019 Auggie Hillary
2021 We Broke Up Tia

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1993 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Susie Episode: "Heroes"
River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene Gail Keene TV movie
1994–98 The Secret World of Alex Mack Alex Mack Lead role (78 episodes)
1995 All That Alex Sax Episode: "Larisa Oleynik/Da Brat"; sketch: "The Secret World of Alex Sax"
1996 The Adventures of Pete & Pete Nurse Episode: "Dance Fever"
1996–98 Boy Meets World Dana Pruitt 3 episodes
1997 The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo Gator World Employee Episode: "The Alligator Mystery"; uncredited
1998–2000 3rd Rock from the Sun Alissa Strudwick Recurring role (21 episodes)
2005 Malcolm in the Middle Abby Tucker Episode: "Army Buddy"
2006 Katie Sullivan Katie Sullivan Unsold TV pilot; lead role
Pepper Dennis Brianna 2 episodes
2008 Aliens in America Zoe Episode: "Community Theater"
2009 Without a Trace Liza Miller Episode: "Voir Dire"
Psych Willow Gimbley/ Shawn Spencers Gal Episode: "Let's Get Hairy"
2010 Backyard Wedding Renee TV movie
2010–15 Mad Men Cynthia Cosgrove Recurring role (5 episodes)
2011–12 Winx Club: Enchantix Icy / Various Voice role (28 episodes)
2011–14 Hawaii Five-0 Jenna Kaye Recurring role (7 episodes)
2012 Mike & Molly Allison Episode: "The Dress"
Fairly Legal Officer Glacki Episode: "What They Seem"
2012–13 Winx Club: Beyond Believix Icy / Various Voice role (24 episodes)
2012–14 Pretty Little Liars Maggie Cutler Recurring role (7 episodes)
Winx Club Icy / Various Voice role (52 episodes)
2013 Remember Sunday Lauren TV movie
Ghost Ghirls Megan Episode: "Will You Scary Me?"
American Dad! Super hot girl Voice role; episode: "Steve and Snot's Test-Tubular Adventure"
2014 Robot Chicken Alex Mack / Cheetara / Classmate Voice role; episode: "Rebel Appliance"
Stolen from the Womb Diane King TV movie
Extant Phillips Episode: "Ascension"
The Michaels Katherine Bixby TV movie
2015 Wish Upon a Christmas Amelia TV movie
2016 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Lizzie Bauer Episode: "Assaulting Reality"
2018–19 Half Life Patty Lead role (4 episodes)
2019 Janice Gunter, Ghost Hunter Leesa Episode: "Psychic Development Class"
2019–20 Trinkets Shawn Recurring role (6 episodes)
2020 The Healing Powers of Dude Karen Ferris Main role (8 episodes)
2023 Erin & Aaron Sylvia Main role (13 episodes)

Stage credits

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1989–91 Les Misérables Young Cosette / Young Eponine Second national touring production [13]
2014 Be a Good Little Widow Melody NoHo Arts Center
2016 I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti Giulia Hangar Theatre [27]
2017–18 Baghdaddy Berry St. Luke's Theatre [43]
2019 Miss Lilly Gets Boned Miss Lilly Rogue Machine Theatre

Explanatory notes

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  1. ^ Some sources erroneously state that Oleynik was born in San Francisco, including the Biography Today 1996 Annual Cumulation: Profiles of People of Interest to Young Readers (1996).[1] CBS San Francisco stated in a 2011 article that Oleynik was born in the city of Santa Clara.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Harris, Laurie Lanzen (1996). Biography Today 1996 Annual Cumulation: Profiles of People of Interest to Young Readers. Detroit, Michigan: Omnigraphics Incorporated. p. 263. ISBN 978-0-780-80070-0.
  2. ^ "Larisa Oleynik". TV Guide. Archived from the original on July 31, 2020.
  3. ^ "Daybreak: Today in History". The Index-Journal. Greenwood, South Carolina. The Associated Press. June 7, 2017. p. 6A. Actress Larisa Oleynik is 36.
  4. ^ "Larisa Oleynik Joins Cast Of 'Hawaii Five-O'". CBS San Francisco. March 3, 2011. Archived from the original on June 1, 2012.
  5. ^ "Famous Americans with Russian Roots". Russian Life. The Russia File. ISSN 1066-999X. Archived from the original on July 6, 2024.
  6. ^ "Larisa Online". Larisa.com. November 13, 1998. Archived from the original on May 18, 2006. Retrieved April 14, 2006.
  7. ^ Mendoza, N. F. (October 2, 1994). "Shows for Youngsters and Their Parents Too: Larisa Oleynik finds the secret is to have fun as 'Alex Mack'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 28, 2014.
  8. ^ Lawson, Sarah (May 27, 2013). "Pinewood Alumni Larisa Oleynik Continues Her Success in Hollywood". Pinewood School. Archived from the original on January 30, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  9. ^ a b "The Michaels". PixL TV. Archived from the original on August 24, 2017.
  10. ^ Larisa Oleynik Celebrity Interview for Bringing Rain (2003) at The Movie Insider
  11. ^ Davis, Jasmen. "Celebrity Spotlight: Larisa Oleynik". Girls' Life Magazine. Archived from the original on April 24, 2006.
  12. ^ a b c d e Peitzman, Louis (June 2, 2017). "Larisa Oleynik Is Here To Prove She's More Than Alex Mack". BuzzFeed. Archived from the original on October 7, 2017.
  13. ^ a b "Larisa Oleynik". Internet Broadway Database. Archived from the original on July 11, 2017.
  14. ^ Graham, Jefferson (August 4, 1995). "Her Typical Teen Aura". USA Today. originally reprinted online at virgin.net. Archived from the original on March 11, 2005.
  15. ^ Maitland, Judith. "Big Mack Attack". Originally reprinted online at virgin.net. Archived from the original on March 11, 2005.
  16. ^ Thomas, Kevin (August 18, 1995). "MOVIE REVIEW : 'Baby-Sitters': 7 Lovely Girls Show Grace Under Pressure". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 28, 2016.
  17. ^ a b "Larisa Online". PEOPLE Online Hosts Larisa Oleynik--May 29, 1997. Archived from the original on March 23, 2002. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  18. ^ Radovsky, Vicki Jo (October 1996). "A World Of Her Own". TV Guide. originally reprinted online at virgin.net. Archived from the original on March 11, 2005. Retrieved April 14, 2006.
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